Florida lawmakers want Washington to reduce deficit spending

On the eve of a session to balance the budget that will operate federal cash boost for the third consecutive year by the Florida Republican legislative leaders held a press conference on Monday to call on Washington to control its budget increase waist.

Senate President Jeff Atwater, a North Palm Beach, and the Speaker of the House Larry Cretul, R-Ocala, said they were calling for Congress to send a federal constitutional amendment states that require a balanced federal budget. In the absence of a national constitutional amendment, said that Florida would like Atwater also asks voters to vote in a referendum "advisory" about the same thing.

year's federal budget last came with a deficit of $ 1.4 billion, and should approach 1.6 trillion U.S. dollars this year.

The last time U.S. had a budget balance was just after President Bill Clinton left office in 2001, a period that was quickly followed by a recession and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? All this, combined with spiraling federal health program to encourage insurance costs rising deficits. Atwater blamed Republicans and Democrats as if they doe attended the Democrats on Capitol Hill.

"If nothing is done on federal spending in Florida is drowning in debt," said Atwater.

Of course, these legislators have agreed to $ 15.7 billion in cash federal stimulus package over three years to balance the budget in Florida.

The legislature held a special session to pass legislation to train and attract 1.2 billion dollars in cash in the stimulation of high-speed train. Today, lawmakers will vote on delaying an increase in unemployment taxes for businesses – a gesture that means the state must continue to borrow hundreds of millions of federal dollars to continue paying benefits. They also hope to score another $ 1 billion of federal dollars for health care help support the state budget next year.

But Atwater brushing if the resolution of the Legislature is considering taking place is a gesture hypocrite.

"Every year, we have integrated unique in that the distribution of budget revenues (federal) dollars," said Atwater. "The people of Florida have sent more dollars to Washington have never been returned."

None of the group who spoke offered to all specific sites for Congress to start cutting, or ways to reduce the mountain of more than 12 trillion federal debt – not a similar amendment to balance budget what Florida and other states have established.

The cost driver in the largest federal budget for Medicare Medicaid spending, and Florida had their own struggle trying to contain the growth in Medicaid health care for the poor.

Democrats ridiculed the move.

"We have to what we ask them to do before you start throwing stones, "said Rep. Keith Fitzgerald, D-Sarasota.

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