1,000 Days Since Bill Nelson Has Passed A Budget

It’s Been 1,000 Days Since Nelson & His Democrat Colleagues Have Passed A Budget 

It’s been 1,000 days since liberal United States Senator Bill Nelson and his Democrat colleagues who control the Senate have passed a budget and today the National Republican Senatorial Committee has unveiled a new web video reminding Floridians that Nelson has failed to perform the most basic function of a U.S. Senator.

Additionally, the web ad highlights the fact that during his U.S. Senate campaign in 2006, Nelson campaigned against the reckless spending in Washington and expressed a strong commitment to restoring fiscal discipline to our country, which he has failed to uphold.

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Notably, it only took 410 days to build the Empire State Building, yet Nelson still needs more time to pass a budget that will rein in his reckless spending habits that are bankrupting our country.

“It’s simply remarkable that it took less time to build the Empire State Building than it has for Bill Nelson to pass a budget that will rein in his reckless spending habits,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox.  “With our national debt at $15.2 trillion, Floridians need a Senator who will actually do their job and pass a budget to help restore our country’s fiscal house.”

BACKGROUND …

BILL NELSON CAMPAIGNED ON FISCAL REFORM  

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NELSON: “But What We Ought To Do Is We Ought To Have A Pay-As-You-Go Policy, That If You Want To Pay For Something, And You Want To Spend The Money For This, You’re Going To Have To Identify A Revenue Source To Pay For It. And That’s The Only Thing That’s Going To Get Us Out Of This Mess That We’re In.”  (November 1, 2006 debate, http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/FloridaSenateDeba)

BUT IT’S BEEN 1,000 DAYS SINCE NELSON & HIS DEMOCRAT COLLEAGUES HAVE PASSED A BUDGET

APRIL 29, 2009:  The Senate has passed the President’s budget by a vote of 53-43. (Brian Beutler, The Budget Passes Both Houses, TPM, 04/29/09)

WHICH IS LONGER THAN IT TOOK TO BUILD THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING:  The [Empire State Building] was actually completed ahead of schedule, taking only one year and 45 days to build. (Jennifer Rosenberg, Empire State Building Facts, Accessed 01/23/12)

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