U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry
Washington DC Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) today issued the following statement in response to the scheduling of H.R. 2920 the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009."
Once again the leadership of this Congress has chosen political gimmicks over common sense and real reform. H.R. 2920 the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009" has so many loopholes and exemptions that some 40 of federal government spending including ALL discretionary spending is exempt from the bills pay-as-you-go rules."
This bill does nothing to curb Washingtons appetite for taxpayer dollars and that is where spending reform must start."
Among the major spending bills Thornberry noted Congress has passed this year are:
- $350 billion for the second part of the TARP program used for the auto bailout and other purposes.
- $787 billion for the stimulus bill (H.R. 1).
- $409 billion for the omnibus spending bill for 2009 (H.R. 1105).
- And that does not include:
- Global Warming (H.R. 2454) passed the House and is pending in the Senate
and expected to cost consumers and businesses more than $100 billion per year.
- Health care reform which carries cost estimates of over $1 trillion.
The federal budget deficit for 2009 will be at least $1.84 trillion. That is at more than quadruple last years deficit. It doesnt take a complicated formula or a lengthy debate to figure out how to eliminate this growing burden on future generations of Americans. All Congress has to do is just say NO and stop the spending."
