Billings Gazette: Deficit hawks fly the coop

Guest Opinion: Sen. Jon Tester.

Where have the deficit hawks flown to? Are their heads in the clouds?

If you look at the tax plan that just passed the Senate, it’s clear they have flown away from Washington.

Unfortunately, some folks in Congress turned their back on future generations and passed a so-called “tax reform bill” that sells off the futures of our kids and grandkids in exchange for tax giveaways to wealthy out-of-staters.

These tax giveaways to the ultra-rich will saddle future generations of hardworking Montanans with crushing debt by adding nearly $1.5 trillion to the national deficit.