Lummis Votes No on Funding Bill that Breaks Budget Caps

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Today, the U.S. House agreed to a Senate-passed continuing resolution to fully fund the government through December 11th of this year. U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (WY-At Large) voted against the funding bill, which breaks formerly established budget caps by $3 billion and fails to address the President's continued executive overreach. The Budget Control Act of 2011 set limits on the amount of defense and non-defense spending. The Continuing Resolution which passed the House exceeded the non-defense spending cap of $493 billion by almost $3 billion.

"This $3 billion breach of the budget cap may not seem like much in Washington, where our government is already $18 trillion in debt, but to the Americans suffering under this administration's excessive regulations it is just another sign that Washington is not serious," said Rep. Lummis. "Congress needs to do its job, make tough spending choices, and scrutinize all of the policies funded by these tax dollars, especially President Obama's devastating regulations and executive actions. We need to fulfill our constitutional responsibility over the power of the purse, instead of just kicking the can down the road yet again."

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