Statement on White House Rescissions Package

In response to  the White House sending Congress a rescissions package to claw back $9.4 billion in previously approved spending, Carolyn Bourdeaux, Executive Director of Concord Action, made the following statement: 

“Without endorsing specific cuts, proposing rescissions to Congress is an important first step toward restoring regular order to the budget process and we encourage Congress to give this package careful and timely consideration. Whether Congress chooses to accept these cuts or not, we are going to have to make some hard choices going forward to address our staggering national debt.”