Jan. 8, 2024, Fairfax, Va.—Americans Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement reacting to the new topline negotiated framework for the $1.59 trillion U.S. discretionary budget:
“The released topline reduces spending by another $16 billion beyond the debt limit deal and upholds sequestration for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2024. Most importantly, apart from the broad national defense and domestic spending categories, the topline does not dictate how the monies will be spent. That is why it is incumbent on the House and Senate to pass the individual appropriations bills for each agency. It is through passage of these bills, that Congress gives direct instruction to the administration on things like prohibiting the use of funds to push DEI programs, whether specific regulations shall be funded and potentially defunding the persecution of President Donald Trump by the Biden Justice Department.
“Border security remains the top priority, but it is likely to be better handled through the battle over whether to continue funding Ukraine’s ability to defend their border tying aggressive measures to force the Biden administration to staunch the unprecedented flow of illegal aliens into our country to any future funding of Ukraine.
“The topline is a step but is not the decision on how money in individual agencies should be spent. The House has so far passed seven of the appropriations bills, with five others still pending, with dramatic restrictions on the Biden administration’s abuse of power. Americans for Limited Government is going to focus on passage of these bills with the goal of having as many of those defunds and riders survive the negotiating process with the Senate and Executive Branch.”
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