Senator Ron Johnson, a member of the Budget Committee, released the following statement today regarding President Obama’s Budget for FY 2012:

“The American people clearly recognize that our spending, deficit, and debt are at unsustainable levels, but the president’s budget maintains the status quo. Despite the talk of cuts, it raises spending from last year’s historic high, and adds $13 trillion to the debt.  We need the president to demonstrate real leadership, and propose a credible plan for bringing fiscal sanity to our nation. I feel confident that if he did, Republicans in Congress would be willing to work with him to seriously address this crisis.”

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