By KRWG News
New Mexico – Congressman Steve Pearce today voted in favor of the Ryan Republican budget, which includes a plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program and change the Medicaid program into a block grant to the states.
However, Mr. Pearce emphasized the fact that cutting spending alone will not restore economic growth, and that job creation must remain the top priority in Washington:
"I applaud Chairman Ryan and my colleagues for recognizing the severity of our nation's looming debt crisis. But with deficits in the trillions, cuts alone will not close our budget gap. Washington needs to reverse decades of burdensome regulations and oppressive taxes that are destroying our small businesses and killing jobs. It is only through job growth that we can hope to put America back on the path to financial recovery and fiscal responsibility."