Republican Study Committee Update

There are clear and responsible ways to solve our debt and economic problems without raising taxes. Congress should move forward with the RSC’s concrete solutions to create jobs, reduce spending, save the safety net, and balance the budget.

- H.R. 408, the Spending Reduction Act, identifies over 100 unnecessary programs, provides a head start towards balancing the budget, and saves taxpayers trillions of dollars over the next decade.

- The RSC Budget for FY 2012 balances the federal budget in less than ten years and institutes reforms that will protect seniors and help save Americans' health care safety net.

- H.R. 2560, the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act, cuts spending immediately, caps it in future years, and requires Congress to send a Balanced Budget Amendment to the American public for approval.

- H.R. 3400, the Jobs Through Growth Act, cuts through red tape, creates a simpler and fairer tax code, and tears down barriers to energy production. In short, it creates jobs by growing the economy, not the government.

- H.R. 1167, the Welfare Reform Act, builds upon the successful reforms of 1996, paves the way to find efficiencies in the 70+ federal welfare programs, and returns welfare spending to pre-recession levels once unemployment falls to 6.5%. Sen. Jim DeMint and other conservatives introduced this bill in the Senate just last week.

I am confident that we can solve these problems and give thanks every day that my family and I live in a country that still abounds with freedom and opportunity.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Congressman Jim JordanChairman, Republican Study Committee