KING
AUTHORS BILL TO CUT
RUNAWAY FEDERAL SPENDING
WASHINGTON - U.S.
Congressman Steve King today introduced
legislation to cut runaway federal spending and
bring public input into the federal
appropriations process.
The
Cut the Unnecessary Tab (CUT) Act
would bring transparency, accountability and
better control to the federal spending process
by bringing every single spending item up for
consideration for cuts.
Currently,
earmarks can be anonymously slipped into
spending bills without the opportunity for
Congress to vote on the additional spending.
Sometimes, taxpayers do not know about the
existence of these earmarks until after the bill
has passed, making it too late for taxpayers to
have a voice in the process.
The CUT Act allows
any Member of Congress to demand a vote on any
spending item, even after the appropriations
bills become law. Savings from this process are
returned to the general fund and cannot be used
for new spending. In addition, the bill would
make the process open to the public and easily
searchable on the internet so Americans can
contact their Member of Congress and make their
views known before votes.
"American
taxpayers have had it with secret earmarks and
federal spending with no accountability. I say
let the people be the watchdog on their Members
of Congress," said King.
