SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — In the race for the only open House seat in Wisconsin this year, both 6th Congressional District candidates agree that the federal government needs to work on reducing the national debt. Democrat Mark Harris and Republican Glenn Grothman also agree that the government should stop running budget deficits. But the candidates have different views on how that should happen, as well as the handling of spending and taxes. Harris, a Winnebago County executive, thinks the government should address the nation’s $17 trillion debt through saving during economic recoveries. He says the debt should be gradually paid off. Grothman, a current state senator, believes the Affordable Health Care Act was a significant cause of the federal deficit. He says it caused higher taxes, job losses, slow economic expansion and more federal spending on programs.
