Marco Rubio on Obama Plan: 'This is a Budget that Cannot be Taken Seriously'

Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio scorched President Barack Obamas $3.73 trillion budget proposal for 2012 in a statement released on Monday morning.

Sadly, the president has missed a golden opportunity to have an adult conversation with the American people about the seriousness and urgency of our debt crisis, said Rubio.The presidents budget falls far short of tackling our national debt in a serious way. Although we face a $1.6 trillion deficit and a staggering national debt that exceeds $14 trillion, the presidents proposal would add $7.2 trillion of new debt over the next 10 years. The fact that the presidents 10-year proposed savings is less than this years budget deficit alone, is proof that this is a budget that cannot be taken seriously.

While the president insists he will take the commendable step of vetoing earmarks, his silence on entitlement reform, the absence of meaningful spending cuts and his reliance on anti-competitive tax increases will cause more economic uncertainty, stifle job creation and keep America on a path toward a diminished future, added Rubio. Todays excruciating problems are the legacy of decades of profligate spending by both parties.We have a job-crushing debt because Washington has repeatedly postponed the tough decisions for someone else to deal with down the road. The American people have every reason to be disappointed by the presidents budget and by Washington politicians who either dont understand the seriousness of our fiscal crisis, or who are simply not willing to confront this challenge head-on.

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