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Washington,
DC -
U.S.
Senator
Tim
Scott
(R-SC)
issued
the
following
statement
about
the
budget
deal
that
has
emerged
from
negotiations
between
the
Obama
White
House
and
GOP
Congressional
leadership:
"As
more
details
about
the
new
budget
agreement
that
the
Obama
White
House
and
congressional
leaders
come
to
light,
I
am
troubled
by
what
I
have
learned
so
far.
Both
the
substance
of
the
budget
deal
Congress
is
considering
this
week,
along
with
the
process
this
deal
went
through,
give
me
concern. As
a
conservative,
I
am
not
seeing
much
to
like.
"This
is
not
fiscal
restraint
and
is
the
poster
child
for
what
the
American
people
hate
about
Washington.
The
entitlement
reforms
do
not
go
far
enough,
it
does
not
keep
faith
with
many
serious
budget
reforms,
it
increases
the
debt
ceiling
by
$1.5
trillion
and
breaks
through
the
spending
caps
by
$80
billion
-
$50
billion
the
first
year,
and
$30
billion
in
the
second.
Additionally,
it
tries
to
pay
for
some
spending
increases
by
changing
important
agricultural
programs
-
changes
that
have
the
potential
to
be
devastating
for
South
Carolina
farmers
already
reeling
from
this
month's
floods.
"I
cannot
support
this
deal
because
we
have
to
get
serious
about
addressing
America's
debt
crisis
and
curbing
our
spending
addiction
-
now."
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