By Rep. Dan Newhouse
Fourth District 

Column: Making the tough decisions in Congress

 

Last updated 8/8/2019 at 11:30am



Congress is responsible for funding our country, and we have some difficult decisions to make. I came to Washington D.C. to advocate for the priorities of my constituents, and I have heard loud and clear that the people of Central Washington want to ensure we aren’t further saddling our future generations with crippling debt.

The Budget Control Act (BCA) set spending caps for Congress to abide by. Under this law, if the spending caps are exceeded, a government-wide sequester of both mandatory and discretionary funding would occur. This would mean cuts to our military, social and safety n...



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