Conservative Leaders to Congress: Oppose Any Budget Deal That Raises Spending Levels or Increases Revenue
As budget negotiations between the House and Senate continue, we write to urge Congress to oppose any legislation that increases spending above current law or raises new federal revenue.
According to reports, the House and Senate conference committee that was recently convened to negotiate the federal budget is considering a plan that would violate Congress’ promise on discretionary spending caps and increase federal revenue. Legislation that raises federal revenue and spending levels is unacceptable to conservatives and the majority of Americans and should be rejected by Congress.
Though conservatives support more spending restraint, the discretionary spending limits defined in the Budget Control Act represent a promise to the American people to marginally slow the growth of government. The budget conference committee represents an opportunity for Congress and President Obama to honor their bipartisan agreement; it is not a vehicle to break budget limits or increase revenue. Rather than searching for ways to abandon a bipartisan spending agreement, Congress should pass legislation that upholds the caps and then focus their energy on something productive, like stopping the train wreck that is Obamacare.
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While many have expressed legitimate concerns about the nature of the spending limits, Congress has the ability to repurpose the BCA’s caps and limit other areas of discretionary spending as it deems prudent, such as protecting our national defense, without exceeding the $967 billion spending limit. Congress and the President have no excuse to violate their existing budget agreement. Conservatives cannot support any legislation that raises spending levels or increases revenue.
Sincerely,
The Honorable Edwin Meese III
Former Attorney General
President Ronald Reagan
The Honorable David McIntosh
Former Member of Congress
Indiana
Brent Bozell
Chairman
For America
Mike Needham
CEO
Heritage Action for America
Tim Phillips
President
Americans for Prosperity
Tony Perkins
President
Family Research Council
Colin Hanna
President
Let Freedom Ring
Erick Erickson
Editor-in-Chief
RedState
Jenny Beth Martin
Co-Founder
Tea Party Patriots
Matt Kibbe
President
FreedomWorks
Al Cardenas
Chairman
American Conservative Union
Amy Kremer
Chairman
Tea Party Express
David Bossie
President
Citizens United
Penny Nance
President
Concerned Women for America
Duane Parde
President
National Taxpayers Union
David Williams
President
Taxpayers Protection Alliance
Bill Walton
Chairman
Rappahannock Ventures LLC
The Honorable J. Kenneth Blackwell
President
Constitutional Congress, Inc.
Nathan Mehrens
President
Americans for Limited Government
Jim Ryun
Chairman
The Madison Project
The Honorable T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr.
Former Domestic Advisor
President Ronald Reagan
The Honorable Alfred S. Regnery
Former Publisher
American Spectator
Jonathan Bydlak
President
Coalition to Reduce Spending
Daniel Garza
Executive Director
Libre Initiative
Evan Feinberg
President
Generation Opportunity