OFFICE OF THE MAJORITY LEADER

Fiscal Responsibility Clearinghouse

Democrats Remain Committed to Fiscal Responsibility in the 111th Congress

Democrats Enact Statutory "Pay-As-You-Go" Into Law

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President Appoints Bipartisan Fiscal Commission
...To Put Forth Solutions to Address Our Long-Term Fiscal Challenges

Information from the White House:

President Obama Establishes Bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (2/18/10)

Statements from Leadership, Committees, and Caucuses:

Hoyer Statement on House Democratic Appointees to President's Fiscal Commission, March 24, 2010

Hoyer Statement on Republicans’ Selections for the Bipartisan Fiscal Commission, March 12, 2010

Majority Leader Hoyer: Disappointed by Republican Politics on Fiscal Commission, March 03, 2010

Hoyer Statement on President Obama’s Selections for the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, February 26, 2010

Hoyer: Creation of Bipartisan Fiscal Commission Key Step to Balancing the Budget, February 18, 2010

Majority Leader Hoyer: Disappointed by Republican Rejection of Bipartisan Commission, Hopes They Reconsider, February 05, 2010

House Passes the IMPROVE Acquisition Act 
...To Cut Waste, Fraud & Abuse In the Defense Acquisition System

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Hoyer Statement on the IMPROVE Acquisition Act (4/28/10)

Pelosi Applauds Passage of Two Key Bills to Cut Wasteful Spending and Restore Fiscal Responsibility (4/28/10)

Hoyer Announces Defense Acquisition Reform Bill Will Come to the Floor Next Week (4/22/10)

Skelton, McKeon, Andrews, Conaway Introduce Bill to Overhaul DOD Acquisition (4/14/10)

Additional Statements on Fiscal Responsibility in the 111th Congress

Hoyer Statement on CBO's Long-Term Budget Outlook, June 30, 2010 

Hoyer Statement on Passage of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act, April 28, 2010

Leader Hoyer Op-Ed: Shared Sacrifices Will Solve the Debt Crisis, April 28, 2010

Hoyer: Hope Republicans Work With Us on Fiscal Responsibility Measures (1/26/10)

Pelosi: New CBO Report a Reminder of GOP Policies That Led to Millions of Jobs Lost and Record Deficits (1/26/10)

Hoyer Statement on Proposals to Restore Long-Term Fiscal Stability (11/10/09)

Fact Sheets and Additional Information

Democrats Take Action To Reduce Deficit (Office of the Majority Leader, 7/15/10)

“YouCut”? More Like “GOPSpent”  (Office of the Majority Leader, 5/13/10)

Republican Budget Gimmick Equals Far Less Than 1% of Federal Budget (Office of the Majority Leader, 5/12/10)

GOP Inaction on Fiscal Responsibility: Same As It Ever Was (Office of the Majority Leader, 4/14/10)

Democrats Committed To Fiscal Prudence (Office of the Majority Leader, 3/26/09)

Restoring Fiscal Accountability (Office of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 3/26/09)

Budget Fact Check: Restoring Fiscal Responsibility (Office of Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 3/26/09)

Budget Crunch: How Did We Get Here? (Office of the Majority Leader, 2/10/09)

Bush Legacy: $1 Trillion Deficit and a Broken Economy (Office of the Majority Leader, 1/9/09)

Charts on Short and Long-Term Fiscal Challenges (Senate Budget Committee, 1/21/09)

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