Rep. Scott Rigell on the debt, spending and jobs
By Brian Kirwin | Monday, July 25th, 2011 | PolicyRepresentative Scott Rigell (VA-2) answers questions regarding the debt debate, spending and jobs. The questions:
1. What is the difference between the deficit and the debt?
2. How did we get into this debt situation?
3. What do you think of the options on the table right now?
4. What type of solution would you support?
5. Why do we need a balanced budget amendment?
6. Finally, why aren’t we seeing job growth in America?
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The right wants to jeer him. The left wants to censor him. Moderates usually want both. Brian Kirwin is a political consultant and public relations strategist in Virginia Beach with a lightning-rod flair. Brian also serves on the VB Arts & Humanities Commission and frequently appears on Hampton Roads theatrical stages, if only to prove that all actors aren’t liberals. Kirwin’s columns stir up debate and hit the political scene with no punches pulled.
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10 Responses to "Rep. Scott Rigell on the debt, spending and jobs"
Not bad… not bad at all.
…though it’d be better if it ID’d the individual asking the question!
The cause is missing! Loss of jobs, foreclosures, and the expansion of the money supply was not caused by government spending. It was caused by lack of financial banking regulation. What is congress going to do to eliminate the cause and placing into effective regulation, enforcement, and accountability? I guess since Goldman Sachs employs five lobbyists for each member of Congress, resolving just the result, the cause of our predicament is not worthy of mention.
1. CONGRESS IS DETERMINED TO DECREASE OR ELIMINATE SOME OF MY BENEFITS, IN MY VIEW YOU ARE RAISING MY TAXES. I’VE LIVED OFF BEANS AND POTATOES BEFORE AND WE KNOW WHAT TO DO TO TIGHTEN OUR BELTS, BUT SOME SENIORS DON’T HAVE A PAIR OF PANTS, LET ALONE A BELT.
2. CONGRESS IS LIKE A DIVORCING COUPLE TRYING TO GET ALL THEY CAN; TO HECK WITH THE KIDS, GRANDMA AND GRANDPA AND IN CONGRESS’ CASE TO HECK WITH “AMERICA”
Representative Rigell, please do not treat me like a child, and while I respect your capabilities, I would ask the same of you. This so called informational piece is an embarrassment to me as a citizen of the United States, and one of your constituents.
Frankly, I consider the actions of the House to be egregious. Your so called budget is a prescription for another great recession. Our nation needs to cut expenditures, increase revenue, all consistent with a time frame that stimulates growth in GDP.
The House’s actions to date have been totally one sided; that is, cutting, and then cutting some more. If you persist in that action, the survival of our business will be challenged. I want a balanced approach that cuts expenditures, increases revenue, on a decade long schedule to grow GDP as well.
As a business person, I hope you will put ideology aside and do what is best for America. MJB sends!
Mike Barrett is obviously a partisan hack, and of course, acts like a child.
Scott Rigell’s video is exactly what the district needs more of: some “straight from the source” conversation with their elected representative.
The facts that we owe $14,000,000,000,000.00, or $47,000 for every man, woman and child in America is indisputable.
Stop insulting people, and we can see from the President’s latest tank job in polling (down to 43% approval), that the public isn’t buying what he is selling
If Scott will do what his heart tells him to do, I am willing to trust his votes.
And unlike others, I voted for him.
Well, the defenders of Rigell’s approach, and that of most of the tea party hobbit republicans in the House, has now been referred to as bizarro and crack decision making, by Senator McCain, the nominee of the republican party in the last presidential election. Frankly, he is right; the reckless game has pushed the nation to the brink of a ruinous default. Glad to hear that the Senator has retained his voice and is willing to call out House Republicans for exactly what they are; that is, bizarre.
Once again Mike Barrett denigrates those who disagree with his views…”hobbits”? Reckless…bizarre… Etc. The problem Barrett is that I have much more education in Economics, Taxes and Finance than you and I disagree that raising taxes and the lip service you give to cutting spending is the correct response….so I guess that makes me a hobbit. You know for someone who is so diminutive in stature, you talk so boldly…in print at least.
No David, those terms were uttered by other republicans, namely John McCain, the republican party’s nominee in the last Presidential election. I did repeat them, but made it clear that these terms were used by republicans describing the tea party’s efforts to use the debate on the debt ceiling to hold the nation hostage. In the end, of course, Congressman Rigell voted for the negotiated bill, and on other forums, I complimented him for his vote.
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