Hice, Collins go on attack in GPB debate | Online Athens

ATLANTA | Mike Collins and Jody Hice clashed Sunday over ways to address the federal budget deficit in their final debate of the 10th district congressional runoff.

Collins says he had a detailed plan, based on his experience running a trucking company and argues that Hice would operate by the seat of his pants.

On the other hand, Hice, a preacher and talk-show host, promises to evaluate every spending initiative.

One of the reporters on the panel asked what three federal agencies with a presence in the district would each candidate favor abolishing.

Hice didn’t specifically name any.

“My basic, right-off-the-cuff answer to that is that any program … beyond the authorization of the Constitution I would not be supportive of,” he said.

Collins favors abolishing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency because he said its regulations prevent job creation and also the agencies created to administer the Affordable Care Act.

“Right off the bat, Obamacare; that’s a federal program that needs to go,” he said.

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