The newest Republican Budget bill passed last week 219-205, but not without 12 party faithful jumping ship and voting "no" on the hamhanded attempt to reduce the nation's debt.
There are few who don't believe the debt needs to be addressed...but slashing programs that actually serve to reduce our trade deficit (like Brand USA) makes absolutely no sense (unless you're a hopeless ideologue).
In the shadow of that bill, Representative Peter Welch (D-Vermont) and Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-Florida) are pushing for the government to reauthorize Brand USA for five years. Welch called continuing the program “a no-brainer.”
No Brainer or not...it's time to reach out to your legislator(s) to encourage their enthusiastic support of the reauthorization.
Because, some clearly don't appear to possess one.
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