Ashwin Madia is emphatic that we must change our economic policy in this country. The era of “borrow and spend”, ushered in by the Bush Administration must end. The Congress must return to the basic financial concept of “pay as you go”, meaning that every spending proposal must be matched to specific revenue sources or spending cuts. This method was instrumental in creating a federal budget surplus in the late 1990s.

The fact that Ashwin volunteered to join the United States Marine Corps after attending law school says a lot about his character. As a young lawyer, primed for a high paying position at a top law firm, he could have opted for the money. But instead, he became a Marine, and spent 4 years serving our country proudly. For that, he deserves our gratitude.

It is clear that Erik Paulsen will NOT follow in the footsteps of Congressman Ramstad. Here’s why…

The people of the Third Congressional District have supported Congressman Ramstad because of his moderate positions on social issues. Do you really expect them to veer to the far-right now?

Erik Paulsen’s track record:

Accepted $107,000 from Corporate PACs, after previously proposing to ban PAC contributions.
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Supports “Drill Here, Drill Now” as part of his energy policy.

Madia: Emphatic that U.S. Balance the Budget

re: Debate 8/21 with Erik Paulsen

Ashwin's insistance that we balance the budget because "we don't need to borrow $2.1 trillion more," was met with loud applause from this mostly Republican audience of business leaders.

Republicans in the Third District are clearly fed up with the era of "borrow and spend" that was ushered in by the Bush Administration.