Ribble on First 100 Days: Keeping Promise to Cut Spending and Foster Job-Creating Environment

Apr 15, 2011 Issues: Congressional Reform, Budget, Jobs and the Economy, Taxes

Washington, DC – Representative Reid Ribble commented today on his First 100 Days in office, a milestone often used to judge a new member’s early performance in Congress.

“It’s appropriate that today on my 100th day in office I was able to cast my vote for a responsible budget that cuts spending by trillions, gets our massive debt under control and preserves and protects the mission of health and retirement security for current seniors and future generations.

“I came to Congress because of my concern for the economic well-being of all our children and grandchildren. Every time I cast a vote in Congress I think about how that specific vote will affect them.

“Cutting spending, lowering taxes and decreasing regulations will create an environment for businesses to grow and create jobs. As a small business owner myself, I know what policies will help create jobs and I’ll continue to fight for those ideas in Congress."

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Congressman Ribble’s First 100 Days

  • Voted to Cut Spending by $61 billion in H.R. 1.
  • Voted to Repeal Obamacare and de-fund multiple portions of the law.
  • Voted to Repeal the Job-Destroying 1099 Provision of Obamacare.
  • Voted to eliminate billions in wasteful and ineffective programs in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
  • Voted to fund the government and cut spending through multiple Continuing Resolutions. Ultimately, voted to cut $39 billion from fiscal year 2011 in final passage.
  • Formed the Congressional Job Creators Caucus.
  • Introduced H.R. 1281 to provide a 24-month moratorium of most new regulations so businesses can have certainty to spend and invest.
  • Active Budget Committee member and participant in creation of FY 2012 Budget, The Path to Prosperity, which cuts $6.2 Trillion relative to the President’s Budget so that our government can get itself on a commonsense, responsible fiscal path.
  • Led bipartisan Wisconsin delegation effort to roll back the potentially industry killing impact of EPA regulations on forest and paper industries.
  • On the Agriculture Committee, working in bi-partisan manner to rein in the extreme reach of EPA on small businesses and farms in Wisconsin.