Republican Study Committee's Blueprint to Save America

Floor Speech

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Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Oklahoma (Mr. Hern), the chairman of our task force, and all of the members of the task force, for coming together and showing the American people that Congress can debate, analyze, think through, and consider what it takes to balance our budget. Kevin Hern has delivered that leadership.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in favor of the Republican Study Committee's budget proposal for fiscal year 2023. I am proud to be a contributing member of the Republican Study Committee.

This RSC budget would not only rein in reckless spending, but it would also balance the Nation's budget over the next decade.

By making President Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent, this budget would provide hardworking American families with immediate relief, something we desperately need amid Joe Biden's highest inflation in four decades.

This budget also works toward strengthening our national security, starting with the crisis at our southwest border. Last month, Mr. Speaker, Customs and Border Protection reported that 234,416 illegal migrant encounters occurred along our border, the highest 1-month total ever recorded. This budget would restore the Trump-era policies that secured our border and kept our communities safe, preventing startling statistics like that one I just noted.

This budget is sensible, it is realistic, and it is beneficial for all of our American families.

I am pleased that two of my legislative items that I have placed priority on in this Congress were included in this budget package: The Price Stability Act and the Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act.

First, the Price Stability Act, which I was pleased to introduce earlier this year alongside my good friend and colleague, Byron Donalds, from Florida. At a time when the American people are currently spending an additional $460 a month, Mr. Speaker, nearly $5,000 more this year than people were spending last year to keep up with President Biden's inflation, the rising cost of gas at the pump, and groceries at the store, this bill would have the Federal Reserve focus on a single mandate, that of price stability, concentrating on keeping prices down, and preventing inflation from stealing from American families.

The second bill, the Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act, which I reintroduced this year, would restructure the Social Security Administration's disability classification system to provide further opportunities to individuals with disabilities who can and want to get back to work. That is important, because too many people go on our Social Security disability system and don't get back to the workforce. This provides them financial incentives, training, and opportunity to go back to work, something our workforce and our employers desperately need. It gives dignity to those who can get back into the workforce.

These policies would both reduce government spending while ensuring that we put the needs of the American people first.

I thank the Republican Study Committee chairman, Jim Banks, Task Force Chairman Hern, for their hard work and leadership in developing this budget. This commonsense legislative agenda combats inflation while supporting a healthy economy. It works for the betterment of our families long-term.

I am proud of the provisions that were included in the budget. I am happy to express my support for the budget and for the work of the task force.

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