Congresswoman Ann Wagner

Representing the 2nd District of Missouri

Budget and Spending

Budgeting is the most basic responsibility of any institution, whether it is for a family, a business, or government.  This has never been more true than today, as our nation’s finances are in a grave state.  Since 2008, our national debt has grown by $6 trillion to a once-unthinkable level of $16 trillion, making every man, woman, and child in our country responsible for over $50,000 of our national debt.  This is a crisis that threatens the prosperity and opportunity for future generations of Americans.

Washington does not have a taxing problem, Washington has a spending problem.  We are never going to be able to tax, borrow, and spend our way to economic prosperity.  One of my top priorities as the representative for Missouri’s 2nd Congressional district will be to rein in Washington spending so that our children and grandchildren are not forced to pick up the tab for Washington’s spending binge.

I am eager to work with my colleagues to find a lasting, long term solution for our federal budget that will put an end to out-of-control spending and help secure a hopeful future for coming generations of Americans.

More on Budget and Spending

May 21, 2014 Press Release

(Washington, DC)  Today, Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement after President Obama’s remarks on the ongoing Veterans Administration scandal: 

“Our veterans deserve the highest quality of care.  The atrocities unfolding at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are not about one man, but a culture of failure and corruption that must be reversed.  

May 5, 2014 Press Release

Washington, DC - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (MO-2) released the following statement after the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee released funding levels for the FY 15 National Defense Authorization Act for the E/A-18G Growler:   

Jan 29, 2014 Press Release

Washington, DC - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement tonight in response to President Obama's State of the Union speech:

"The people of the 2nd District are tired of the same old failed speeches and policies from President Obama. The Show-Me state wants to know, 'where are the jobs!' It's time the President started working with Congress and not around us.

Jan 15, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) today issued the following statement after the House passed, in bipartisan fashion, the fiscal year 2014 Consolidated Appropriations legislation:

Dec 12, 2013 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) today issued the following statement after the House passed, in bipartisan fashion, the Ryan-Murray budget deal:

Oct 11, 2013 In The News

By Bill Lambrecht
October 11, 2013

WASHINGTON • After a critical meeting at the White House, GOP Rep. Ann Wagner said she was hopeful that a deal could be reached soon to reopen the government and raise the government’s borrowing power to avoid a debt default.

“I think we’re moving in a discerning way with real urgency, and I hope that we can get a deal worked out here,” she said Thursday evening.

Oct 5, 2013 Press Release

WASHINGTON , D.C. – Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3223, The Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act:

Oct 1, 2013 Press Release

WASHINGTON , D.C. – Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) issued the following statement after the Democrat-led Senate failed to avert a government shutdown:

“Time and time again, the House voted in bipartisan fashion to keep the government open and provide fairness to all Americans.  Fairness from an Administration who believes they can pick and choose which laws to enforce, while subjecting the American people to the heavy burdens of ObamaCare.  Fairness from a President who thinks ObamaCare doesn’t apply to Members of Congress, their staff, and the White House.  

Sep 29, 2013 Press Release

WASHINGTON , D.C. – Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) today issued the following statement after the passage of the continuing resolution to keep the government open:

Sep 28, 2013 In The News

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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