The two Republican Todds facing Democratic incumbent congressmen on both sides of the Ohio River are both railing against the failure of the Democratic Congress to pass a budget resolution.
Todd Lally, the Kentucky 3rd Congressional District opponent of U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth says Yarmuth "comes back to the district with no budget, no path to reduce the deficit and tired excuses about the former administration. This kind of procedural incompetence can no longer be tolerated."
Meanwhile, Todd Young, the Indiana 9th Congressional District opponent of U.S. Rep. Baron Hill is wondering aloud if the skyrocketing debt is a conspiracy of the Obama administration to clear a path for a national value-added tax:
The higher the debt, the more likely it is that the commission will call for a national value-added tax, similar to the VAT taxes collected by so many European countries.
Todd Young:
Democrats Fail to Pass a Budget
Yesterday's announcement by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer that there will be no vote on a 2011 budget resolution virtually guarantees that there will be no letup in the Obama Administration's reckless spending spree which is worrying so many Americans.
This is very disappointing to those of us who believe Congress should be working day and night to find ways to reduce spending - not piling on more debt.
Quite simply, a budget resolution would put spending limits in place for congressional committees now working on 2011 appropriations bills. And budgetary spending limits would make it much more difficult for the White House to get the new round of so-called stimulus spending it claims is necessary to keep the recovery on track.
It appears to me that what the Administration really wants is to run up the national debt as much as possible before December when the President's bipartisan fiscal commission is expected to announce its recommendations for getting the debt under control.
The higher the debt, the more likely it is that the commission will call for a national value-added tax, similar to the VAT taxes collected by so many European countries.
I believe a VAT tax would be a terrible drag to America's economy and would ensure continued high unemployment for years to come.
It also appears that Congressman Baron Hill is doing everything he can to enable the Obama Administration in carrying out this scenario.
Baron Hill has voted for a level of deficit spending that now has the United States Government borrowing 42 cents of every dollar it spends. This year's projected $1.6 trillion deficit is a five-fold increase in just three years.
Even Steny Hoyer concedes spending at this pace is unsustainable.
That's why the election this November is so important.
Steny Hoyer and Nancy Pelosi need Baron Hill's vote to pass that VAT tax.
They sure won't get our vote!
Statement from the Lally for Congress campaign
Since the current budget rules were put into place in 1974, the House has never failed to pass an annual budget resolution…. until now. With our nation reeling from 10 percent unemployment, 14.3 trillion in debt, and a 33 percent drop in new home sales, Congressman Yarmuth and the Pelosi Congress deliver another blow to the economic security of taxpayers and residents in Louisville, Kentucky. He comes back to the district with no budget, no path to reduce the deficit and tired excuses about the former administration. This kind of procedural incompetence can no longer be tolerated.
Today, there are two worlds: the real world, where Americans are struggling in these terrible economic times and are anxious about the national debt’s effect on their children’s future, and the fantasy world of John Yarmuth and the Pelosi Congress, who believe government and its failed programs will solve the fiscal emergency our government currently faces. Now, more than ever, Mr. Yarmuth's voting record paints a clear picture of why he must be replaced, and checks and balances restored to Washington DC.
