Ensign: Spending cuts needed now: Nevada senator, five other Republicans

[NVMojo]

WASHINGTON -- Sen. John Ensign joined five other Republican senators on Thursday in calling for a 5 percent cut in the federal budget, saying he would consider revoking tax cuts if necessary to pay for hurricane damage to the Gulf Coast.

The Nevadan also prodded President Bush to exhibit stronger leadership in finding ways to cut federal spending.

"This really is the time for the president to use the bully pulpit to ask the American people to sacrifice, and to ask the leaders of the Congress to set (budget) priorities in a different way than we are setting them now so that we don't pass this debt on to future generations," he said.

Ensign's comments reflected growing unrest among conservative Republicans that the White House is not being sufficiently aggressive in addressing a federal deficit that is soaring in the face of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

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[Mari333]

1. Sacrifice? Let Congress sacrifice their pork projects

and sacrifice their salaries and perks. Until then, they can basically kiss my ass.

[NVMojo]

2. They already TOLD the poorest ...Native Americans ...that their BIA

638 contracts will be cut due to Katrina and that was on MONDAY!!! LIARS!!!

[bunny planet]

3. Let the wealthiest 1% start sacrificing, as well as the corporate welfare

queens. Great place to start. Middle class and poor people have all been sacrificing already, time for the billionaires to put up their fair share.