[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 37 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H741]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         RESTORING FISCAL ORDER

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, as our Nation faces a myriad of catastrophes, 
one of which is an open southern border and the mass migration of 
illegal aliens, Washington's fiscal house sits in utter disrepair.
  That is the reality we face. If we don't grasp the reins soon and 
stamp out wasteful spending, our Nation will suffer serious 
consequences that will continue to compound.
  Not a penny of taxpayer money should be directed to frivolous 
spending binges overseas while the southern border is sitting wide 
open. We should take care of our country's needs first.
  American families and hardworking taxpayers across the Nation demand 
that action be taken to cut spending, restore fiscal sanity, and get 
our country moving in the right direction.
  Mr. Speaker, I wholeheartedly agree with them, and I have taken 
action to restore fiscal order in Washington.
  To cut wasteful spending and protect taxpayer dollars from rampant 
abuse, I have supported commonsense amendments to the ongoing fiscal 
year 2024 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Operations 
appropriations package. These amendments slash funding for the United 
States Agency for International Development by half, transfer millions 
of dollars from the Peace Corps budget to the spending reduction 
account, eliminate millions in funding for the Global Environment 
Facility fund, and prohibit funds from being used to implement the 
Paris climate agreement.
  Our children, grandchildren, and future generations of proud 
Americans to come deserve fiscal order in Washington and our country's 
needs being put first. Anything less is entirely unacceptable.
  In addition to my continuing efforts to uphold fiscal order and put 
the needs of our country first, I have also cosponsored H.R. 2445, the 
Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance Act, legislation which 
would establish an office for an inspector general for Ukraine 
assistance to oversee all funding made available in support of Ukraine.
  Specifically, this legislation requires the President's nominee to 
serve as the Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance to be 
confirmed by the Senate; directs the Special Inspector General for 
Ukraine Assistance to submit quarterly reports to Congress on 
obligations and expenditures of U.S. funds and the provision of 
military equipment; requires a report on the Ukrainian Government's 
compliance with anticorruption measures and comparisons of America's 
contribution to Ukraine to those from our NATO allies.
  Mr. Speaker, oversight of taxpayer dollars and resources should never 
be cast aside or abandoned. We can stamp out wasteful spending, put our 
country's needs first, and ensure effective oversight of taxpayer 
dollars all at the same time.
  My record on cutting wasteful spending is clear, and I will always 
fight to ensure that the dollars of hardworking taxpayers are not only 
respected but also protected.

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