Scott Milburn
Scott Milburn
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The federal government's near-term fiscal improvements give us the chance and the responsibility to deal with the long-term budget challenges posed by demographic changes and ever-rising health care costs.
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Children who have lost a parent need every assistance and encouragement we can provide, and everything the federal government can do to encourage them to stay in school and get an education makes it that much more likely that they can succeed.
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Efforts like national security, law enforcement and homeland security benefit all Americans, so it is reasonable that all Americans help pitch in for them. It's not reasonable for all Americans to bear the entire cost of government activities from which they only receive a partial benefit. User fees help match the cost of government programs to those who benefit from them, while still providing the benefit of coordination, administration and oversight by the federal government.
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Currently the federal government does share royalties with coastal statesmore than $3 trillion to date, in fact. Changing this amount only increases the budget deficit and diminishes the benefit the rest of the nation receives from these national resources.
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Spending restraint was a major priority in the budget process, and the proof is in the pudding.
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Instead, the president's subsequent budgets have increased funding for all of these programs. The country can meet the goal of cutting the deficit in half and still invest in key programs for vulnerable Americans, and claims to the contrary aren't supported by the facts of recent budget history.
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As GAO states in its letter, OMB did not advise agencies to withhold funds and OMB staff specifically instruct agencies not to improperly withhold funding in the case of cancellations.
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The CBO report confirms the dramatic improvement in the 2005 deficit picture that the Administration reported last month, ... A strong economy fueled by tax relief is generating stronger-than-projected revenues.
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President Bush is committed to fostering an environment where innovation succeeds and small businesses can flourish.
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By far the bulk of new funding 75% of it has been to restore the hollowed-out military the president inherited, strengthen homeland defenses after 9/11, and fight the war on terror. These are essential investments that were required ... to protect our nation.
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If there are other ideas that are out there, we want to hear them.
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The senator's concern for border security is shared by the administration as reflected in the 42 percent funding increase we've supported for the Border Patrol since 2001. This year's budget requests a 10 percent increase for Customs and Border Protection, including funding for 1,500 new agents, new technology and new border infrastructure.
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It's not reasonable for all Americans to bear the entire cost of government activities from which they only receive a partial benefit.
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There's going to be savings. And as the president said, he's committed to finding savings and we're in the process of finding savings.