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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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement today in response to President Obama’s speech in Newport News, Virginia regarding sequestration.
In less than a week, our country faces severe across-the-board spending cuts known in Washington as the “sequester.”
In 2011, President Obama devised sequestration to impose $1.2 trillion in arbitrary, across-the-board spending cuts between defense and non-defense spending over the next 10 years. If the president’s sequester cannot be replaced, this will negatively impact both our national and domestic security.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement today in response to President Obama’s Press Conference on sequestration.
WASHINGTON , D.C. – Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) today issued the following statement as the House of Representatives passed the “Require A Plan Act”:
“Every day hard-working middle-class families and small business owners from the 2nd District of Missouri create budgets, set priorities and live within their means. Yet Senate Democrats have failed to pass a budget in four years, and once again President Obama missed his deadline to submit a budget on time to the American people. This is simply unacceptable.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO) issued the following statement in response to President Obama missing the legally-mandated deadline to submit his budget to Congress.
Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Wagner (R-MO) released the following statement in reaction to the December jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor. A net total of 155,000 jobs were created, and the unemployment rate for January rose to 7.9 percent from the 7.8 percent rate previously reported for December.
WASHINGTON , D.C. – Representative Ann Wagner (R-MO) today issued the following statement as the House of Representatives passed the “No Budget, No Pay Act”:
