OPENING STATEMENT: Chairman Arrington Presents House Republican Budget Blueprint to Deliver for the American people
This budget resolution is more than numbers on a ledger, it’s a blueprint for restoring America’s security, prosperity, and leadership in the world.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee convened for a markup of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025. Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) delivered the following remarks.
Opening Statement as Prepared:
Today, we will deliver on the people’s mandate by advancing the FY25 budget resolution to restore the fiscal health of our nation by reining in reckless spending and reigniting economic growth.
In addition, we will provide critical resources to our Commander in Chief to secure our border, strengthen our military and provide for the common defense.
This budget resolution provides the fiscal framework for what will be one of the most consequential pieces of legislation in modern history and the principal legislative vehicle for delivering on President Trump’s America First agenda.
The era of wasteful, woke, and weaponized government is over.
This balanced budget resolution will achieve the following objectives:
To Make America Prosperous Again:
We will provide tax relief for working families and small businesses, who have suffered through one of the worst cost-of-living crises in our nation’s history.
We will reverse the Biden-Harris administration’s whole of government assault on domestic energy, which will bring down prices for consumers, breath life back into our economy, and reestablish American energy dominance.
We will put an end to the administrative state and the barrage of burdensome regulations that are crushing our small businesses and compromising our freedoms.
We will rein in the reckless spending that lit the fuse on inflation, weakened our economy, and pushed our nations to the brink of a debt crisis.
We will right-size the broken bureaucracy and root out the massive waste and fraud in the federal government.
And to Make America Safe Again:
We will provide critical resources to our border patrol agents and our troops to strengthen our military, secure our border, and bolster our Commander in Chief in his first and most important job - to provide for the common defense.
This reconciliation process is not just an exercise in matching revenues with outlays —— more importantly, it’s reconciling the difference between the American people’s interest, expectations, and values, and a federal government that has lost its way, forgotten who it serves, and too often has failed to faithfully, fairly, and efficiently execute the law of the land.
And what we learned from the November election, and what is abundantly clear to all: The American people want their country back. They want normal. They want to return to commonsense. They want their streets safe, border secure, and laws enforced.
They want their country secure, their commander in chief strong, and they want to be respected on the world stage.
The American people:
They want their troops trained not indoctrinated and they want a military ready to fight and win wars not focused on the latest progressive cause celeb.
They want an opportunity for a better job, a bigger paycheck, and a better quality of life for their families.
They want to keep more of their hard-earned money to pay their bills and provide for their families.
They want their government to steward their tax dollars responsibility. They want an efficient, effective and accountable government.
They want to help people, but they expect those who are able to also help themselves.
We have an unprecedented opportunity – and a sacred obligation – to meet this moment with the urgency it demands.
Now, more than ever is the time for Republicans in Congress to demonstrate the courage of their convictions and take the bold action this historic moment requires.
This budget resolution is more than numbers on a ledger, it’s a blueprint for restoring America’s security, prosperity, and leadership in the world.?
It’s a promissory note for our children to preserve the land of liberty and opportunity by safeguarding it from an unwieldy government and the unbridled spending, taxing, and regulating that threatens to destroy it.?
Together, under the leadership of President Trump, we will usher in the Golden Age of America.
With that, I yield five minutes to Ranking Member Boyle for his opening statement.
