Source: US Rep. Walter B. Jones (NC-3rd), 4/10/14
 
The irresponsible fiscal policies of this administration have caused the national debt to grow at an astonishing rate, from $10 trillion to over $17 trillion in just five years. I have opposed the efforts of President Obama and his predecessors to increase spending at every turn.  Below, you will find a short summary of the actions I have taken to stop the government's reckless spending habits:
•      I am the only member of Congress to vote against every increase in the debt limit over the past 10 years.
•      I am the only member of Congress to vote against every deficit-raising, debt-filled budget bill over the last 10 years.  These budget bills raised the federal debt from $8 trillion to over $17 trillion. 
•      I am the only member of Congress to vote against every foreign aid spending bill over the past 18 years.
•      I have voted for every balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.
•      I voted against the bailouts of Wall Street and Detroit.
•      I voted against President Obama’s trillion dollar 'stimulus’ package.
•      I was one of only eight members of Congress to vote against the pork-filled 2005 highway bill, which included the infamous "Bridge to Nowhere." 
•      I voted against Obamacare, the president's costly government takeover of our healthcare system, and cosponsored every bill aimed at repealing or defunding the law. 
•      I voted against the 2003 Medicare prescription drug bill, which - prior to Obamacare - was the biggest entitlement expansion since the "Great Society."

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