Saginaw
and Flint's representative in Congress is urging his colleagues to take
immediate action to avoid an automatic series of budget cuts that take
effect March First.
Representative Dan Kildee said the so-called sequester will have real consequences in Michigan.
"We can't pretend that these cuts are just numbers in a budget. If sequester is allowed to happen, Michigan alone stands to lose 31,000 jobs in just six months." Kildee said.
Kildee wants to see a mix of spending cuts and revenue enhancements, instead of mandatory across-the-board cuts.
One way to do that, he said, is cutting taxpayer subsidies for oil companies.
"In a time of record oil profits, and $4 a gallon gasoline, it baffles me that our country continues to subsidize companies like Exxon Mobil and BP." Kildee said.
However, some Republicans say eliminating those subsidies is the same as raising taxes, something they are not willing to do.
Representative Dan Kildee said the so-called sequester will have real consequences in Michigan.
"We can't pretend that these cuts are just numbers in a budget. If sequester is allowed to happen, Michigan alone stands to lose 31,000 jobs in just six months." Kildee said.
Kildee wants to see a mix of spending cuts and revenue enhancements, instead of mandatory across-the-board cuts.
One way to do that, he said, is cutting taxpayer subsidies for oil companies.
"In a time of record oil profits, and $4 a gallon gasoline, it baffles me that our country continues to subsidize companies like Exxon Mobil and BP." Kildee said.
However, some Republicans say eliminating those subsidies is the same as raising taxes, something they are not willing to do.