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Congressman Tom Price: Omnibus Translates Talk Into Action
Congressman Tom Price, M.D. (GA-06), vice chairman of the House Committee on the Budget, applauded the bipartisan passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014, saying:
“Today’s omnibus signifies the promises kept by House Republicans to the American people. First, we vowed to begin the important task of restoring fiscal sanity in Washington. Since taking control of the House in 2011, Republicans have cut spending four years in a row, despite President Obama’s repeated insistence on increasing spending and raising taxes. In total, we have cut discretionary spending by $165 billion, while Democrats increased spending by $210 billion when they controlled all of Congress.
“When House Republicans offered our budget last year, we pledged to put an end to budget gimmicks, accounting tricks and needless waste. Today, we are passing appropriations legislation that includes no earmarks. By comparison, the March 2009 spending bill President Obama signed into law included approximately 9,000 earmarks.
“The omnibus also corrects a pattern of Congress governing from catastrophe to catastrophe. Removing the threat of future shutdowns allows us to address the critical issues facing our nation — from spurring economic growth and job creation to holding this administration accountable for the failures of Obamacare.
“This funding bill is certainly imperfect. Still, Republicans understand that our current path is unsustainable and that we have a moral obligation to right the course for future generations of Americans. We have talked about this problem for some time now, and today’s vote is translating that talk into action.”
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