President Obama delivered his State of the Union address Tuesday night. In his speech he calls for a spending freeze over the next 5 years. Republicans commented that he will have to do a lot better than a freeze to tackle the massive debt. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., a leading Senate conservative, said, "When you're in a car recklessly speeding toward a cliff, you don't hit cruise control," he said. "You slam on the brakes and reverse course."
Republicans and the country wants to see big cuts in the budget as suggested by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. Sen Paul proposal would cut $500 billion in 1 year.
"We're continuing to spend at a deficit level, so if we do that for the next five years, we'll continue to add to our debt," Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D.
Just hours before the speech, the GOP-led House voted 256-165 to cut the federal budget by returning domestic agencies to 2008 budget levels in place before Obama became president.
The resolution is non-binding, but it marks the beginning of a budget fight between House Republicans and the White House and Democrats who control the Senate.
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