Budget & Economy

The Obama Administration inherited a deficit of well over $1 trillion and the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

Congress has already taken steps to create jobs and rebuild our economy by enacting the Recovery Act.

As chairman of the House Budget Committee, I helped to craft the budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2010 - an economic blueprint for the future that builds on these initial steps by making strategic investments to rebuild our economy over the longer term – including investments in health care reform, education, and energy independence – and by putting the budget back on a path to fiscal sustainability.

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Spratt Votes for Defense Bill to Modernize Military, Improve Troop Safety, Strengthen National Security
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) today joined a majority of his House colleagues in voting to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill will modernize our military, increase benefits for our troops and their families, and fully fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Spratt Introduces Bill to Continue Low-Income Students' Access to College and Preserve Thousands of Jobs
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) today introduced legislation to extend the life of the Perkins Loan program, giving 500,000 low-income students greater access to college each year and providing jobs to thousands who administer and service the loans nationwide.

Spratt Congratulates Newberry County Sheriff's Office
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) today congratulated the Newberry County Sheriff's Office on being selected as one of 30 national finalists for the 2010 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

Spratt Introduces Bill to Help Textile Industry
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) today joined in introducing a bipartisan bill to give the federal government the resources, authority, and direction to better enforce textile and apparel trade obligations.

Spratt Testifies in Support the Rural Energy Savings Program Act
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) provided testimony yesterday in support of H.R. 4785, "The Rural Energy Savings Program Act," before the Committee on Agriculture's Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.