Responsible Budgeting and Spending

Today, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 5376, the so-called Build Back Better Act, which will extend the reach of the federal government and enable the biggest expansion of welfare our country has seen in decades: “President Biden’s so-called Build Back Better bill is a travesty. This power grab simultan... Read more »

Today, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, opposing the Democrat's Fiscal Year 2022 Education and Labor budget reconciliation package: "In their reporting on the Democrats’ socialist spending bill, the New York Times said it would [quote] 'touch virtually every American’s life, from conception to aged infirmity.' [end quote] "I would take that statemen... Read more »

At the opening of today's markup of the Democrats' Fiscal Year 2022 Education and Labor budget reconciliation package, Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, slamming Democrats' socialist, reckless, and un-American spending proposals: "2021 is already one of the most expensive years on record for working Americans. Inflation is up more tha... Read more »

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), the Republican Leader of the House Committee on Education and Labor, issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s budget proposal: “The spending and policy atrocities passed this year by Democrats in Congress pale in comparison to President Biden’s newly released budget. Not surprisingly, an all too familiar theme persists under this administration: Gr... Read more »