Budget and Fiscal Issues
The federal government spends six million dollars a minute, each minute, every day of the year. This unfettered spending costs each American family over $23,000 a year. Federal government spending is out of control, and it is the responsibility of Congress to fix the problem. If federal spending is not reigned in, we will find it more and more difficult to avoid the looming financial crisis posed by the retirement of the Baby Boomers and the tens of trillions of dollars in unfunded liabilities their future government benefits represent.
That’s why during the FY2008 appropriations process, and in my first year in Congress, I stood on the House floor to offer a series of “fiscal discipline amendments” to hold the line on runaway federal spending.
I will continue seeking to instill fiscal sanity in government, so that we will be able to keep our promises to retirees while providing a sound future for our children and grandchildren.
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During the hearing, Rep. Jordan focused on the fact that the federal government's agencies collect billions of dollars in fees, fines and penalties, but that money is not overseen by Congress.
"After seven years of stonewalling, targeting and harassing the Albuquerque Tea Party, the IRS has yet again blocked the group's non-profit status without any explanation. This decision is a reminder that when a federal judge recently said that targeting was still going on, he meant it.
Rep. Jordan was one of two representatives for Ohio who received an "A" in the 2015 Congressional Rating by NTU, given for his strong voting record on behalf of lower taxes, limited government and economic freedom for all Americans.
Yesterday, C-SPAN aired an interview with Congressman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, conducted by POLITICO's Rachael Bade, The Washington Post's Kelsey Snell and C-SPAN's Susan Swain for C-SPAN's Newsmakers show. During the interview, Rep.
Of the award Rep. Jordan said:
The key to understanding America's social-welfare system today — and why it needs to be reformed — is not its bloated annual budget but its tendency to undermine the two most dependable routes out of poverty: work and marriage.
For many Americans struggling to make ends meet, our safety net works as it was intended, providing a temporary lifeline when they fall on hard times and need help getting back on their feet.
In life, the sooner you get about fixing a problem, the easier it is to solve. The longer you put it off, the more dramatic and drastic measures you have to take.
The same holds true for problems facing the country. That's why a number of us conservatives in Congress oppose the current budget plan being proposed in the House of Representatives.
Since the beginning of the year, conservatives have called for a budget that reflects the will of the American people. This means a budget that begins to address the problem of Washington's out-of-control borrowing and spending.
"From the beginning of the budget process, the House Freedom Caucus has called for a Republican budget that shows the American people we are serious about addressing Washington's out-of-control spending problem. Our Members have put forward multiple proposals that would rein in spending through real budget reforms.
"For the past seven years, the Obama administration has systematically eroded the Constitutional freedoms of the American people while failing to secure our borders and protect our country from the growing threat of terrorism.