Fiscal Responsibility
Every American family must live within a budget, and the federal government should do the same. For too long, reckless government spending has been the norm in Washington. In particular, spending on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, among other programs, continues to grow at an unsustainable rate.
Hard-earned taxpayer dollars should be spent carefully and deliberately by the federal government. I stand ready to reduce spending, enact meaningful reforms to strengthen existing programs, and ultimately put our nation’s fiscal house back in order. It will take bipartisan cooperation to make these tough decisions, but the consequences of kicking the can down the road are too great for Congress not to take meaningful action.
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Press
February 2009
January 2009
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1/30/09 | Fixing the Housing Mess and Creating Jobs is the Answer to Our Economic Situation |
March 2008
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3/7/08 | Federal Budget Must Address Priority Issues First |
December 2007
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12/18/07 | Senate Passes Omnibus Appropriations Bill |
June 2006
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6/20/06 | Delegation Discusses South Dakota's Funding Priorities with new OMB Director |
December 2005
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12/21/05 | Thune: Democrats Delay Legislation to Trim Nearly $40 Billion from National Deficit |
November 2005
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11/3/05 | Thune Votes to Trim $35 Billion from National Deficit |
August 2005
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8/15/05 | Finally, Progress in the Senate |