GOP wants to empower House Budget Committee to curb spending, $31T national debt
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The House Budget Committee will be central to the GOP's efforts to curtail federal spending and cut the debt next Congress if they win the majority this November.
"There's a long history of excessive spending during both Democrat and GOP administrations," he said. "But I'm hearing more people about our national debt, members of leadership are talking about the debt as a huge threat to our nation, so I think there's a readiness to act." Haris Alic covers Congress and politics for Fox News Digital. You can contact him at haris.alic@fox.com or follow him on Twitter at @realharisalic.
The Pennsylvania Republican, who comes from an Old Order Amish family, says eliminating the budget deficit and paying down the national debt will be hard work given Washington's spending habits.