Response from Congressman Charles Gonzalez 20th Congressional District San Antonio Tx. To Concerns of Stimulus Spending
Dear Mr. Zagala:
I want you to know that I understand why the provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (HR 1) concern you, and I hope I can offer some reassurance.
The idea of borrowing more money, when our national debt has double in recent years, is counterintuitive at the least, but it’s a necessary move in our present situation. The best way to get our country out the red is to get Americans out of the red. That means putting Americans back to work, not just trimming wasteful government spending. The private sector is too frightened to hire people or begin projects, so cutting corporate taxes will just put millions into big companies that aren’t willing to spend it. By cutting individual taxes, from income tax to sales tax, for 95% of workers, we are giving the American people the money to buy necessities and creating consumer demand to spur private company spending. By providing contracts for construction companies, we not only get new roads and an updated electric grid, but we create business for those companies, all of their suppliers, and all of their workers, who can then go out and buy from other private companies, so the cycle builds on itself.
There have been plenty of rumors about wasteful projects supposedly hidden in HR 1, from the misleading claims about a $30 million dollar program for a mouse to baseless talk of honeybee insurance, but the bill is actually pretty well targeted and transparent. Much of the spending will go to the states, through established formulae, to keep teachers teaching and firemen on the job. The big projects will be under constant review – not only from Congress and government, but from you on the website www.Recovery.gov – and could lose their money if it isn’t spent within 90-days or if they’re wasteful.Putting money in the hands of Americans, through unemployment benefits or social security bonuses, will help mitigate the suffering of people innocent of causing this crisis. By getting our economy going again, we’ll be able to protect our citizens and pay down our debt in time. With HR 1, we have put a down-payment on our future. That’s a mortgage I’m ok with.
Sincerely,
Charles A. Gonzalez
Member of Congress
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this just in from congress.org. “Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act – Vote Passed (233-187, 14 Not Voting)
The House passed this bill that would raise the federal debt limit to $13.029 trillion and enact pay-as-you-go budget enforcement rules aimed at cutting the government’s deficit. It now goes to the president for his signature.
Rep. Charles Gonzalez voted YES……”
he votes the way obama wants every time. wish he was just half the man his dad was. when are the sheeple going to figure out that he’s worthless and quit voting for him in his father’s memory? vote for a republican and send a message to all of them. all the republicans running against him are non-professional politicians. trotter is an attorney, so don’t vote for him. no more incumbents, no more lawyers, no more bought and paid for politicians.
I would think that fiscal conservatives would wholeheartedly support the “pay as you go” requirement. It makes sense to me. Is there something I’m missing here?
Mr. Gonzalez ran his political campaign on “How He Helps Veterans.” Well I am a veteran that has been requesting assistance from his office since October 2010 for a VA Claim pending since Jan 2009. It is now May 2011 and have gotten absolutely nowhere. In the process of requesting a face to face with Mr. Gonzalez and inviting the media. Get it on the record and air for all his constituents to see and hear! Let them know the truth.