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July 29, 2024

DON’T CALIFORNIA MY AMERICA: The Cost of California Policymaking

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, President Joe Biden announced he is not seeking another four years in office and intends to pass the torch to his Vice President and Open-Border Czar, Kamala Harris, a Democrat from California. We often hear that California, if it was its own country would rank 5th in GDP. That’s why California’s policy blunders are particularly damaging. Understanding these failures is crucial if we are to avoid making similar mistakes on the national level. Their progressive … Continue Reading


June 28, 2024

Biden’s 20 Percent Inflation Tax Costs American Families Over $17,000 Per Year

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, was 2.6 percent for the month of May. Since President Biden took office, prices have increased 19.3 percent. This means that the average family of four is paying an additional $17,080 per year or $1,423 per month to purchase the same goods and services as in January 2021. House Budget Committee Chairman … Continue Reading


June 12, 2024

Chairman Arrington Joins Kudlow on Fox Business to Discuss the Importance of Smart Fiscal Policies

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) joined Larry Kudlow’s Show on Fox Business. Chairman Arrington joined Kudlow and Author Steve Moore to talk about the burden of high taxes on the American people. Watch Chairman Arrington's full interview on Fox Business HERE.Find highlights of key moments below: Chairman Arrington on Eliminating Taxes on Tips: “I think what the American people need, especially working families suffering under this … Continue Reading


May 09, 2024

Despite CBO’s Predictions, Trump Tax Cuts Were a Boon for America’s Economy and Working Families

WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) along with Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) issued the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued their latest Long-Term Budget Outlook Under Alternative Scenarios for the Economy and the Budget, which includes CBO’s estimation of the budgetary and economic impact of making the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent: “While the Congressional Budget Office provides a valuable … Continue Reading


August 16, 2023

Chairman Arrington on Anniversary of the Democrats' ‘Deficit Production Act’

Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) released the following statement on the anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act: “Happy anniversary to the wealthy EV owners, green energy corporations with over $1 billion in profit, and the Chinese who are making tens of billions from supplying critical minerals to the U.S.--compliments of the hard-working, taxpaying Americans who can’t even afford gas or groceries for their families."Background: The IRA's … Continue Reading


June 22, 2023

Chairman Arrington Delivers Opening Statement at Hearing on Growth and Taxes

Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) delivered the following remarks at a hearing entitled, "Reigniting American Growth and Prosperity: Incentivising Economic Excellence Through Tax Policy." "This hearing is the second in a series on growth entitled, 'Incentivising Economic Excellence Through Tax Policy.'"Economic growth and prosperity, I believe, is the tide that lifts all boats with more and better jobs, higher wages and income, lower unemployment, lower … Continue Reading


April 18, 2023

Every Day is Tax Day in Biden’s America

WASHINGTON - House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) released the following statement on Tax Day about the record taxes proposed by President Biden’s budget proposal. “In Biden’s America, every day is Tax Day. From weaponizing the IRS to choke American energy production, to hiring 87,000 IRS agents to shake down hardworking Americans, to proposing a budget with the highest sustained levels of taxes, Biden has an unquenchable thirst for taxing the American people. Biden’s FY24 … Continue Reading


March 09, 2023

Biden Budget Top Ten

President Biden’s FY 2024 Budget contains the highest sustained levels of taxes, spending, and deficits in American history: Spending: $82 trillion* or 25 percent of GDP (18% above 50-year average) Taxes: $65 trillion* or 20 percent of GDP (13% above 50-year average) Deficits: $17 trillion* or 5 percent of GDP (44% above 50-year average *over 10 years Saddles more than a million small businesses with higher tax rates, higher payroll taxes, and ends the … Continue Reading


March 09, 2023

Arrington: President’s Budget DOA in Republican House

WASHINGTON - House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) issued the following statement today on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget, which was not only submitted late, but is incomplete and missing the supplemental documentation traditionally included to illustrate how the budget would be implemented. “For two years, President Biden went on a massive, nonstop tax and spending spree. His new budget contains the highest sustained levels of taxes, spending, and deficits in … Continue Reading


March 06, 2023

The Past is Prologue: Record of Raising Taxes

When asked what he we would do differently the next two years, President Biden responded, “nothing.” It's safe to say the President’s Budget will include more of the same tax policies that have increased the burden on working- and middle-class American families, added an army of new IRS agents, targeted small businesses, employers, and investment in the future for higher taxes, all while creating new giveaways for special interests. Tax Increases on Working and Middle Class Americans … Continue Reading


March 06, 2023

The Past is Prologue: A Tragic, Shakespearean Spending Story Authored by the Biden Administration

History destined to repeat itself is best defined by the Shakespearean euphemism, “what’s past is prologue.” And unfortunately, President Biden’s spending habits have become the embodiment of this cautionary tale. It’s as if, “rinse and repeat” appear at the end of every Biden budget and include more taxes, more spending, and more borrowing from our children to pay for it all. When asked recently if he would do anything differently while saddling our nation with five trillion dollars in … Continue Reading


February 09, 2023

Chairman Arrington Lays Groundwork for Budget Committee Priorities

WASHINGTON - Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX) and Members of the House Budget Committee held their first official meeting to consider the Rules of the Committee and the Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress. During his opening remarks, Chairman Arrington emphasized the importance of this committee's role as Americans face runaway deficit spending and an unsustainable debt trajectory. Click here to watch Arrington's full remarks Chairman Arrington's opening remarks as … Continue Reading


February 07, 2023

Arrington: Biden Describes Alternate Reality in State of the Union

WASHINGTON - House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX), issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s State of the Union Address: "After listening to President Biden tonight, I have a few simple questions for American taxpayers and hard-working families: Have your lives gotten better or worse under the leadership of President Biden? Is our nation stronger or weaker?  Is our children’s future brighter or more bleak? "We certainly have more government, more … Continue Reading

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