The new leadership in Congress failed to build a consensus to bring several spending bills to the floor for a vote in a timely manner.  The budget process last year was sloppy with irresponsible spending levels that were well above the President’s original budget request.

Republicans held our ground against the new majority, standing firm in our roots of fiscal discipline. We successfully negotiated down spending levels and saved taxpayers tens of billions in the process. While we still clearly face challenges, I will do my best to restrain the growth of entitlements and demand some accountability for how your hard-earned tax dollars are spent.