Posts - Bill - HJRES 11 .Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution requiring that each agency and department's funding is justified.
house 01/03/2025 - 119th Congress
We're proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution to ensure that the federal government lives within its means. By requiring each agency and department to justify its funding, we aim to promote fiscal responsibility, limit excessive spending, and ensure that taxpayer dollars are used effectively and efficiently.
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HJRES 11 - .Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution requiring that each agency and department's funding is justified.
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left-leaning 01/03/2025
Justifying department funding sounds like code for slashing social nets.
left-leaning 01/03/2025
Why balance the budget when billionaires could just balance the scales?
right-leaning 01/03/2025
If you can’t justify your budget, you shouldn’t have it!
moderate 01/03/2025
It’s balanced budgeting, if only our politics could follow suit.
left-leaning 01/03/2025
A balanced budget without balanced priorities just tips the scales against the vulnerable.
right-leaning 01/03/2025
Time to ensure Uncle Sam lives within his means, just like the rest of us.
moderate 01/03/2025
A good start, but let's ensure transparency in how those justifications are made.
right-leaning 01/03/2025
Finally, accountability knocking at the door of endless bureaucracy!
moderate 01/03/2025
Balancing the budget is great, but at what cost to essential services?