We need a smaller, leaner Washington. It won't happen if we raise taxes without any coinciding reform and serious slashing of spending.
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Washington has got to, across the board, lower taxes for small businesses so that our mom and pops can reinvest and hire people, so that our businesses can thrive.
We are the ones that are trying to get Washington spending under control so it can live within its means.
The more we can get Washington out of the way, the stronger our economy and our country will be.
Now make no mistake, I think we need a strong dose of fiscal conservatism in Washington, D.C.
The American people are tired of the out-of-control spending, and they want Washington to get their act in order and stop spending money we don't have.
Look, I am not worried about Washington cutting too much spending too fast. I mean, the kinds of spending cuts we're talking about just right now are $100 billion out of a $3.7 trillion budget.
Higher taxes is the road to ruin. We must and we will shrink our government, and that means making some tough choices, tightening our belts.
It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent.
We should show Washington how we do it in North Dakota. I'm running to stop the over-regulating of our economy and start growing it.
We sincerely believed that we don't tax too little in Washington. We spend too much.