This is Something to Think About 10.02.23 “Why A Government Shutdown”

Audio By Carbonatix

Bill Bunkley’s “This Is Something to Think About”

Air Date Monday, October 2, 2023

“Why A Government Shutdown”

Once again, a federal government shutdown is a 911 emergency for congressional lawmakers.

But why?

Members of Congress continue to be derelict in their duties. They repeatedly fail to review and allocate your tax dollars each year to pay government debts. 

In fact, in almost 50 years, Congress has passed required appropriations measures on time only four times: 1977, 1989, 1995, and 1997. No wonder we have massive waste and fraud in unaccounted-for federal government spending.

Managing the nation’s purse strings is arguably the most essential job of federal lawmakers.

 Passing short-term, continuing resolutions to avoid government shutdowns only rolls over previous bloated budget agreements and is wholly unacceptable.   

Repeatedly kicking the can down the road is not a responsible solution.

Americans deserve better.

Bill Bunkley is a 17-year veteran Salem Media talk show host based in Tampa. The Bill Bunkley Show airs weekdays across central Florida from 3 to 6 pm. Bill is also President of the Florida Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, which serves as the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention (Southern Baptist Convention Churches), among other churches and entities. He has served as the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention for the last 27 years at the state capitol in Tallahassee. By the Grace of his Lord Jesus, he is today a cancer survivor diagnosed in 2018 with AML Leukemia, having successfully undergone a bone marrow transplant that same year. His wife is Toni, son is Zac, and they attend Idlewild Baptist Church. 

Copyright © William H. (Bill) Bunkley 2023 All Rights Reserved