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Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the fiscal year 2013 budget, “The Path to Prosperity”. Our nation is facing a debt crisis, and passage of this blueprint will help restore jobs and put our country back on a fiscally sustainable path. Hardworking taxpayers deserve better than empty promises from a broken government, and “The Path to Prosperity” budget offers a tangible way forward.
 
After years of spending money beyond its means, the U.S. government is broke. If nothing is done to address our nation’s debt crisis the prosperity of every American is threatened. The unsustainable amount of government debt is so high that it is straining economic growth. Since President Obama took office, he has increased federal spending by nearly 30 percent in three years and has increased the debt by nearly 50 percent.
 
Washington simply cannot afford to keep funding failed and duplicative programs at these bloated levels and still hope ! to pass on the American dream to future generations.

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