[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 92 (Tuesday, May 30, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H2651-H2652]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY DESERVES TO FLOURISH

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, mandatory spending programs are the 
overflowing sinks that have bedeviled Congress for decades on end. Two-
thirds of all Federal spending is allocated to mandatory spending 
programs, and there are few constructive opportunities to curb exceeded 
cost estimates.
  While Congress returns to Washington this week to cut spending in 
exchange for lifting the debt ceiling, far too little attention is 
being paid to autopilot spending that far outpaces these cuts.
  My bill, the Spending Safeguard Act, would restore congressional 
control over mandatory spending increases by establishing program-
specific caps for new or reauthorized programs. If a program spends 
more than what was anticipated, then it needs to be reformed or 
extinguished. It is that simple.
  Let's be honest, Mr. Speaker. Congress has a knack for ignoring 
opportunities to address direct spending head-on. My bill offers a 
viable pathway to restore both fiscal sanity and fiscal responsibility 
in Washington.
  It is time for Congress to act.

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