Mike believes that the federal budget should emphasize fiscal responsibility, saving the money necessary to keep Social Security and Medicare solvent and paying down the national debt.
Since coming to Congress, Mike has been a strong proponent of reinstating pay-as-you-go budgeting. Pay-as-you-go ensures that the House will not consider any bill that increases the federal deficit. This January, Mike led the House in adopting pay-as-you-go as part of a sweeping and historic rules package. Watch Mike’s floor speech.