Medicare Funding Crisis Nears, But President Bucks Law Mandating Rescue
The law requires action by the President when Medicare’s finances are determined to be on an unsustainable course. In any year when the program’s Trustees issue a Medicare funding warning—defined as when more than 45 percent of Medicare outlays are expected to be paid for out of the Treasury’s general fund, which suggests impending insolvency—the […]
The $4 Trillion Deceit
The President and his surrogates have continued to insist that his budget, voted down unanimously in the Senate and House this year after failing to garner a single Senate vote last year, contains $4 trillion in deficit reduction… These claims are provably and outrageously false.
U.S. Debt To Top $16T Today; Sessions Comments On ‘Grim Landmark’
“By failing to outline any serious plan for the financial future of this country, Democrats who run the Senate and the White House have no basis on which to ask to be kept in their majority.” WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today as the […]
Clinton, Napolitano Fail To Comply With Welfare Oversight From Senate Committees
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released a statement today as State Department Secretary Hillary Clinton and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano failed to meet the deadline to respond to an oversight letter from the senior Republicans on the Budget, Judiciary, Finance, and Agriculture Committees. In their letter, Ranking […]
Sessions And Ryan: ‘Unprecedented 1,200 Days’ Since Senate Democrats Passed A Budget
“Not only have [Senate Democrats] failed to adopt a budget but, with America under threat of financial calamity, they have refused to even present a plan for public scrutiny.” WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), Chairman of the House Budget Committee, released the following […]
Thune-Sessions Sequestration Transparency Bill Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON—A bill authored by U.S. Senators John Thune (R-SD), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, and Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, that would require transparency from the Obama Administration on its plan for implementing nearly $1 trillion in required sequestration cuts was signed into law by the President today, August 7, […]
Sessions: Senate In Recess As It Approaches 1,200th Day Since Passing A Budget As Law Requires
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement today ahead of the 1,200th day since the Senate Democrat majority last offered a budget plan to the American people: “The Senate has adjourned for recess as we’re approaching 1,200 days since this Democrat majority has passed a budget. […]
Ranking Members On Budget, Finance, Judiciary, And Ag Write DHS And State Depts Over Welfare Rules For Immigrants
“Congress intended that immigrants who come to the United States should not become dependent on our expanding welfare system… the INA specifically states: ‘An alien who… is likely at any time to become a public charge is inadmissible.’ … We were thus shocked to discover that both the State Department and DHS exclude reliance on […]
Issue 2: Sequesters & Spending From The Highway Trust Fund
As President Campaigns On ‘Paying Down The Debt,’ White House Buries Mid-Year Budget Plan
“The White House predicts this year’s federal budget deficit will end up at $1.2 trillion, marking the fourth consecutive year of trillion dollar-plus deficits during President Barack Obama’s administration… The White House report [was] released Friday afternoon with the Olympics poised to distract voters for two weeks…” Associated Press, “Administration projects $1.2T 2012 budget deficit,” […]