Congress OKs More Spending, Debt as Survey Shows Most Americans Want Less

Congress OKs More Spending, Debt as Survey Shows Most Americans Want Less
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) at the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center in Washington on July 26, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
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WASHINGTON—A day before the Senate added $320 billion to the federal budget and suspended the $22 trillion national debt ceiling, a majority of Americans said they think that’s the wrong way to go.

Fifty-six percent of respondents to a survey done by Scott Rasmussen agreed that “cutting government spending is better for the long-term health of the economy,” compared to only 21 percent who said increased expenditures would be better.
Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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