Senators not committed to responsible spending

Our U.S. senators for Illinois most likely will tell you that they are committed to paying America's public debt. That it is a priority.

What doesn't make sense is their persistent voting for legislative acts that have increased our country's debt. According to www.cbo.gov/topics/budget, the budget projections for FY 2021 as of July 1, 2021 is outlays $6.8 trillion, revenues $3.8 trillion with a deficit of $3.0 trillion.

And now we have new legislation, the Build Back Better Act, that the Congressional Budget Office estimates will result in a net increase in the deficit totaling $367 billion over the 2022-2031 period.

It seems to me that if our senators were truly serious about fulfilling our country's financial obligations like Social Security, etc., they would not be committed to stretching ourselves too thin by incurring other financial obligations. The Build Back Better Act establishes programs like free universal preschool services, free semesters of community college, etc.

These are nice things to have, but it is unreasonable to create new financial obligations that might jeopardize our core financial obligations and fan the flames of inflation to boot.

John Kirchner

Elmhurst