Fiscal Responsibility
Every American family must live within a budget, and the federal government should do the same. For too long, reckless government spending has been the norm in Washington. In particular, spending on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, among other programs, continues to grow at an unsustainable rate.
Hard-earned taxpayer dollars should be spent carefully and deliberately by the federal government. I stand ready to reduce spending, enact meaningful reforms to strengthen existing programs for current and future beneficiaries, and ultimately put our nation’s fiscal house back in order. It will take bipartisan cooperation to make these tough decisions, but the consequences of kicking the can down the road are too great for Congress not to take meaningful action.
Press
July 2010
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7/21/10 | Thune Receives National Taxpayers Union Taxpayers' Friend Award |
7/16/10 | South Dakota's Job Creation Worthy of Continued Praise |
June 2010
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6/17/10 | Thune: Senate Misses Opportunity to Reduce Spending, Taxes and Debt |
6/11/10 | Growing National Debt Reaches Record Level |
May 2010
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5/26/10 | National Debt and Washington Irresponsibility Reach New Heights |
5/14/10 | Taxpayers on the Hook for Growing Problem |
March 2010
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3/26/10 | Bank Regulation Reform Must Be Done Right |
February 2010
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2/4/10 | House Democrats Block Vote on Thune Measure to End TARP |
2/1/10 | Thune: President's Budget Would Add Staggering Debt, Not Jobs |
January 2010
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1/28/10 | Thune: Missed Opportunity to Restore Fiscal Responsibility |