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Chairman Arrington on two-step CR:

“First, we need the new Speaker, who's been on the job all of two weeks, to have the runway to finalize our funding package to take the fight to the Democrats and start that negotiation.

And then, most importantly, make our case to the American people that we have a woke and weaponized bureaucracy that needs to be reined in, we need to reduce spending, and we need to secure the border. We just need to be on a different track altogether. And then finally, the sort of two step process, we need to break this up into chunks that are digestible because we have to have meaningful debate, and we have to convince the American people that this radical agenda of the Democrats has been disastrous for the country. 

It's hard to do that when you take this massive 12 appropriation bill funding package, and so starting with the least controversial things, building momentum so that we can end up with a responsible funding package, I think is the right approach.

And I applaud Speaker Johnson for not only doing that, Maria, but establishing a new precedent that we will restore fiscal sanity in this town by paying for the emergency supplemental in the Israeli assistance bill.”

Chairman Arrington on Government Funding:

“We're going to have to fight to use the power of the purse effectively to reduce spending, to secure the border, and change the policies currently that are failing this country, as I mentioned before… but we need to pick the time and conditions of our choosing to have that fight. You just talked about trying to do something in the middle of a holiday. That's a recipe for getting jammed by the Democrats with an omnibus, which has failed us for decades.

So we need to bend the spinning curve, we need to right size the bureaucracy and do all these things, especially secure the border and protect the American people, but we, we've got to do that in a smart way where we have the best chance of success.”

Chairman Arrington on Balancing the Budget:

“We have to be able to walk before we run. Discretionary spending, as you know, is only a third of the budget. The two thirds of our budget is on auto spend. We have to do this well and be faithful in the small things so that we can focus on the greater driver of the debt, which is mandatory spending – welfare, healthcare, we need to bring the improper payments, the fraud, which is $2 trillion over 10 years down. 

That's why I have a balanced budget that reduces the spend by $16 trillion, it reduces our debt to GDP by 50 points. That blueprint is what we have to focus on if we're serious about staving off a debt crisis and causing irreparable harm to this great country of ours and our children's future.”

Chairman Arrington Securing the Border:

“We have to change the policy. This isn't an issue of resources, it's an issue of political will that this President doesn't have to prioritize the American people's safety. He wants to talk about Ukraine and other things that that have their place, with the proper context and the proper controls, but the number one safety and security issue is the border for the American people, and he's nowhere to be found. 

It's about remain in Mexico, stop the catch and release, enforce the law. These things don't cost money. They require political courage, and they require a president that will take his commander in chief job seriously. Clearly this one doesn't.”

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