Budget and Spending
Budgeting is the most basic responsibility of any institution, whether it is for a family, a business, or government. This has never been truer than today, as our nation's finances are in a grave state.
With a national debt of more than $20 trillion, this is a crisis that threatens the prosperity and opportunity for future generations of Americans.
One of my top priorities as the representative for Missouri's 2nd Congressional district is to rein in Washington spending so that our children and grandchildren are not forced to pick up the tab for Washington's spending binge. We must also prioritize our spending to rebuild our military after years of neglect, fight the opioid epidemic gripping the nation, and care for our veterans who so proudly served our nation. I am eager to work with my colleagues to find a lasting, long term solution for our federal budget that will put an end to out-of-control spending and help secure a hopeful future for coming generations of Americans.
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Mr. Speaker, I come before you today to thank my colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee, particularly Chairman Mac Thornberry and Ranking Member Adam Smith, for all of the hard work they have put in to crafting our country's national defense priorities for the upcoming year. Specifically, I want to thank them for responding to a critical Navy shortfall and a national security need by including the authorization for funding of 12 F/A-18 Super Hornets in the National Defense Authorization Act.
Ballwin, MO—Congresswoman Ann Wagner released the following statement on a letter she authored with Representatives Sam Graves, Vicky Hartzler, Blaine Luetkemeyer and Jason Smith to Senator Claire McCaskill on H.R. 240, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act:
(Washington, DC) Today, Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement after President Obama's remarks on the ongoing Veterans Administration scandal:
"Our veterans deserve the highest quality of care. The atrocities unfolding at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are not about one man, but a culture of failure and corruption that must be reversed.
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (MO-2) released the following statement after the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee released funding levels for the FY 15 National Defense Authorization Act for the E/A-18G Growler:
Washington, DC - Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement tonight in response to President Obama's State of the Union speech:
"The people of the 2nd District are tired of the same old failed speeches and policies from President Obama. The Show-Me state wants to know, 'where are the jobs!' It's time the President started working with Congress and not around us.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) today issued the following statement after the House passed, in bipartisan fashion, the fiscal year 2014 Consolidated Appropriations legislation:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) today issued the following statement after the House passed, in bipartisan fashion, the Ryan-Murray budget deal:
By Bill Lambrecht
October 11, 2013
WASHINGTON • After a critical meeting at the White House, GOP Rep. Ann Wagner said she was hopeful that a deal could be reached soon to reopen the government and raise the government’s borrowing power to avoid a debt default.
“I think we’re moving in a discerning way with real urgency, and I hope that we can get a deal worked out here,” she said Thursday evening.
WASHINGTON , D.C. – Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3223, The Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act: