Fiscal and Economic
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March 13, 2013
This budget reflects a great struggle between American families and their government over whether they, or the government, can best spend the money that they have earned.
Issues:Fiscal and Economic
February 28, 2013
The decline and fall of the Roman Empire offers us a sobering warning of a great a nation that became over-extended and war-weary abroad, while it became utterly profligate and decadent at home. Its economy in shambles and its treasury bankrupt, the mightiest military power on Earth finally fell easy prey for backward hordes that had previously existed only beyond the fringe of civilization. Three years ago, Admiral Mike Mullen sounded the alarm for our nation with this chilling warning: "Our national debt is our biggest national security threat."
Issues:Fiscal and Economic
February 18, 2013
Placer County Navy League
Auburn, California
February 18, 2013
When I visited you a year and a half ago, I spoke of four significant threats to our nation’s defense, the biggest of which was collapse of the finances of the United States Government, which would make it impossible for us to respond to a foreign enemy.
January 23, 2013
Mr. Speaker: The House is poised to pass HR 325. I respect the sincerity of its supporters, but I must firmly dissent. This bill accommodates spending at ruinous levels far beyond the limits set by the House budget. It sets a terrible precedent by abolishing the debt limit for nearly four months, giving an unlimited credit card to this administration.
Issues:Fiscal and Economic
January 23, 2013
Mr. Speaker: The House is poised to pass HR 325. I respect the sincerity of its supporters, but I must firmly dissent. This bill accommodates spending at ruinous levels far beyond the limits set by the House budget. It sets a terrible precedent by abolishing the debt limit for nearly four months, giving an unlimited credit card to this administration.
Issues:Fiscal and Economic
January 2, 2013
We've heard so much about the January fiscal cliff that I'm afraid we've lost sight of the real fiscal cliff just a few years ahead of us: the approaching bankruptcy of our nation. Sadly, Congress began the new year by taking us much closer to that cliff.
Issues:Fiscal and Economic
December 12, 2012
To understand the federal budget mess and the so-called fiscal cliff, it's important to remember three numbers: 39, 37 and 64.
Issues:Fiscal and Economic
December 12, 2012
To understand the federal budget mess and the so-called fiscal cliff, it's important to remember three numbers: 39, 37 and 64.
Issues:Fiscal and Economic
September 28, 2012
The good news about our economy is that it hasn't been struck down by some mysterious act of God. Acts of Government plague our nation -- and acts of Government are entirely within our power to change.
June 27, 2012
This amendment saves $3.4 billion by eliminating funding for the Community Development Block Grant program. This program was created in 1974 with the stated objective of eliminating blight and providing affordable housing. In the nearly four decades since then, it has degenerated into a federal slush fund for pet projects of local politicians and politically connected businesses. It is plagued by profligate waste and outright fraud.
Issues:Fiscal and Economic