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During his State of the Union Address, President Bush Discussed Three Major Reforms To Spend Tax Dollars Wisely And Keep America's Economy Strong. Next week, the President will deliver a full report on the state of our economy, which has added more than 7.2 million jobs since August 2003. Americans are finding jobs and taking home more pay.
To Spend Tax Dollars Wisely, We Must:
Balancing The Budget Through Pro-Growth Policies And Spending Restraint
Earlier This Month, The President Announced He Will Propose A Balanced Budget. On February 5, the Administration will present its five-year budget proposal. The President's budget will reduce the deficit over the next five years and produce a balanced budget by 2012. The Budget will achieve balance while addressing the Nation's most critical needs, including support for the Global War on Terror and sustaining the strength of our economy through permanent tax relief.
Enacting Common-Sense Reforms To Help Prevent Billions Of Taxpayer Dollars From Being Spent On Unnecessary Earmarks
Earmark Reform Will Help Eliminate Wasteful Spending. Earmarks are provisions included in legislation that are often not subject to legislative or public scrutiny and that often lead to wasteful Federal spending. Earmarks have tripled in number over the last decade and have increased spending by billions of dollars. The President applauds Congress' progress in requiring the disclosure of the sponsors, costs, recipients, and justification for each earmark, and calls on Congress to go further by enacting comprehensive earmark reform that brings greater transparency and accountability to the Congressional budget process, including:
Reforming Entitlement Programs To Address The Longer-Term Fiscal Challenge Facing Our Country
The President Believes Balancing The Budget Through Pro-Growth Economic Policies And Spending Restraint Better Positions Us To Tackle The Longer-Term Fiscal Challenge Facing Our Country: Reforming Entitlements. Reforming Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid will enable future generations to benefit from these vital programs without bankrupting our country. The President has led the way in focusing attention on this problem and in promoting real solutions, and passing legislation to enact such reforms will require bipartisan cooperation.
January 23, 2007
President Bush Delivers State of the Union Address
Fact Sheet: Reforms To Spend Tax Dollars Wisely
January 6, 2007
President's Radio Address
January 3, 2007
President Bush Meets with Cabinet, Proposes Balanced Budget and Earmark Reform
Fact Sheet: A Balanced Budget by 2012 & Earmark Reform
December 9, 2006
President Signs H.J.Res. 102
October 11, 2006
President Bush Discusses the Economy and Budget
Fact Sheet: Economic Strength and Spending Restraint Drive Down Budget Deficit
September 26, 2006
President Bush Signs Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
Fact Sheet: Achieving Greater Transparency and Accountability in Government
September 14, 2006
President Applauds House Vote in Support of Greater Transparency and Accountability in Government
September 13, 2006
President Bush Applauds House Passage of S. 2590, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006
July 15, 2006
President's Radio Address
April 1, 2006
President's Radio Address
February 8, 2006
President Signs S.1932, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
President's Statement on Signing the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
Fact Sheet: President Bush Signs the Deficit Reduction Act
President Discusses 2007 Budget and Deficit Reduction in New Hampshire
February 6, 2006
Press Briefing on the President's Fiscal Year 2007 Budget by Office of Management and Budget Director Joshua B. Bolten
Press Briefing on the President's Fiscal Year '07 Budget and Low-Income Programs
Fact Sheet: Highlights of the President's FY2007 Budget
Budget Launches ExpectMore.gov to Improve Programs Accountability, Transparency
February 2, 2006
Federal Employees Improve Government Effectiveness, Deliver Substantial Results
Clay Johnson
OMB Deputy Director for Management
October 16, 2006
February 9, 2006
Rob Portman
OMB Director
July 12, 2006
Joel Kaplan
OMB Deputy Director
February 7, 2006