[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3388]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     NO MORE UNAUTHORIZED SPENDING

  (Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remind all of us 
that those who sent us here did so because they trust us with their 
voice to set the priorities in the people's House, because that is the 
way that our Founding Fathers intended it to be--a government of, by, 
and for ``We, the People.''
  But what was established as three branches of government has evolved 
into an overextended executive and an overly active court system, with 
the American people's voice getting lost. Americans are frustrated, and 
I am, too. That is why I introduced the USA Act, to promote a more 
effective, accountable, and timely oversight of our entire Federal 
Government.
  Too much of the government is currently on autopilot. We must 
challenge the status quo by ensuring that spending and decisions made 
by the executive branch departments, agencies, and programs come under 
the citizens' scrutiny.
  No more unauthorized spending. It is time to hold Federal bureaucrats 
accountable for being so disconnected from their mission and reclaim 
the power of the purse.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in cosponsoring the USA Act.

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