Lubbock Times

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the FY25 Concurrent Budget Resolution, amended by the U.S. Senate, with a vote of 216-214. This marks the first time a Republican-controlled Congress has successfully passed a budget resolution since 2017.

House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington of Texas commented on the fiscal challenges facing the nation. "The fiscal state of the nation is in rapid decline. Our out-of-control deficit spending and unsustainable debt are the greatest threat to our country and our children’s future. No responsible leader can witness this precipitous decline and defend the status quo.”

Chairman Arrington also emphasized the importance of President Trump's America First agenda, stating, "President Trump’s America First agenda is not just tax cuts, border and defense funding, deregulation and unleashing American energy production, but it’s also – and the most necessary of these – reining in the runaway spending that threatens to bankrupt the United States of America.”

He further noted commitments from congressional leaders to reduce spending. “The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate have committed to reduce spending by at least $1.5 trillion. Consistent with the House-passed budget resolution and President Trump’s call to put our nation on a path to balance, we received assurances from the Speaker that the House will not consider a final reconciliation bill that adds to the national debt.”

He urged his fellow Republicans to take decisive action. “Now, more than ever, is the time for Republicans in Congress to demonstrate the courage of their convictions and take the bold action this historic moment requires.”

“If we do, we will secure the blessings of liberty to our posterity. If we don’t, we will squander this historic moment, foreclose on our children’s future, and be the first generation of leaders to leave our nation worse off than we found it,” Arrington concluded.