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When asked recently how
be would help bring the
federal government’s huge
budget deficit under con
trol, Democratic Congres
sional hopeful D.G. Martin
flashed a confident smile.
He knew the U.S. House
of Representatives had
passed a non-binding reso
lution approving a “pay
as-you-go” approach to the
problem - the same type of
. proposal , Martin has
—strongly advocated since
the beginning of his can
didacy last December.
Basically, the candi
dates’ proposal, which is
very similar to the one
being studied by Congress,
calls for budgeting proce
dures which require every
new program to provide
also for revenue to pay for
that program.
“We need to get this huge
budget deficit under con
trol and bring financial
prudence back to the feder
al budgeting process,”
Martin said. “I don’t be
lieve it is fair to pass on the
burden of our govern
ment’s money mismanage
ment to our children. We
can’t obligate our children
to pay for all of the pro
grams we want today but
are not willing to pay for.«
Martin has made ad
dressing the federal budget
_ problems a cornerstone of
his election platform.
Other issues he has em
phasized are increasing
support for our convention
al defensive forces, a
better-defined foreign poli
cy in Central America, a
clean environment and a
stronger emphasis on pro
viding better education and
resources for the nation’s
D. G. Martin
.9th District candidate
youth.
Citing his qualifications
to deal with the budget de
ficit, Martin characterized
himself as a “tough, in
dependent problem solv
er,” a demeanor honed
during his service as a
Green Beret officer, ex
tensive experience as an
attorney working for
clients in Washington,
D.C., and as an active
civic leader in Charlotte.
His pragmatic approach
to solving problems makes
Martin particularly well
suited to tackle the federal
deficit problem, he said.
“I’ve worked in Washing
ton for 15 years during my
legal practice,” Martin
said. “I know what it’s
going to take to get a grip
on this budget problem,
and I know I have the
leadership abilities to han
dle the responsibility.”
Congress, he said, has
made the budget issue a
“political volleyball,”
batting the blame from one
political party tp the other
while not making Siljr'pro
gress toward resolving the
problem.
“Our leaders have talked
a lot about it, but we have
yet to see anyone really do
anything about it,” Martin
observed.
The candidate pointed to
his independence from the
influence of political action
committees and special in
terests as the major dif
ference his candidacy of
fers toward solving the
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“The backbone of my
election effort has been
from the financial and
emotional support of indi
viduals, not lobbyists,
PACs or special interest
groups,’Martinsaid. “The
result has been a freedom
from outside influence,
which makes me someone
who will be a truer repre
sentative of the individual
people of this district.”
Martin said the deficit
must also be attacked by
doing away with waste and
inefficiency in government
programs. Added revenues
from economic growth and
from the closing of tax
loopholes could also be
other means of bringing the ‘
budget problem under con
trol, he said.
Raising taxes to pay for
new programs would only
be considered if both go
vernment leaders and their
constituents agreed on the
value of the program be
ing considered, Martin
said.
The budget problem, the
candidate concluded, is his
first priority because it has
such a “profound" influ
ence on all other aspects of
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