Getting America Back on a Sustainable Fiscal Course Through Budget Discipline

Statement

On March 29, 2012, the House passed H. Con. Res. 112, the fiscal year 2012 budget resolution by a vote of 228-191. For the second year in a row, the House put forward and passed a budget framework that changes the spending trajectory of the nation, which is needed more than ever with America's debt fast approaching $16 trillion.

The budget plan makes the tough but necessary choices to get our country back on a sustainable fiscal course, while preserving and strengthening critical safety net programs for our seniors.

The proposal also provides needed tax relief, through a tax code that's flatter, fairer and more efficient, in order to provide families with the certainty they need to plan and invest in their future. Unfortunately, it's been almost three years since the Senate has had the courage to do the same.

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