Mike Parry Statement on 2012 Congressional Map

Waseca- Mike Parry, candidate for Congress is Minnesota's First Congressional District gave the following statement upon the release Tuesday of the 2012 Congressional Map.

"With the new Congressional districts set, our campaign has taken another step towards victory in November. Congressman Walz is going to have a tough time defending his votes for more debt, the cap-and-trade energy tax and the Solydra 'stimulus' in this new district. I look forward to the coming campaign to hold Washington Walz accountable for the mess he's created in Washington."  

Does Washington Walz Back the Obama Budget?

More Spending, More Debt, Higher Taxes

Waseca - President Obama today submitted his 2013 budget to Congress, and it contains more of the same: more spending, more debt and more taxes. With Congressman Walz's history of supporting reckless budgets like this, congressional candidate Mike Parry today called on Walz to take a stand on this budget that will throw our country further into debt.

"With a price tag of nearly $4 trillion, including another $1.3 trillion in debt and over $1.5 trillion in new taxes, President Obama's latest budget proposal sounds like it is right up Congressman Walz's alley," said Mike Parry, candidate for Congress.  "Budgets like this helped create the mess we have in Washington today. It's time to put a stop to this madness by replacing Washington Walz with someone who will cut wasteful spending, slash deficits and pay down the national debt."

  

Source:   http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/budget/210253-obama-releases-38-trillion-budget

Parry Admonishes Washington Walz For Opposing Line Item Veto

Waseca - With Congressman Tim Walz voting against a bipartisan bill to restore the Line Item Veto, congressional candidate Mike Parry released the following statement:

"This is just the latest episode in Congressman Walz's disturbing pattern of supporting more reckless spending in Washington," said Mike Parry, candidate for Congress. "It's bad enough that Washington Walz rejected a Balanced Budget Amendment, but his opposition to the Line Item Veto proves that he is part of the problem in our nation's capitol. I look forward to the coming campaign and drawing a clear distinction between Washington Walz's love for more debt and larger deficit with my vision for balanced budgets and a government that lives within its means."

The bill was a bipartisan effort put forward by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) and the Committee's top Democrat, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland.

Washington Walz Votes Against Bipartisan Line Item Veto Legislation. (Roll Call Vote 46, Feb. 8, 2012)

Parry Statement On House Debt Ceiling Vote

Waseca, Minn. - Congressional candidate Mike Parry released the following statement regarding the House of Representatives' vote against the President's request to raise the debt ceiling by an additional $1.2 trillion:

"Today's debt ceiling vote is yet another sad reminder that Washington politicians of both parties have failed this country by allowing our debt to spiral out of control," said Mike Parry. "I'm fed up with politicians in Washington like Congressman Walz who are doing nothing to solve our problems and who bicker amongst themselves instead of balancing the budget. It's time southern Minnesota has a voice in Washington who's willing to make the tough decisions we need to get our nation's fiscal house in order."

Time For Washington To Get To Work

Releases Top Ten List of Items Our Leaders  Must Accomplish in 2012

Waseca, Minn. - As Congress heads back to Washington after nearly a one-month vacation, congressional candidate Mike Parry today released a top ten list of items Washington needs to accomplish by the end of 2012:

1.  Send the Balanced Budget Amendment to the states for ratification. Tim Walz was one of 165 Congressman who shunned fiscal responsibility by voting against the Balanced Budget Amendment in November - letting Washington politicians to keep on spending money we don't have.   

2.  Pass a balanced budget. It has been nearly 1,000 days since Washington passed a budget - balanced or not. That is unacceptable no matter which party is in power.

3.  Preserve and protect Medicare and Social Security. Washington politicians, by their own inaction, are letting these programs go bankrupt. Time is running out to ensure that future generations can have access to these programs.

4.  Put partisanship aside and get our economy going again. Our national economy is still struggling - Washington needs to give our private sector confidence by passing a bipartisan jobs bill that gives them to confidence they are lacking. 

5.  Reduce the size and scope of government. Simply put, we can't afford the government we have. We need prioritize our budget and only fund what we can afford.

6.  End "class warfare" style attacks. Our nation is already divided - we don't need our political leaders pitting one American against another so that they can win re-election.   

7.  Get a handle on government bureaucrats. Unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats are out of control - creating new job-crushing regulations every day.  Unlike Tim Walz, I support giving Congress the ability to stop regulations they think will have a negative impact on our economy.

8.  Continue to find new customers for Minnesota's ag industry.  Last year Tim Walz opposed two trade agreements that will open new markets for grown-in-Minnesota products. Fortunately for our farmers, these agreements passed despite Washington Walz's objections.

9.  Investigate waste, fraud and abuse in the stimulus program. The Obama-Walz stimulus gambled, and lost, on Solyndra and helped create jobs in Finland - these abuses need to be investigated so that we can hold the perpetrators accountable.

10.  Stop bickering and get items one through nine accomplished.  No excuses - it's time for our leaders to get to work.