Congressman Biggs Issues Statement Following House Passage of Senate Budget Instruction

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H. Con. Res. 14, the U.S. Senate's instructions for budget reconciliation, by a vote of 216-214. Congressman Biggs issued the following statement:

"Today, I voted to approve the budget instruction bill from the Senate. Though the Senate's instructions called for spending reductions of only $4 billion over 10 years-while the House's resolution called for reductions of $2 trillion-circumstances changed over the last 36 hours.

1. The White House committed to spending reductions of $1.5 trillion, including the Inflation Reduction Act, fraud and waste in federal programs like Medicaid, illegal student loan forgiveness, and numerous other programs.
2. Senate Majority Leader Thune also committed to accept the framework of the House's budget instruction bill.
3. Speaker Johnson has reiterated that he will not bring a bill to the Floor that does not conform to the House's framework-this means any proposed budget must contain spending cuts of at least $1.5 trillion, must pay for new tax relief programs, and must not increase the deficit or our national debt.

These firm commitments from House and Senate Leadership and the White House will provide the chance for an historic reduction in federal spending and the size of the federal government."