Westerman Says Proposed House Budget Creates "more than $5 trillion in savings"

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Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) joined his colleagues on the House Committee on Budget Tuesday morning (March 17) to present a balanced budget that provides $5.5 trillion in savings over 10 years.

"The budget crafted by this committee does something the president's proposed budget never could do -- it balances," Westerman said. "This budget not only balances, but it produces more than $5 trillion in savings over 10 years, creates a surplus by 2024, repeals Obamacare and creates a workforce requirement for recipients of federal income assistance programs. By taking my proposed workforce requirement legislation -- H.R. 886 -- and expanding it to all able-bodied, working age federal income assistance program recipients, taxpayers will save $600 billion over 10 years."

The budget proposal presented by the Republican-led House Budget Committee also proposes spending $3 trillion on Medicaid over the next 10 years, but reshaping the program using State Flexibility Funds so individual states can craft their own programs using a combination of state and federal dollars and achieve savings without gutting Medicare, as the proposed Obama budget would do. The House Budget will create a sustainable, long-lasting program for seniors, the disabled and blind individuals, as well as children in need of assistance.

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