Issue Position: Budget & Economy

Issue Position

The duty of managing our nation's finances responsibly is one of the most important obligations an elected representative takes on in Washington.

Consequently, Congressman Sessions has dedicated himself to working to ensure that our nation's most important priorities are funded, including homeland and national security and immigration reform; to enacting pro-growth policies such as tax cuts that will help to continue America's economic expansion; and to eliminating wasteful government spending that drains our nation's finances and threatens to plunge us deeper into the red.

Bringing market-based, common-sense principles to the government budgetary process is his main objective as a Chair of the Results Caucus. Due to his private sector experience, Congressman Sessions understands the need to fight bureaucracy and to utilize market-driven solutions to effectively solve problems in our communities and in government. He is also a strong supporter in the protection of small business, and consistently promotes legislation that provides opportunities for economic growth.

As a former member of the Budget Committee, an on-leave member of the Financial Services Committee, and an active member of the fiscally conservative Republican Study Committee, he has been very involved in the budget process, working to ensure the efficient and responsible allocation of our nation's financial resources.

When President Bush delivered his budget request to Congress, Congressman Sessions called it a "fiscally responsible roadmap to address long-term fiscal challenges as well as immediate foreign and domestic priorities." He applauded the President's plan to address our growing economic, national, and homeland security priorities while holding discretionary spending to less than the rate of inflation.

Unfortunately, the FY 2008 Budget Resolution passed by the House Democrats does not meet Congressman Session's expectations for a fiscally responsible spending plan. The FY 2008 Budget Resolution not only proposes an irresponsible $80 billion increase in spending, it also eliminates the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and would result in the largest tax increase, $684.4 billion, in American history. Congressman Sessions believes that this money belongs to the American taxpayer, not the federal government.

Despite these poor choices by the Democrat House Majority, Congressman Sessions is hopeful that Congress will work together to balance the budget and cut back on unnecessary government spending. He will continue to support provisions designed to help maintain pro-growth economic policies that ensure strong, sustained economic growth and job creation in America.

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