One of the reasons I ran for office was to save this country from bankruptcy. Our nation is more than $30T in debt. The current course of excessive borrowing and spending is totally unsustainable. Congress must closely examine all federal spending programs for ways to achieve cost savings. Here are some of the things I have been doing in Congress to get our fiscal house in order:
- Voted for the Limit, Save, and Grow Act, which will rein in reckless spending in Washington that contributed to record inflation, rising interest rates, supply chain shortages, and instability in the banking system. This bill will set spending levels for FY24 at FY22 levels and allow for 1% annual growth over the next 10 years.
- This legislation saves our government $71B by defunding President Biden’s new army of 87,000 IRS agents that are being hired to target lower-and-middle income families and small businesses.
- The Limit, Save, and Grow Act saves $50-$60B by recapturing all unspent COVID-19 relief funding.
- Finally, this legislation saves as much as $1.2T by repealing green energy tax credits and subsidies.
- I’ve also voted in support of a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This reform would require the federal budget to balance unless Congress passes votes with three-fifths majorities in both the House and Senate to override the balanced budget requirement in a given fiscal year.
More on Spending and Debt
October 2013
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 10/11/13 | Barr, Whitfield, and Guthrie Call on Speaker Boehner to Assign Farm Bill Conferees |
| 10/1/13 | Barr Votes to Protect American Veterans |
September 2013
August 2013
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 8/15/13 | Guthrie and Barr Announce Kentucky Field Hearing on Health Care Challenges Facing Workers and Employers |
| 8/2/13 | Barr Votes to Rein In Unaccountable Government |
July 2013
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 7/24/13 | Barr Supports Measure to Stop All Blue Grass Army Depot Employee Furloughs |
| 7/17/13 | Barr Votes to Delay Obamacare Implementation |