Taylor spoke with the Hattiesburg American editorial board this morning about the nation’s deficit, a problem he said Obama inherited.
“Unfortunately, he’s made moves to put us even more in the red when he inherited a nation that was chin deep in debt,” he said. “Now he’s got us about eyeball deep.”
Taylor said the bailout coupled with taxpayer dollars being spent on projects that aren’t worth the price paid is driving up the deficit.
“So far, (Obama) has ignored the problem I have worked the hardest on, the national debt,” he said. “The debt has to be repaid by someone at some time, and you do have to pay interest on it at some time which is a very real payment.”
Gates tailors defense plan to win war with Congress
There are some signs that Gates' balancing act could pay off. General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Maine would build all three of the remaining DDG-1000 ships, while work on the DDG- 51 would proceed in Pascagoula, Miss.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, is a moderate whose vote was crucial to passage of Obama's economic stimulus package in February. Pascagoula is in the congressional district of Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., the chairman of a House Armed Services subcommittee.
Collins was ecstatic about Gates' plan, calling it "incredibly welcome news for Maine and a testament to the highly skilled, hard-working men and women at Bath Iron Works."
Taylor, too, hailed the decision, noting that it meant "they will continue building these ships over the next decade" in his district.
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