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Committee Leaders Blast Biden-Harris Administration’s Social Security Rulemaking Costing Taxpayers Nearly $40 Billion
WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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 … Continue Reading
September 23, 2024
Chairman Arrington Requests CBO Analysis on the Exploding Cost of Medicaid Spending for Illegal Aliens Under Biden-Harris Border Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) sent a letter to Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel asking the CBO to analyze the cost to taxpayers of “Border Czar” Vice President Kamala Harris’s open border on the Medicaid program. Specifically, the letter calls on CBO to produce data on Medicaid spending on emergency services for illegal aliens from Fiscal Year 2017 to Fiscal Year 2023, allowing American taxpayers to understand the … Continue Reading
July 22, 2024
Chairman Arrington Calls for Transparency on Protective Services Resources for all Presidential Candidates
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas addressing critical concerns regarding the budgetary resources allocated to protective services for presidential candidates. In light of escalating security threats to our nation’s political leaders, Chairman Arrington requests disclosure of the resources allocated to DHS agencies, including the Secret Service, to protect … Continue Reading
June 12, 2024
Chairman Arrington & Oversight Task Force Chair Bergman Request CBO to Analyze Full Cost of President Biden’s Executive Actions
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Oversight Task Force Chair Jack Bergman (R-MI) sent a letter to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), requesting a fulsome cost estimate for the 138 executive actions and agency rules unilaterally issued by the Biden Administration.Read the full letter HERE. Background: The Problem: According to the Congressional Research Service (CRS) executive orders “are used extensively by Presidents to achieve policy … Continue Reading
May 17, 2024
Chairmen Arrington, Smith Request Budgetary Analysis of Biden Plan to Permanently Expand Obamacare Subsidies for the Wealthy
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) sent a letter to Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel and Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) Chief of Staff Thomas Barthold requesting a comprehensive analysis of the budgetary effects of making permanent the enhanced Obamacare subsidies - as called for in President Biden’s budget - which have gone to some of the nation’s highest … Continue Reading
May 09, 2024
Chairman Arrington Seeks Full Analysis from CBO on Mass Illegal Migration Costs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) sent a letter to Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Phillip Swagel requesting a complete and fair analysis of the budgetary effects of the border crisis. This letter follows a House Budget Committee hearing entitled “The Cost of the Border Crisis,” where members delved into the fiscal ramifications of President Biden’s open border policies. The letter expresses House Budget Committee Republicans’ concern … Continue Reading
April 29, 2024
Chairman Arrington and Oversight Task Force Chairman Bergman Again Call for Implementation and Execution of Administrative PAYGO
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Oversight Task Force Chairman Jack Bergman (R-MI) sent a second letter — issued in tandem with the committee’s request of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a report on the “Status of Actions to Offset Direct Spending from Administrative Rules” released on November 30, 2023 — expressing serious concerns over the Administration’s interpretation and implementation of the Fiscal Responsibility … Continue Reading
April 26, 2024
Chairman Arrington, Health Care Task Force Chair Burgess Request Investigation into Obamacare Program Driving Deficits
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Budget Committee Health Care Task Force (HCTF) Chair Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) sent a letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting an updated report on the cost of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and its effect on the federal budget. The Relationship Between Federal Spending and CMMI: The Patient Protection and … Continue Reading
March 18, 2024
Biden’s Department of Labor Ignores Request for Improved Oversight of Costly Pandemic-Era Unemployment Insurance
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On February 5, 2024, the House Budget Committee Oversight Task Force (OTF) sent a letter to the Department of Labor (DOL) seeking clarification on how the agency plans to address the mismanagement of pandemic Unemployment Insurance (UI) funds no later than today, March 18, 2024. DOL’s missed deadline comes a week after receiving the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 proposed budget, the Administration are requesting $313 million in additional funding to UI to “modernize, … Continue Reading
February 05, 2024
Arrington, Bergman Investigate Mismanagement of Pandemic-Era Unemployment Insurance
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and the entire Oversight Task Force, led by Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI), sent an investigative letter to the Department of Labor (DOL) and the agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) outlining concerns around the OIG’s report on the mismanagement of pandemic Unemployment Insurance (UI) funds. Background: Originally authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020, … Continue Reading
January 22, 2024
Arrington, Comer Probe OMB and Treasury Over Completeness of Spending Transparency Data
WASHINGTON D.C.— House Committee on Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-KY) sent a joint letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Treasury Department’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service (BFS) after a Government Accountability Office report found agencies failed to provide accurate and timely spending data. In the letter to OMB Director Shalanda Young and BFS Commissioner Timothy Gribben, the … Continue Reading
January 16, 2024
Chairman Arrington, Chairwoman Foxx Demand Transparency on the Cost of Biden’s Newest Student Loan Bailout Scheme
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Cardona requesting answers and documents related to the Biden administration's latest student loan bailout plan. The letter reads in part, “The Congressional Budget Office estimated the President’s loan cancellation policy alone would have cost taxpayers over $330 billion. … Continue Reading
January 12, 2024
Chairman Arrington, Task Force Chairmen Yakym & Bergman, Send Letter to PPBE Reform Commission on Improving DoD’s Budget and Budget Process
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Budget Oversight Task Force Chair Jack Bergman (R-MI), and Budget Process Reform Task Force Chair Rudy Yakym (R-IN) sent a letter to the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Reform with the goal of creating an open line of communication to improve Department of Defense (DoD) budget and budget process. The letter also invites the Commission to testify before the House Budget Committee to discuss their … Continue Reading
January 05, 2024
Oversight Task Force Requests Information on Administrative Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Provision
WASHINGTON D.C.- Today, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Oversight Task Force Chairman Jack Bergman (R-MI) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), requesting a supplemental report on the implementation of the Fiscal Responsibility Act’s (FRA) Administrative PAYGO provision. The letter asks the government watchdog to explore the following issues, including: How many rules would qualify under the current Administrative PAYGO provision since … Continue Reading
November 20, 2023
Chairman Arrington, Health Care Task Force Chair Burgess Lead Letter to CBO on IRA Drug Development Analysis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Budget Committee Health Care Task Force Chair Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) led a letter to Director Phillip Swagel of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) requesting answers to CBO’s analysis of policies impacting drug development in the United States. Joined by Budget Committee Health Care Task Force (HCTF) Members Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA), Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT), Rep. … Continue Reading
November 01, 2023
Budget Oversight Task Force Issues a Request for Information to Stakeholders and the Public
Today, the House Budget Committee’s newly created Oversight Task Force released a Request For Information (RFI) letter inviting comments from key government stakeholders, organizations, and the general public pertaining to fiscal accountability, transparency, and program integrity. The deadline to submit comments is December 31, 2023. The letter, led by Oversight Task Force Chairman Jack Bergman (R-MI) and House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX), states: “If you or your … Continue Reading
October 31, 2023
House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington, Oversight Task Force Chairman Jack Bergman Demand Accountability from Biden Administration on Ukraine War Funding
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Budget Committee Oversight Task Force Chairman Jack Bergman (R-MI) sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young demanding accounting of the United States’ funding of the Ukraine war to date. The letter also calls on Director Young to schedule a date to testify before the House Budget Committee on these expenditures. The letter reads, “It has now been over 20 months since Russia invaded Ukraine. … Continue Reading
September 12, 2023
Arrington to Mayorkas: Show us the Money
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas today, highlighting the devastating impact the crisis at the border is having on communities across the country and asking him to provide an accounting of DHS expenditures to address the influx of migrants at the southwest border. Specifically, the letter asks the Secretary the following questions: Since you became Secretary, what has the Department of … Continue Reading
