Continuing our efforts to reduce spending and grow the economy

Tomorrow, the House will vote on a historic plan to keep the government open while continuing our mission to reduce spending and grow our economy and jobs. This plan reduces spending below 2009 levels—below even what it was when President Obama took office.

This year will mark the first time since the Korean War that spending has been cut four years in a row—a total of $165 billion since 2010. Even the Washington Post admitted that “Republicans are winning the broader battle over discretionary spending.”

The bill also includes provisions to cut spending and increase oversight at out-of-control federal bureaucracies like the EPA and IRS.  It denies the President’s request for increased funding for the health care law, and even cuts $1 billion out of one of Obamacare’s slush funds.

Our men and women in uniform benefit as well. It fully funds a 1% pay raise for our troops and increases focus on military health like traumatic brain injuries and prosthetics. It restores the full annual cost-of-living increase for 63,000 medically retired military personnel. And it includes a comprehensive initiative to end the disgraceful claims backlog at the VA by 2015.

For more information on the plan from the House Appropriations Committee, please click here.

This plan is just one more step in my efforts to grow our economy, reduce wasteful spending, and balance the federal budget. I will continue to keep you updated on these important efforts, and I urge you to continue to let me know your thoughts by emailing me here.