Former Attorney General; Former Republican Senator (MO)
Helped balance budget; now pay down national debt
Major Accomplishments in the U.S. Senate: BUDGET
Helped balance the budget in 1999 after three decades of deficits, leading to the first on-budget surplus since 1960.
Helped to pay down the national debt by enacting
measures that have reduced the publicly-held debt by over $300 billion since 1995. (CBO; Senate Budget Cmte.)
Source: JohnAshcroft.org, campaign web site
Nov 7, 2000
Pay off the national debt
One of the most important lessons a parent teaches a child is to be responsible - responsible for his or her conduct and responsible for his or her money. America needs to be much more responsible with the people’s money. Interest payments on the
national debt now consume more than $200 billion a year, an intolerable claim on national income. Beyond the burden of annual interest, America should leave to the next generation a future free of debt. If we pay down the national debt just as families
Major Accomplishments in the U.S. Senate: BUDGET
Helped balance the budget in 1999 after three decades of deficits, leading to the first on-budget surplus since 1960.
Helped to pay down the national debt by enacting
measures that have reduced the publicly-held debt by over $300 billion since 1995. (CBO; Senate Budget Cmte.)
Source: JohnAshcroft.org, campaign web site
Oct 9, 1998
Voted YES on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts.
Vote to table [kill] an amendment that would increase the amount of the budget that would be used to reduce the national debt by $75 billion over 5 year. The debt reduction would be offset by reducing the tax cut in the budget framework from $150 billion
