FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 14, 2010

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Griffin calls on House to pass budget

LITTLE ROCK – Second District Congressional candidate, U.S. Army Reservist and former U.S. Attorney Tim Griffin today called on House leaders to move forward, fulfill their responsibility and pass the annual budget resolution, which was due on April 15:

“Simply put, ‘if you can’t budget, you can’t govern.’  That was true in 2006 when Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) correctly criticized the GOP for its own budget woes, and it is true today with Rep. Spratt in charge of the Budget Committee.  Americans want leadership in Congress and certainty that higher spending and ballooning debt will be brought under control.  Without a budget, there is no check against runaway spending.

“The lack of a budget and lack of certainty shows a lack of leadership in Congress, and it is disrespectful of the taxpayer.  With unemployment near 10% and a struggling economy, many families have had to cut their own budgets.  Congress needs to take a cue, show taxpayers some respect and pass a common sense budget that ends the spending spree of years past.

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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