Happy Thanksgiving | Oversight of the Congressional Budget Office

Headline: Oversight of the Congressional Budget Office

.The Congressional Budget Office, or CBO, produces reports and analysis that have a dramatic impact on bills that come through the House and Senate. Unfortunately, the CBO sometimes falls short with their estimates. One recent example is the Democrats’ Inflation Act – the CBO estimated the Energy and Climate provisions to cost $391 billion. However, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs estimated $800 billion and $1.2 trillion, respectively. The CBO increased its estimates, but not until after the legislation was passed.

Congress makes trillion-dollar decisions based on the CBO’s estimates. It’s so important that their estimates are correct.

This week the House Budget Committee held a hearing about oversight of the Congressional Budget Office. We questioned CBO Director Dr. Phillip Swagel.

You can watch my remarks here.

Headline: The Persecution of Christians in Nigeria

.Religious freedom is under egregious attack in Nigeria where thousands of innocent Christians are being murdered by Islamic terrorists. President Trump is raising awareness around these atrocities, and he designated Nigeria as a “country of particular concern.” I applaud President Trump’s efforts to protect the lives of Christians around the world.

Headline: Roundtable with Secretary Bessent

.Republicans on the House Budget Committee met with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last Wednesday. We talked about Republicans’ Working Families Tax Cuts and their historic economic reforms that will lower taxes for Kansans and support families, small businesses, and workers in the Sunflower State.

.Washington, D.C., should be safe for the countless Kansas families and students who visit each year, and for all the people who live and work there.

Last week, I voted in favor of legislation to make our nation’s capital safe again. The House passed the DC Cash Bail Reform Act to end cashless bail for certain offenses and the CLEAN DC Act to crack down on violent crime.

.Under President Trump’s leadership and with the help of Republicans’ Working Families Tax Cuts, our nation’s border is more secure. In fact, our legislation was the largest investment into our border in American history.

The Working Families Tax Cuts provides a bonus to ICE and Border Patrol agents for four years, as well as allows for the hiring of 10,000 new ICE personnel. Furthermore, it protects children from being exploited at the border by verifying relationships through fingerprints and DNA tests.

I’m glad that our historic legislation secures our nation’s borders after the Biden administration intentionally neglected them for four years. President Trump is ensuring that our communities are safer.