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The Lonestar Weekly February 15, 2013 SERVING TEXANS IN THE SENATE SINCE 2002 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter  Washington Should Follow the Texas Model Click Here to Watch Video Our state relies on a simple economic model that the federal government could emulate if it would like to have similar results: lower taxes, limited government, sensible regulations, and pro-growth energy policies. These are policies that recently helped Texas turn a $5 billion budget deficit during the recession into an $8.8 billion surplus. They’re the policies that made our state a robust engine of job creation, attracting Americans from all across the country who are coming to Texas. The Texas success story isn’t fueled by some mystery or secret formula; in Texas we keep our taxes low, our spending down, and our regulations sensible.           Click Here to Watch Video Along those lines, I’m pressing the President to take a look at a Balanced Budget Amendment to the United States Constitution that I introduced this week. That amendment would require the federal government to balance its budget each and every year. It’s what every family and small business in Texas has to do, and it’s what the folks in the Capitol in Austin have to do.  If Texans can balance their checkbooks every month, there’s no reason the federal government shouldn’t have to do it too. One reason why our debt continues to spiral out of control is it has been over 1,380 days since the Democrats in the Senate passed a budget. Along with a budget brings the discipline of deciding what your priorities are. The things you have to have, and you can’t live without, the things that you want, but have to defer, and then the things that maybe you’d like to have, but you just simply can’t afford.  Here’s the bottom line for President Obama: The 2012 election is over, and now it’s time to govern. It’s time to move beyond the campaign rhetoric, drop the gimmicks, and work across the aisle with Republicans to do what’s right for our country. News Releases February 14: Cornyn Statement on Hagel Vote February 14: National Taxpayers Union Letter of Support for Balanced Budget Amendment February 14: Americans for Tax Reform Letter of Support for Balanced Budget Amendment February 13: NFIB Letter of Support For Balanced Budget Amendment February 13: Cornyn, Senate Republicans Introduce Balanced Budget Amendment February 12: Cornyn: The President’s Past State of the Unions Offer Unfulfilled Promises February 12: Past State of the Union Addresses Offer a Series of Unfulfilled Promises February 6: Cornyn Calls on White House to Release OLC Memos for Drone Killings February 4: Cornyn Welcomes Obama Administration to Texas Border February 4: Cornyn: If Texans Can Live Within Their Means, So Should Washington   Social Media Sen. Cornyn regularly updates his profiles with the latest news and developments from around Texas and Capitol Hill.       Texas Times Column February 5: Honoring Members of our Greatest Generation January 28: Remembering the Crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia December 14: Tales of Christmas Past In Texas November 20: A Message of Thanksgiving September 14: Cowtown On The Open Seas: Commissioning the USS Fort Worth August 29: A Texas Town with an Abundance of Books August 10: Back To School On The Texas Frontier July 27: Don’t Mess With Texans’ Hard-Earned Success July 2: Remembering The Sacrifices Behind Independence Day June 15: The Hero From Eden, Texas    TEXAS OFFICES WASHINGTON DC OFFICE Click your region to find the latest news and office location 517 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510 Main: 202-224-2934 Fax: 202-228-2856

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