Hill: ‘We’re Reining in Washington’s Out-of-Control Spending’
Washington,
June 7, 2018
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) issued the following statement after supporting the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act: “When Arkansans sent me to Washington, they demanded leadership and accountability and for me to be part of the solution to Washington’s top-down, one-size-fits-all approach to spending. Across Arkansas, people are fed up with the federal government’s wasteful spending. “I am glad to support the president’s request to cancel nearly $15 billion in expired federal funding – because these funds are dollars that were approved in previous years and can no longer be spent. This includes expired funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and therefore will not affect current and future delivery of children’s health insurance through this program, and in fact, the House recently voted to fully fund and authorize CHIP for ten years, the longest period in the twenty-year history of the program. I’m proud that we’re taking a positive step to be better steward of our hard-earned dollars, cutting back on Washington’s out-of-control spending.” Background: The Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act, H.R. 3, would rescind more than $15 billion in previously authorized spending. Pursuant to the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (ICA), the President requested rescissions of nearly $15 billion of unobligated balances from previously appropriated funding. Previous presidents of both political parties, like President Ronald Reagan and President Bill Clinton, have regularly recommended rescission packages. Additional information on H.R. 3:
Rescissions include:
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