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Griffin calls debt mark a ‘sad milestone’

LITTLE ROCK – Second District Congressional candidate, U.S. Army Reservist and former U.S. Attorney Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after the national debt today eclipsed $13 trillion:

"This is a sad milestone that reminds us of the tremendous burden we are putting on our children and grandchildren. There is plenty of blame to go around, but the current administration and Congress are making things much, much worse. We need a Congress that is working for us to solve the debt problem, not working against us by approving hundreds of billions more in deficit spending.

"When facing an enormous debt, Arkansas families don’t look to borrow more. Instead, they look to cut back on expenses. Our government will eventually stop deficit spending – either by choice, or by having its credit card declined. We must demand that it be by choice and that it be now."

About Tim Griffin

Tim Griffin is the principal in the Griffin Law Firm, PLLC and in Griffin Public Affairs, LLC, both based in Little Rock.  He is a graduate of Hendrix College in Conway and Tulane Law School in New Orleans and attended graduate school at Oxford University.  He has served in the U.S. Army Reserve for 13 years, was deployed to Iraq and holds the rank of Major.  He also served as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas; and Special Assistant to President George W. Bush in the White House.  He is a 5th generation Arkansan and lives in Little Rock with his wife Elizabeth and their two children.

For more information, visit www.TimGriffinforCongress.com, stop by our Little Rock campaign headquarters at 300 River Market Avenue, Suite 5, or call (501) 353-0899. Griffin supporters can also follow the campaign on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/GriffinCongress and on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/TimGriffinforCongress.

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