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
January 2012
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1/26/12 | Thune Speaks at Budget Hearing |
1/24/12 | 1,000 Days w/ No Real Budget |
December 2011
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12/16/11 | Balanced Budget Amendment Needed for Fiscal Sanity |
November 2011
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11/21/11 | Democrats Unwilling to Make Tough Decisions on Spending Reductions |
October 2011
September 2011
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9/15/11 | Congressional Working Group Releases Investigative Report on Unsustainable CLASS Act |
April 2011
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4/15/11 | A Sea Change in Washington's Budget Debate |
4/14/11 | Bill to Reduce Largest Environmental Paperwork Burden Passes Committee, Moves to Senate Floor |