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Budget and Fiscal Responsibility

It’s unfair to young people and the next generation for today’s Congress not to get government spending under control. Washington’s culture of reckless spending is the root cause of our nation’s escalating debt crisis. The federal government is borrowing over 30 cents of each dollar spent and our national debt has skyrocketed to over $16.4 trillion. The situation will only get worse as spending on entitlement programs—which already represent over fifty-five percent of federal spending—is set to skyrocket in the coming few years. Our growing debt burden is hurting job creation and economic growth, and it threatens to shatter confidence in our economy.

I will work tirelessly to tackle the federal government’s massive debt problem, and I believe Congress should examine every federal program to ensure that it is working, cost-effective, and a legitimate function of the federal government. In addition, I’m pleased that the House of Representatives has committed to balancing the budget within ten years. I believe this is just the most basic step to restoring fiscal responsibility in Washington. The first bill I introduced, the Balanced Budget Accountability Act, would terminate pay for members of Congress if our respective chamber (House or Senate) does not pass a budget each year that would meet this balanced budget deadline. Beyond that, we need to balance our budget every year so that we can start paying down the federal debt. It is imperative that Congress address the escalating debt crisis so we can leave our children and grandchildren a strong, prosperous country.

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repName	U.S. Representative Steve Daines
helpWithFedAgencyAddress	222 N. 32nd Street, Suite 900 Billings, MT 59101
district	Montana At-Large
academyUSCitizenDate	July 1, 2014
academyAgeDate	July 1, 2014
academyApplicationDueDate	October 31, 2014
repStateABBR	MT
repDistrict	1
repState	Montana
repDistrictText	1st
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SponsoredBills	Sponsored Bills
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AcademyNominationsAddress	104 2nd St. S Suite 103 Great Falls, MT 59401

Office Locations Push

	Location	Image	Map URL
Washington DC Office	Washington DC 206 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-3211 Fax: (202) 225-5687		http://goo.gl/maps/b7WVI
Billings Office	Billings District Office 222 North 32nd Street, Suite 900 Billings, MT 59101 Phone: (406) 969-1736 Fax: (406)702-1182		http://goo.gl/maps/keRo6
Helena Office	Helena District Office 910 N. Last Chance Gulch, Suite B Helena, MT 59601 Phone: (406) 502-1435 Fax: (406)502-1436		http://goo.gl/maps/lBHhz
Missoula Office	Missoula District Office 110 West Front Street Missoula, MT 59802 Phone: (406) 926-2122 Fax: (406) 926-2125		http://goo.gl/maps/5tQer
Great Falls Office	Great Falls District Office 104 2nd St. S, Suite 103 Great Falls, MT 59401 Phone: (406) 315-3860 Fax: (406) 315-3862		http://goo.gl/maps/M1blo