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October 24, 2024
Four finalized rules from the Social Security Administration (SSA) are the latest examples of the Biden-Harris Administration’s expansion of federal power at a substantial cost to taxpayers, write House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX), House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), Work and Welfare Subcommittee Chairman Darin LaHood (R-IL), Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Drew Ferguson (R-GA), and House Budget Committee Oversight Task Force Chair Jack Bergman (R-MI) in … Continue Reading
October 23, 2024Earlier this week, The Conference Board released its Leading Economic Index (LEI) report for September 2024. The report showed that the LEI for the U.S. declined by 0.5 percent, to 99.7, following a 0.3 percent decline in August. These declines are part of a disturbing, yearlong pattern. The LEI fell 2.6 percent over the most recent six-month period, between March and September 2024, which followed a 2.2 percent drop during the previous six-month period (September 2023 to March 2024). Chairman … Continue Reading
October 18, 2024Yesterday, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of the impact the Biden-Harris Administration’s unilateral expansion of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has had on labor force participation. Based on CBO’s estimates, the TFP increase ($300 billion over the next decade) likely lowered the work effort of those receiving benefits. Studies show lower labor force participation results in lower economic growth and delivering federal revenue. This… Continue Reading
October 23, 2024
For nearly four years, the Biden-Harris Administration has put forth failed economic and energy policies, bringing dire consequences to working families across the United States. Activists like Stacey Abrams continue to maintain that electrification will “bring benefits to environmental justice communities.” However, Robert Bryce, a former Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and energy policy expert, notes that the push to “electrify everything” has burdened Americans with higher energy co… Continue Reading
October 22, 2024
Last month, Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) asked the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to analyze the cost to taxpayers of Vice President Kamala Harris’s open border agenda on the Medicaid program. CBO’s conclusion: between 2021 and 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration’s open border agenda provided taxpayer-funded emergency Medicaid services to illegal aliens, costing federal and state taxpayers more than $16.2 billion. This is a staggering increase of 124 percent compared to the same period u… Continue Reading
October 11, 2024
On September 5th, 2024, following President Trump’s announcement that, should he win, he will establish a government efficiency commission, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), became the first sitting Member of Congress to publicly endorse President Trump’s proposed commission. Today, Zach Halaschak, an economics reporter at The Washington Examiner, published an article highlighting Chairman Arrington’s support for President Trump’s proposal to conduct a complete financia… Continue Reading
October 23, 2024
Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) penned an Op-Ed in The Daily Caller highlighting his support for President Trump’s proposal to establish a government efficiency commission led by businessman Elon Musk. Read more as Chairman Arrington Sounds the Alarm on the need for a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government. Chairman Arrington in the Daily Caller: Via The Daily Caller: “Political campaigns often drown out important proposals in … Continue Reading
September 13, 2024Yesterday, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX) penned an Op-Ed in The Wall Street Journal highlighting how means-tested welfare spending is the driving force behind our nation’s out-of-control deficit and unsustainable debt. Read more as Chairman Arrington Sounds the Alarm on how welfare reform is sorely needed to improve the well-being of low-income families and to restore fiscal responsibility for future generations. Chairman Arrin… Continue Reading
August 19, 2024Last week, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) penned an Op-Ed in The Hill on the unsustainable level of federal health care spending and the need to reform our nation’s health care system to improve patient access to quality care and save taxpayer dollars. Spending on health care programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Obamacare are major drivers of our unsustainable fiscal path. Read more as Chairman Arrington lays out ideas for bending the health care cost curve and impr… Continue Reading
