Spending Cuts & Debt
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"My number one priority as your representative is to rein in the out-of-control debt."
House Republicans aim to put the federal government on a path to a balanced budget and pay down the debt. Congress can reach this goal by acting immediately to reduce spending, cutting government spending to fiscal year 2008’s pre-stimulus, pre-bailout levels and establishing a hard cap on new discretionary spending.