The “Go Big” campaign stopped in Roanoke today at a forum hosted by Ferrum College, and Senator Warner joined the deficit reduction conversation by videoconference from his Capitol Hill office.

The Senator said America’s $16 trillion debt grows by more than $4 billion each day Congress fails to act on our long-term debt.

“Our spending is at a record high and revenues are at a record low, so it’s obvious we need to recalibrate and work from both sides of the equation to reach a responsible, bipartisan agreement to begin reducing the debt,” Senator Warner said. “The rest of the world is not taking 2012 off just because it’s an election year here in the U.S.”

Senator Warner discussed his yearlong effort as a member of the Senate’s Gang of Six to reach bipartisan agreement on entitlement and tax reforms to begin reducing the debt.