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BALKEMA ON DEBT CEILING: CONGRESS BETRAYED TRUST OF FISCAL CONSERVATIVES BY RAISING $17.3-TRILLION DEBT

Joliet, IL – Chris Balkema, Illinois 11th Congressional District candidate for the Republican party, says Congress, which voted yesterday to raise the ceiling on the exploding $17.3–trillion debt, “has proven to be irresponsible with the people’s money, especially when they gave no plan to prudently cutback on spending.”

Over 190 liberal, big government Democrats, like Bill Foster and President Obama, have once again taken out another credit card that’s already maxed out.  In doing so, they have betrayed the trust of the American people and crippled our nation’s future.

There is essentially no limit on the amount of money that Obama and Washington can spend.   Balkema stated, “This is no way to run a business or a home, let alone a country. There needs to be a commonsense plan to cut spending before swiping the plastic through the credit card machine.”

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Balkema’s job plan will create millions of jobs and reduce the debt by eliminating regulation and getting government out of the way so that small businesses can invest in the USA.  “Most Americans understand what it means to manage a household budget and cut up a credit card so that they do not go bankrupt”, Balkema stated.  “If the voters of District 11 will have me, I will go to Washington with a very large pair of scissors.”

The 11th Congressional District includes Aurora, Bolingbrook, Burr Ridge, Downers Grove, Joliet, Lisle, Lockport, Naperville, New Lenox, Oswego, Plainfield, Romeoville, Shorewood.

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Chris Balkema is a 20 year veteran of Caterpillar, serves on the Grundy County Board, and previously served the Minooka County School Board District 111.  Chris earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Systems from Taylor University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Bradley University. He is married to Jill, his wife of 15 years. They have two small children.

www.balkema.org    /  Facebook: BalkemaForcongress   /   Twitter: @chrisbalkema

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