Federal Spending
Federal Spending
The federal government runs massive deficits not because it taxes too little, but because it spends too much. The current system encourages overspending and lacks enforceable spending restraints that require the politicians in Washington to prioritize our constitutional obligations and make tough decisions. Furthermore, most in Congress believe we can continue to borrow trillions of dollars to pay for everything rather than reform, cut, and eliminate wasteful programs.
The only way to get federal spending under control is with a strong, structural, and enforceable restraint like a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. Only then will Republicans and Democrats be forced to prioritize the nation’s constitutional obligations and put the country on a path to fiscal sustainability.
Blogs
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12/6/12 | Getting this Right, Right Now |
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11/28/12 | Discussing the Fiscal Cliff |
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5/16/12 | Saving The American Dream |
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11/2/11 | The Pie That Only Gets Bigger |
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10/4/11 | Joint Economic Committee Hearing with Ben Bernanke |
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9/28/11 | No Debate, No Amendments and, now, No Votes? |
9/1/11 | Recap of Beaver and Cedar City Town Hall Meetings |
Day Lee Briefings
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6/20/12 | A Government Program I would Eliminate -- Day Lee Briefing 6/20/2012 |
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3/21/12 | Supreme Court Basics -- Day Lee Briefing 03/21/2012 |
3/19/12 | Status Quo is Crumbling -- Day Lee Briefing 03/19/2011 |
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2/6/12 | No Budget this Year -- Day Lee Briefing 02/06/2012 |
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1/27/12 | Budget Before Borrowing -- Day Lee Briefing 01/27/2012 |
1/24/12 | 1000 Days with No Budget -- Day Lee Briefing 01/24/2012 |
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12/14/11 | Senate to Vote on Two Balanced Budget Amendments Today -- Day Lee Briefing 12/14/2011 |
12/12/11 | Lee Supports a Strong BBA -- Day Lee Briefing 12/12/2011 |
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11/21/11 | Super Committee Set to Fail -- Day Lee Briefing 11/21/2011 |
11/18/11 | Tea Party Debt Commission, Obamacare, and the Balanced Budget Amendment -- Day Lee Briefing 11/18/2011 |
Op-Eds
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9/21/11 | A Pro-Growth Jobs Agenda |
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8/30/11 | Congress Needs Structural Reform |
8/29/11 | Washington doesn't know best |
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7/8/11 | Obama's "Recovery" Worst in Modern Times |
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6/27/11 | Cut, Cap, and Balance |
Press Releases
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1/28/13 | Lee Amendment to Cut Tiny Fraction of New Spending Fails |
1/22/13 | Lee Introduces Balanced Budget Amendment |
1/14/13 | Senator Lee Reacts to Obama's Debt Limit Press Conference |
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5/16/12 | Lee Delivers Speech on Today’s Budget Vote |
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2/13/12 | LEE: President’s Budget ‘Irresponsible and Shameful’ |
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1/27/12 | Lee Introduces Budget Before Borrowing Act |
1/23/12 | Lee Highlights Democrats' 1000 Days of Failure |
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11/16/11 | Republicans Announce Welfare Reform Act of 2011 |
11/2/11 | Lee Co-Sponsors Reform to Eliminate Budget Gimmicks |
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10/19/11 | Lee to Offer Motion to Cut Spending |
Videos
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8/2/11 | Closer to the Unknown |