For three days over this past weekend, the federal government was shut down. You probably found yourself scratching your head as to why such a drastic step was taken. Many, including myself, were left infuriated and asking ourselves, “what was the purpose?”
The answer is simple if we look at the facts.
Liberal Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer decided that fixing a controversial illegal immigration issue was more important than funding our military and providing health insurance for 9 million American children. The fact that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program doesn’t expire for months didn’t stop the minority party from playing politics and effectively gambling with the livelihoods of countless American families.
Another reality is that this plot was devised in an effort to distract us from the success of President Trump’s first year in office. It’s no coincidence that after a year that saw major tax cuts for families, record-setting stock market growth, a declining unemployment rate and steady GDP growth, a manufactured crisis was used to distract our nation from these successes.
Fortunately, the American people saw through the political games. It should have been no surprise that shutting down the government over a divisive immigration issue was a bad idea. Due to pressure from the general public, Senator Schumer finally relented and the government is now open again.
For the strength of our military and the continued economic growth of our country, we need a long-term budget that properly funds our military and reigns in wasteful spending. I look forward to getting back to work for the American people and ensuring that our troops have the resources they need to keep this country safe.
So what your saying is that he took over a record stock market, which he said was a bubble for years, low unemployment, which conservatives said were fake numbers, and this success has continued on its upward path after being fixed by the Obama administration? Only now you do not call the numbers fake?
ReplyDeleteHow about scaling back the military to match the realities of the world we live in. The Pentagon has been wasting so damned much money over the years that it is almost beyond comprehension. I guess Graves wants to build more main battle tanks to rust down in desert storage or more carrier groups which have been obsolete for thirty years now. If restructured the military would do just fine on one-third of the money we are currently throwing at it.
ReplyDeleteI for one want our military to be at the ready when and if needed. I say get rid of politicians and bureaucrats...we can trade each 1 of them for 3 veterans and increase veteran paychecks in the process.
ReplyDeleteGraves, you must have graduated from Trump University. Did you also learn the earth is flat? Ted Cruz's dad helped assassinate Kennedy and Mexico is going to pay for the wall. Trump has yuuuuge hands, he won the electoral college by the largest margin ever in the history of the world and his inauguration crowd was the largest ever in the history of the universe! PERIOD! Graves, you are a moron just like your daddy, Dotard J. Trump.
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