• House Budget Committee Hearing: The Broken Budget Process: Legislative Proposals May 31, 2012 - Welcome all to the House Budget Committee. The purpose of today’s hearing is to examine the need to restore responsibility and accountability to how Washington spends taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars. The breakdown of responsible budgeting is clear: out-of-control government spending; four consecutive... More

• House Budget Committee Mark-Up: Reconciliation and Replacing the Sequester May 7, 2012 - Welcome to today’s mark-up. Today, this Committee meets to advance sensible spending restraints and to reprioritize savings called for under the Budget Control Act. Last year, as we were coming up on the debt ceiling, the Obama administration asked Congress to rubber-stamp a blank-check increase in ... More

• Mark-Up for Budget Process Reform Legislation January 24, 2012 - The purpose of today’s meeting is to mark up legislation aimed at reforming the federal budget process. There is no question that the budget process is broken. Washington stumbles from budget crisis to budget crisis, with little to no oversight of how government spends hardworking taxpayers’ money. ... More

• Mark-up for the Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011 December 15, 2011 - The purpose of today’s meeting is to mark up the Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011. I am proud to be here today marking up legislation that was written in a bipartisan way with my counterpart on this committee, the Ranking Member, Chris Van Hollen. Chris, I want to thank you and y... More

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