Republican congressional candidate Case Dixon recently released a statement criticizing his opponent, incumbent U.S. Representative Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, and current GOP leadership for failing to halt the growth of America’s national debt.
“When I began my campaign earlier this year, the national debt was about $36.2 trillion,” Dixon said in an official statement Wednesday. “In just a few months, Washington has added nearly $2 trillion more. That’s not sustainable—and it’s a sign of how disconnected our leaders have become from the everyday reality families are facing.”
This week, the U.S. national debt hit a record $38 trillion after previously reaching $37 trillion in August. The increase marks the fastest accumulation of a trillion dollars in debt outside of the COVID-19 pandemic and comes amidst an ongoing government shutdown.
The rapid increase in national debt also comes despite the Trump administration’s continued efforts to increase “government efficiency” and reduce spending. According to the Government Accountability Office, increased government debt can precipitate higher borrowing costs for things like cars and mortgages, lower wages, decreased business investment, and more expensive goods and services.
In his statement, Dixon blamed both Democrats and fellow Republicans for the recent acceleration in national debt.
“Runaway spending drives inflation, weakens the dollar, and eats away at the value of every paycheck,” Dixon stated. “Yet both parties in Washington continue to ignore the problem because cutting spending isn’t politically popular.”
“My opponent, Representative Palmer, often speaks about fiscal conservatism, but when his own party holds power, that principle gets lost,” he added. “True conservatism means leading with restraint, even when it’s inconvenient.”
Since launching his congressional campaign in early July, Dixon—an Alabama native and physical therapist from Hueytown—has touted decreasing the national debt and limiting government spending as key components of his policy platform.
“The American people deserve a government that lives within its means — just like every family and business has to,” Dixon added. “If we want to make life easier for working Americans, we have to start with discipline and honesty about what we can afford.”
In addition to pushing for fiscal discipline measures, Dixon’s campaign is focused on enacting congressional term limits, banning congressional stock trading, and “defending the Constitution.”
He also supports “rescheduling cannabis to respect states’ rights and improve access,” “cutting red tape” in healthcare to support telemedicine and home care, and “simplifying the tax code, cutting rates, and eliminating outdated limits on care-related deductions.” Dixon is also staunchly anti-abortion, supporting a national abortion ban without considerations for gestation period or exceptions for rape and incest.
Dixon will face off against Palmer to represent Alabama’s 6th District in the U.S. House of Representatives in next May’s Republican primary.
