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May 03, 2024
Today, the House Budget Committee announced a forthcoming package of legislation that will rein-in improper payments within the federal government. House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) recently published an op-ed on the importance of ending the derelict practice of wasting federal tax dollars on improper payments in The Hill entitled, “It’s Time to Stop Talking and Start Acting on Fraud and Improper Payments.” In the piece, Chairman Arrington highlights the importance of rei… Continue Reading
May 03, 2024Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its jobs report for April 2024, which showed 175,000 new jobs were created in April, down from 315,000 in March. Chairman Arrington Statement of April Jobs Report: House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) responds to the worsening job numbers: “It’s no surprise that the job market has slowed, adding 140,000 less jobs in April than the previous month. President Biden’s and Congressional Democrats’ fiscal policies and reckless s… Continue Reading
May 01, 2024Today, House Budget Committee Oversight Task Force Chair Jack Bergman (R-MI), Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX), accompanied by all Republican members of the House Budget Committee, introduced the H.R. 8195, Strengthening Administrative PAYGO (SAP) Act of 2024. H.R. 8195 will rein-in unchecked and costly executive actions by clarifying and permanently extending Administrative Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO), as established by the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) of 2023. Chairman Arrington on the SAP Act… Continue Reading
May 02, 2024
The House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Health Care Task Force Chair, Michael C. Burgess, M.D. sent a letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting an investigation on the cost of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and their fiscal impact on the federal budget. Established by Obamacare with the intent of saving taxpayer money, CMMI has failed to create budgetary savings and instead has increase… Continue Reading
May 02, 2024
The worse-than-expected economic indicators for the first quarter of 2024 sent shockwaves through the economy and for consumers, shattering widespread hope for an imminent cut to interest rates, previously teased by Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell. The Winston Group (WG), a strategic planning and survey research firm, issued their findings from a survey that revealed “60% of respondents now believe inflation is worsening,” a sharp increase from just a few months ago. Here is what Chairma… Continue Reading
May 02, 2024
President Biden’s continued student loan “cancellation” scheme not only incentivizes skyrocketing tuition but also punishes working-class taxpayers, exacerbating our nation’s debt and deficit crisis in the process. A new analysis from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) projects that President Biden’s student loan cancellation plans could cost taxpayers a combined $870 billion to $1.4 trillion.[1] Word on the Street: Via CRFB: “To put $870 billion to $1.4 trillion in f… Continue Reading
August 22, 2023
By Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) and Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas), Opinion Contributors As a result of Washington’s out-of-control spending, the U.S. credit rating was recently downgraded—only the second time in modern history—because of a high and growing general government debt burden, rising spending, and an erosion of governance. Today we come with solutions and a plan for action. Like a household with an unbalanced checking account, the federal gove… Continue Reading
June 12, 2023By: Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19)June 11, 2023 Our runaway spending and unsustainable national debt is the greatest 21st-century threat to the United States. If we shrink back and fail to address it, we will not only jeopardize our economy and national security, but our children’s future and America’s leadership in the world. No one can look at our federal government’s balance sheet, future unfunded liabilities and interest payments and not shudder at the rapid deteri… Continue Reading
May 26, 2023By Rep. Jodey ArringtonMay 26, 2023 We live in an over-regulated America. While it’s important to set reasonable rules of the road for public health and safety, by congressional abdication, and executive activism, we have created a fourth branch of government and a massive regulatory state that is compromising our freedom, quenching our entrepreneurial spirit, and choking the life out of our economy. On average, nearly 25,000 regulatory restrictions are put on the bo… Continue Reading
