Spending on programs such as national defense and funding the operating budgets of all federal agencies represent only 39 percent of our yearly budget, an all-time low.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The GAO just released a report that said 22 percent of federal programs fail to meet their objectives. The truth is we don't know how taxpayer money is spent in Washington, D.C., which is why I think we ought to put every agency budget up on the Internet for everyone to see.
It is being alleged that the Federal Government is 'cutting' spending. In fact, we are not 'cutting' anything. Defense spending under this budget would rise by 4.3 percent over last year. Other discretionary spending would also rise.
Of all government expenditures, defense spending is the... most stimulative to the economy.
The budget does not adequately fund important domestic programs, promotes tax cuts to the detriment of other priorities and does little to put our nation's fiscal house in order.
The Pentagon budget, like all government spending, is an expression of priorities.
When you cut a half-a-trillion dollars from the defense budget, it affects almost every area in the defense budget.
Budgets are moral documents. Federal funding should reflect the priorities and the values of the majority of the American people.
What I say is, national defense is the most important thing we do in Washington, but there's still waste in the military budget.
The reality is, the United States has global interests. Our defense budget is about the same as the defense budgets or military budgets of every other country in the world put together.
The American people say, 'Don't touch Social Security, don't touch Medicare, don't cut defense.' That's 84 percent of the federal budget.