I wrote earlier about Congressman Jim Moran’s budget workshop on Monday night.

Tomorrow, the Washington Examiner will run my letter to the editor about the event:

Even liberals in Arlington want to balance the budget

I attended Rep. Jim Moran’s budget workshop Monday night in Ballston and was stunned by the number of concerned Northern Virginians who were committed to cutting billions of dollars in government spending in an effort to balance the budget and reduce the national debt.

Northern Virginia — and Arlington in particular — is very liberal, but on nearly every major spending issue presented by the nonpartisan Concord Coalition, attendees overwhelmingly supported dramatic cuts. One person in my group said: “We can’t keep spending. Everything must be on the table.”

My group alone cut over $2.2 trillion from the federal budget over 10 years. Congressman Moran, who’s certainly not known for his fiscal prudence, would do well to listen to his constituents — both liberal and conservative. There seems to be bipartisan consensus on cutting the size and scope of government.

Matthew Hurtt
Arlington

For the most part, I find it incredibly demoralizing to get involved in politics locally in Northern Virginia. Most everyone is exceedingly liberal. Or so I thought…

I attended tonight’s “Principle’s & Priorities: How would you balance the budget?” workshop, hosted by Congressman Jim Moran (D-08) and the Concord Coalition in Ballston. Moran is ridiculously liberal. Google him. Trust me.

Moran spoke for about 15 minutes about the budget. Take a listen, and I’ll tell you below the jump what to take away from his remarks. (I apologize for the quality of the audio.)

Moran Budget Speech by Matthew Colter Hurtt

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