Fiscal Discipline
Taking Responsibility for the Next Generation
Putting our nation's fiscal house in order will be a long and difficult task, but one that we must take on immediately. The job won't be done overnight, but our long-term economic prosperity and our kids' future depend on attacking the huge debt and deficits that threaten to cripple us.
Here is an overview of my work in the Senate. For more details on making Washington more fiscally responsible, click here.
Fiscal Discipline in the News
- Catch 22 for the F-22, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
- Deficit Actions Defining Bennet, Denver Post
- House OKs pay-as-you-go bill, Grand Junction Sentinel
- Bennet Cracks Down on Homeland Security, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
- Sen. Bennet pushes plan to limit US deficit, AP
- Bennet introduces bill to cap deficit, limit spending, Denver Post
Action in the Senate
- Announced Senate bill to reduce the deficit
- Announced Senate bill to re-introduce PAYGO rules
- Questioned Fed Chief Ben Bernanke on restoring nation's long-term economic health
- Passed an amendment to create stronger accountability of the Department of Homeland Security's use of taxpayer dollars
- Voted to redirect F-22 funding to more critical defense needs and eliminate wasteful spending
- Voted to save taxpayers from subsidizing a $400 million alternate engine for the F-35
- Voted to sustain President Obama's efforts to cut funding for the LORAN-C program and for the Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance program
- Voted to reduce funding for the Legislative Branch to the 2009 funding level (June 25th Vote, July 6th Vote)
