Claim: David Stockman claims that discretionary spending is "out of control." But it's up just 1.6 percent this year. The former Reagan administration budget director caught our attention with an incendiary quote to The Fiscal Times news site, where he urged fellow Republicans to shut down the government if necessary to achieve spending reductions: David Stockman: It's time for the Republicans to man-up and let it burn! Discretionary spending is out of control,
Fact-check: Stockman's Fiery Rhetoric - FactCheck.org
Verdict: david stockman claims that discretionary spending is "out of control." but it's up just 1.6 percent this year. the former reagan administration budget director caught our attention with an incendiary quote to the fiscal times news site, where he urged fellow republicans to shut down the government if necessary to achieve spending reductions: david stockman: it's time for the republicans to man-up and let it burn! discretionary spending is out of control,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2011-03-30T20:57:48