• Miami Mayor Francis Suarez jumped into the increasingly powerful Republican primary on Thursday, becoming the state’s third candidate alongside Governor Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump.
• Suarez said in an interview with the Daily Caller News Foundation that the first thing he would do if elected president would be to introduce constitutional amendments to balance the federal budget.
• “We continue to mess with the public’s money in an unsustainable way and I think it will create fiscal madness,” Suarez told the DCNF.

Republican Miami Mayor and newly announced 2024 nominee Francis Suárez said in an interview with the Daily Caller News Foundation that his first move as president would be to balance the budget instead of the recent debt ceiling. He said he would propose a constitutional amendment for crisis.

The 43rd mayor of Miami announced his candidacy in the election. video He is the third Florida Republican nominee to contest the nomination, along with Governor Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump. After weeks of tense negotiations between Republican Chairman Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden, the US agreed within days of the expected early June default date. (Related article: ‘Miami is Booming’: Meet the Republican Mayor Who’s Seeking the Presidency)

“We continue to mess with the public’s money in an unsustainable way and I think it will create fiscal madness,” Suarez told the DCNF. “We bankrupted the city. Now we have the biggest surplus in history, the highest bond rating ever, we are in the black every year, but the tax rate is the lowest. It’s not that we’ve done it, but we’ve organically increased our revenue by building the right ecosystem, but how can we do that in this country, and how should we do it?”

Suárez added that the federal government’s deficit allowance has passed the debt on to “our children and grandchildren who will be born”, and that it is only allowed in “extreme cases” such as natural disasters, wars and pandemics. ‘ should be limited to. DCNF. The mayor argued that there was no reason why the federal government should not operate like states and local governments and pass balanced budgets to avoid garnering increasing receipts.

“Why is the federal government any different than a state like Florida with a $100 billion budget or a city like Miami with billions of dollars?” Suarez said. “Families who are struggling to make ends meet and don’t want to put too much money on their credit cards are saving money to go on trips, right? , we cannot continue to use it to other countries’ strategic advantage or create further vulnerabilities for ourselves and the world.”

Many politicians and members of parliament have floated the idea of ​​amending the constitution to balance the budget and avoid confusing borrowing limit negotiations.Republican California Congressman Jay Obanolte was suggested In January, the federal government submitted an amendment calling for a balanced budget, and a month later Republican Senators Mike Lee (Utah) and Senator Chuck Grassley (Iowa) introduced an amendment. . introduced Similar measures.

Suarez touted the “Miami model” of lower taxes, less crime and a revitalized city economy. Said In his announcement speech Thursday night, he said: The mayor said the United States was in the midst of a “generational conflict” and vowed to secure its borders, bring back U.S. manufacturing jobs and tackle the national security threat posed by China.

“The time has come for the next generation of leaders to have the vision to lead and the character to connect with everyone by looking them in the eye and listening rather than yelling and preaching.” Suarez Said in his announcement speech. “It’s time to have a leader who can connect with the demographics of our country that the Republican Party has historically lost, such as our young voters and our urban voters, and the demographics that we can gain, such as Hispanics and suburban women. “

My father taught me that I can choose my battles. I’m trying to choose the biggest fight of my life.

I am running for president.

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— Mayor Francis Suarez (@FrancisSuarez) June 15, 2023

Suarez became the city’s first Miami-born mayor in 2017 after serving on the city council since 2009, succeeding his father, Xavier Suarez, who was Mayor of Miami in the 1980s and 1990s. The mayor swept his first term by a margin of about 80 points, defeating his front-runner 78.6% to 11.6% and comfortably securing re-election in 2021.

Even though Suarez role is a largely ceremonial part-time position, with most of the power in the leadership of Miami-Dade, and many mayoral political observers in and outside South Florida attribute the city’s growth and prosperity to Suárez. thinking.

The mayor is supported by the Para-Political Action Committee (PAC), SOS Americalaunched a fundraiser for Suarez and on Wednesday released a campaign-like video promoting his record in Miami ahead of the mayor’s official announcement.

Suarez, along with colleagues from Florida, joined former Vice President Mike Pence, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgham, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, He joins New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and others in the growing field of Republican primaries. Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, and conservative radio personality Larry Elder.

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