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Woodall Introduces Budget Reform Bill

(Washington, D.C.) -U.S. Representative Rob Woodall (R-GA-07) introduced budget reform legislation, H.R. 1871, the "Baseline Reform Act," on Wednesday. The so-called "baseline" is an automatic inflator of federal spending that occurs irrespective of national ... [Published Zecco - May 10 2013]

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"Only in Washington can you get away with calling a spending increase a 'cut.' At home with my constituents, a spending cut means that we reduce current spending. Under current baseline policy, a spending cut means that we simply slow the rate of spending increase. With our nation almost $17 trillion in debt, we need to have an honest national conversation about our spending priorities. We can't have that honest conversation when Washington calls a $5 spending increase a "cut" because the baseline assumed a $7 increase. America deserves a budget process in Washington that resembles the budget process around our kitchen tables, and H R 1871 takes an important step toward that goal" Woodall said
Woodall Introduces Budget Reform Bill [Published Zecco - May 10 2013]

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