Our nation’s transplant shortage is dire. Twenty-two people die every day because they could not survive the wait for a viable organ.
Category: Budget
Help Fix the Student Debt Crisis. Become an Original Cosponsor of the Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculating Act
With over 40 million Americans burdened by student loan debt, the education debt crisis has reached an epidemic level. In June of 2014, The Economist reported that total student loan debt in America had reached $1.2 trillion.
Support Legislation to Permanently Prohibit Using Guarantee Fees as a Budget Offset
Recognizing the important role g-fees play in the housing market, the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Resolution included a provision to prohibit using g-fees as a budget offset.
Urge the Senate to end fire borrowing – Deadline: 5/13 (v. 2)
As we enter the 2016 fire season, we ask you to join us in calling on the Senate to help end the costly practice of fire borrowing. In seven out of the last ten years, the costs of fighting wildfires for the U.S. Forest Service have exceeded the firefighting budget, forcing the Forest Service to borrow funds intended for forest management.
Be an Original Cosponsor of a Resolution Honoring and Celebrating Federal Employees
Please be an original cosponsor of my resolution paying tribute to federal employees and their service to our nation through times of war and peace, recession and prosperity, and global instability and uncertainty.
BRIEFING: Why Deficits Matter
While the federal budget deficit has declined from its recession-level highs, projections show growing deficits this year and in the years to come.
Urge the Senate to end fire borrowing!
As we enter the 2016 fire season, we ask you to join us in calling on the Senate to help end the costly practice of fire borrowing. In seven out of the last ten years, the costs of fighting wildfires for the U.S. Forest Service have exceeded the firefighting budget, forcing the Forest Service to borrow funds intended for forest management.
Cosponsor the Bipartisan Duckworth-Russell Getting Results through Enhanced Accountability and Transparency Act
We invite you to cosponsor the bipartisan “Getting Results through Enhanced Accountability and Transparency Act of 2016.
RESTORE INTEGRITY TO BUDGET ENFORCEMENT (v. 4)
We invite you to be an original co-sponsor of the Budget Enforcement Awareness Resolution, a resolution amending House rules to ensure members can make more informed decisions about budget-breaking legislation.
Inform the Appropriations Process with Historical Data
Spending the people’s money wisely is one of our most fundamental duties as Members of Congress. The annual appropriations process, if carried out fully, provides an excellent opportunity for education and oversight.