Palin: GOP Cuts Not Big Enough
The Hill reports:
The former Alaska governor urged Republicans to be "bold and strong" and have "steel spines" in the budget debate.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) on Thursday criticized congressional Republicans' spending plan as too tepid, saying it runs the risk of alienating a GOP base hungry for steep cuts.
Asked to rate the performance of Republicans in Congress on cutting spending, the potential presidential candidate said the party must push for "much greater cuts," mentioning Sen. Rand Paul's (R-Ky.) proposal to cut $500 billion in one year, to significantly pare down the nation's projected $1.6 trillion budget deficit.
"I'm kind of embarrassed for some of the GOP — for them to be assuming that the American public believes that this is a serious discussion when we're only talking about $54 billion [sic] in cuts that they have on the table," she told Fox News's Sean Hannity Thursday night. "We need much greater cuts."
Palin's comments are a shot across the bow of Republican leaders in the House and Senate, who pushed for a bill that would cut a total of $61 billion from current spending levels. The Senate failed to advance the plan and did not approve a Democratic bill that would have cut more than $6 billion, leaving lawmakers at a stalemate over how to fund the government and avert a government shutdown.
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