Dear Mr. Broyles:

Thank you for contacting with your concerns of providing foreign aid to  North Korea .  I value hearing from you on this matter and appreciate the opportunity to respond.

I share your opposition to spending taxpayer dollars on aid to foreign countries.  That’s why I have not voted for a foreign aid spending bill in 15 years.  Our tax dollars should be spent right here at home, especially during trying economic times such as these.  As you may know, we have a $14 billion national debt and we’re now adding over $1.5 billion to that total every year, most of that in money borrowed from overseas.  It makes no sense to borrow money from countries like  China only to then transfer that money to other foreign countries.  Unless the Congress puts a stop to runaway spending on unnecessary items like foreign aid, I’m afraid this nation is staring into the abyss of bankruptcy.

Again, thank you for taking the time to write on this important issue.  If I may be of further assistance, please let me know.

 
Sincerely,

Walter B. Jones
Member of Congress