Fiscal Responsibility
12/20/2011 - Lewis Supports House of Representatives Call for Yearlong Payroll Tax Cut, Unemployment Benefits Extension 12/16/2011 - House Passes Appropriations Bill that Supports Veterans and National Security, Reduces Federal Spending 12/14/2011 - Lewis Urges Senate, President to Approve Payroll Tax Cut Bill with Pipeline Project to Create Thousands of Jobs 9/8/2011 - Lewis Warns That Congress Will not Increase the National Debt to Fund Jobs Program with no Guarantee of Jobs 8/1/2011 - Congressman Lewis supports debt limit compromise but warns of future cuts to defense spending 7/29/2011 - Congressman Lewis supports legislation to reduce federal spending, protect against default 5/31/2011 - Federal Debt Limit Increase Must Be Accompanied by Major Spending Reductions, Lewis Insists 4/11/2011 - Lewis Praises Spending Compromise, Calls for Quick Action to Keep Government Open and Reduce the Deficit 4/7/2011 - Lewis Urges Colleagues to Find a Way to Keep Government Open, Reduce $1 trillion-plus Deficit 12/17/2010 - Lewis Supports Legislation to Continue Tax Relief for All Americans 10/14/2010 - With Unemployment Still at Record Levels, the White House Backtracks on “Shovel Ready” Projects 9/24/2010 - Appropriations Republicans Want Answers on Health Care Act Implementation Costs 9/23/2010 - Lewis Praises Republican Pledge to America 8/4/2010 - Reid and Senate Continue Mockery of Responsible Spending, Rush Through State Bailout Designed to Save Only Government Jobs 7/20/2010 - Appropriations Alternative Would Save Billions of Tax Dollars, Preserve a Strong National Defense 7/15/2010 - Appropriations Committee Republicans Introduce a “Clean” Troop Funding and Disaster Assistance Supplemental 7/15/2010 - Yet again, Democrats Approve Huge Funding Levels for Domestic Programs 7/1/2010 - With Too Much Spending, Transportation, Housing Appropriations Bill Passes Subcommittee 3/24/2010 - Lewis Floor Statement on the Emergency Supplemental “Disaster Relief and Summer Jobs Act” 3/16/2010 - Statement by Appropriations Ranking Member Jerry Lewis at the FY 2011 Budget and Economic Outlook Hearing 3/4/2010 - Lewis Statement on H.R. 2847, the “HIRE” Act 3/3/2010 - The President Still Hasn’t Answered the Question: How Much will it COST?? 2/15/2010 - Congressman Lewis warns of fiscal disaster without major reductions in federal spending 2/15/2010 - Congressman Lewis warns of fiscal disaster without major reductions in federal spending 2/4/2010 - Lewis: There is an Easy Way to Avoid Increasing National Debt…Democrats Can Stop Spending So Much 1/27/2010 - The So-Called “Spending Freeze” 12/22/2009 - President Obama Signs Defense Spending Bill Approving Nearly $63 million Requested by Lewis for Local Projects 12/17/2009 - President Signs Omnibus Spending Bill Including Inland Empire Highway, Education, Social Service Projects 12/16/2009 - Lewis Statement on Democrats’ Flawed “Stimulus II” Spending Bill 9/15/2009 - Congressman Lewis Urges Administration to Suspend Federal Funds to ACORN 9/15/2009 - Congressman Lewis Urges Administration to Suspend Federal Funds to ACORN 2/13/2009 - Congressman Jerry Lewis Statement on Economic Stimulus Legislation 12/20/2008 - Congress Approves Federal Spending Bill with Funds For Vital Inland Empire Law Enforcement, Health, Education, Roads and Water Projects