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“The House Republican majority has changed the culture of spending in Washington. For the first time since the Korean War, we've cut federal spending four years in a row – including more than $165 billion in reductions to discretionary spending.

But we need to do more.  Washington continues to avoid the tough decisions necessary to reduce our unsustainable $17 trillion debt and strengthen the economy for all Americans; however, in a divided government, you don't get everything you want. Americans expect their elected officials to work together and I've never pretended to have a monopoly on good ideas.  We have the chance to take a small step forward and – simply – we must take it. 

This Appropriations bill provides tough oversight, reduces regulatory burdens on private sector job creators, and cuts funding for the Affordable Care Act “Independent Payment Advisory Board”, an unelected board whose purpose is to restrict access to health care for Medicare beneficiaries. It also ensures that disabled veterans and surviving families receive the full pension benefits to which they are entitled. 

This legislation continues the progress made by House Republicans in changing the conversation to how Washington must live within its means - not how families should pay more in taxes. Instead of lurching from crisis to crisis, the bill provides much-needed fiscal stability to the private sector and state and local governments.

My first bill in Congress was a balanced budget amendment; I voted for the FY2014 budget that balances in 10 years, and I recently introduced legislation to save $11 billion in mandatory spending over the next decade. We can't spend money we don't have and continue to bankrupt programs like Social Security and Medicare. Democrats and Republicans finally must end the process of kicking these difficult issues down the road for someone else to deal with.

I'll continue the fight to get government spending under control and encourage all citizens to remain engaged.”