Fiscal Responsibility

Johnson, Banks Slam Democrat Plan to Raise Spending Caps

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 Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman Mike Johnson (R-La.) and RSC Budget and Spending Task Force Chairman Jim Banks (R-Ind.) released the following statement after House Democrats’ decision to forgo producing a budget proposal and instead raise the discretionary spending caps to the tune of $2 trillion over 10 years: “Rather than focusing on our ballooning federal debt,…

Johnson Slams Shameful Pelosi Led Spending Bills

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Today, newly elected House Speaker Nancy Pelosi put H.R. 21 (Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2019) on the House floor for a vote. The bill increases discretionary spending levels from the last fiscal year and repeals President Trump’s “Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance” policy. Additionally, Democrats also brought H.J. Res. 1 (Making further…