[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 885 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 885

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding our 
                             national debt.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2018

 Mr. Norman submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Ways and Means

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding our 
                             national debt.

Whereas our national debt exceeds $20 trillion;
Whereas each citizen of the United States would owe over $63,000 to pay off the 
        national debt if they were forced to pay out-of-pocket;
Whereas the national debt is expected to exceed $30 trillion within the next 
        decade;
Whereas when the national debt continues to grow at an alarming rate, the 
        probability of a fiscal crisis increases;
Whereas financial waste and inefficiencies are prevalent in the Federal 
        Government, illustrated by more than 250 areas identified in past 
        Government Accountability Office reports where reforms are needed to 
        reduce duplication and overlap;
Whereas agencies have Office of Inspector Generals and the Government 
        Accountability Office exists in order to monitor Federal spending and 
        identify areas of waste and inefficiency;
Whereas each Member of Congress is elected by, and works for, their constituents 
        who pay taxes;
Whereas each Member is elected to ensure that taxpayers' dollars are used 
        responsibly;
Whereas Congress has the fundamental responsibility to efficiently utilize the 
        power of the purse; and
Whereas the House should find budgetary savings of at least $40 billion each 
        fiscal year: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) believes the national debt is rising unsustainably and 
        needs to urgently be addressed; and
            (2) encourages each Member of the House of Representatives 
        to introduce and advocate for legislation to find at least $100 
        million of Federal programs to cut spending from each fiscal 
        year, aside from annual Appropriations bills.
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