Federal spending is out of control. The national debt has doubled over the last 10 years, from $10.6 trillion to $21 trillion. Paying interest on our debt alone will consume more and more of our annual budget until we get our spending in check, let alone the power it gives to the countries that own our debt. Our debt crisis is not due to the fact that Americans are taxed too little, it is due to the fact that Washington spends too much. We have to work to slash wasteful spending and consolidate or eliminate duplicative or unnecessary programs that are riddled with waste, fraud, and abuse. As a father of three, I do not want to leave the burden of our tremendous national debt on future generations.
More on Federal Spending
May 2023
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 5/31/23 | LaHood Opposes Debt Increase Bill |
August 2021
| Date | Title |
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| 8/24/21 | LaHood: Democrats' Tax and Spending Spree is a Bad Deal for Central and West-Central Illinois |
February 2021
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 2/3/21 | LaHood Selected to Serve on Critical Trade and Tax Panels |
September 2020
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 9/24/20 | LaHood Introduces Legislation to Protect Taxpayers for Federal Aid to States |
March 2019
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 3/28/19 | LaHood, Bustos Joint Statement on Meeting with ARS Administrator |
February 2019
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 2/14/19 | LaHood Votes No on Spending Package |
September 2016
| Date | Title |
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| 9/29/16 | LaHood and Lipinski Introduce Measure to Reform Congress |
