Educating the public about facts about the Nation’s Debt was the focus of the Town Meeting with US House of Representatives 6th District Diane Black. Congressman Black stopped by the Cannon County Courthouse Tuesday afternoon for a one hour town hall meeting at the Cannon County Courthouse. It is part of a series of stops she has on her schedule this month in order to meet with constituents to hear concerns and priorities. Congressman Black outlined the debt crises that grips the nation today. According to the Congressional Budget Office Aug 2010 Budget and Economics report total federal government spending in the fiscal year 2010 equaled 3.5 trillion dollars. Congressman Black suggested ways that Federal Government could cut spending by analyzing wasted money, fraud and abuse of money. Other ways included no earmarking money for federal grants and cut down on financial aid.After the presentation, the floor was open for the public to ask questions. Questions and comments ranged from corporate tax rates, auditing federal reserve and options of limiting carbon dioxide in the air.
Congressman Black ended the meeting after an hour and then made an appearance at the Senior Awards at Cannon County High School. Her next town meeting will be in Gainesboro at the Jackson County Courtroom on May 20th
