Today on a bipartisan vote of 359-67 the US House passed its 2014 appropriations bill, marking the fourth straight year in which the federal government has reduced discretionary spending, the first this has happened since just after the Korean War. I voted for todays bill, and it reflects a move in the right direction, as the appropriated amounts are $164 billion lower than final discretionary budget of the Bush administration. The funding bill enacts a number of provisions that were important to Kansans; including restoring full cost of living benefits to our disabled military retirees, restricting all foreign aid to Libya until it takes responsibility for bringing the perpetrators of Benghazi murders to justice, and prohibits the IRS from targeting Americans based upon their political or religious affiliation. We have lots of work to do to rein in federal spending, reform entitlement programs and flatten out the tax code. Todays bill is an important first step and we must renew our efforts to balance the federal budget and bring government spending further under control.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 23:54:09 +0000
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