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103 Representatives Call for “Cut, Cap, and Balance” Response to Debt
Posted by Chris Crawford on June 06, 2011

103 House Republicans, including Congressman Jack Kingston (R-GA), today called for a three-pronged approach of spending reductions to resolve the debt limit impasse.

The “Cut, Cap and Balance” proposal, outlined in a letter to Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, calls for:

  1. Immediate spending cuts to slash the deficit in half next year.  According to March projections from the Congressional Budget Office, this would require spending cuts of approximately $380 billion in the 2012 fiscal year.
  2. Statutory, enforceable caps that align spending with average revenues by ratcheting total federal spending down to 18% of GDP.
  3. House and Senate passage of a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution that includes a spending cap at 18% of GDP and a high hurdle for tax increases.  47 Senators have already endorsed a Balanced Budget Amendment along these lines.

The full text of the letter is available here, and the 103 House Republicans who signed the letter are listed below.

“Cut, Cap, and Balance” has also garnered the support of the American Conservative Union, the American Family Business Institute, Americans for Limited Government, Americans for Tax Reform, Citizens United, the Club for Growth, the College Republicans, and the Conservative Action Project.  Other supporters include the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, the Family Research Council, FreedomWorks, Heritage Action, Let Freedom Ring, the Life & Liberty PAC, the National Taxpayers Union, and RedState.com.

Letter Signers:

1.       Rep. Todd Akin

36.     Rep. Tom Graves

71.     Rep. Randy Neugebauer

2.       Rep. Justin Amash

37.     Rep. Tim Griffin

72.     Rep. Kristi Noem

3.       Rep. Roscoe Bartlett

38.     Rep. Paul Gosar

73.     Rep. Alan Nunnelee

4.       Rep. Joe Barton

39.     Rep. Frank Guinta

74.     Rep. Pete Olson

5.       Rep. Dan Benishek

40.     Rep. Ralph Hall

75.     Rep. Stephen Palazzo

6.       Rep. Rob Bishop

41.     Rep. Andy Harris

76.     Rep. Steve Pearce

7.       Rep. Marsha Blackburn

42.     Rep. Vicki Hartzler

77.     Rep. Mike Pence

8.       Rep. Kevin Brady

43.     Rep. Nan Hayworth

78.     Rep. Joe Pitts

9.       Rep. Paul Broun

44.     Rep. Tim Huelskamp

79.     Rep. Ted Poe

10.     Rep. Larry Bucshon

45.     Rep. Bill Huizenga

80.     Rep. Mike Pompeo

11.     Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle

46.     Rep. Randy Hultgren

81.     Rep. Ben Quayle

12.     Rep. Dan Burton

47.     Rep. Bill Johnson

82.     Rep. Tom Reed

13.     Rep. John Campbell

48.     Rep. Sam Johnson

83.     Rep. Reid Ribble

14.     Rep. Steve Chabot

49.     Rep. Jim Jordan

84.     Rep. Scott Rigell

15.     Rep. Jason Chaffetz

50.     Rep. Mike Kelly

85.     Rep. Phil Roe

16.     Rep. Howard Coble

51.     Rep. Jack Kingston

86.     Rep. Todd Rokita

17.     Rep. Mike Coffman

52.     Rep. John Kline

87.     Rep. Dennis Ross

18.     Rep. Chip Cravaack

53.     Rep. Raul Labrador

88.     Rep. Ed Royce

19.     Rep. Rick Crawford

54.     Rep. Doug Lamborn

89.     Rep. Steve Scalise

20.     Rep. John Culberson

55.     Rep. Jeff Landry

90.     Rep. Robert Schilling

21.     Rep. Scott Desjarlais

56.     Rep. James Lankford

91.     Rep. Jean Schmidt

22.     Rep. Jeff Duncan

57.     Rep. Bob Latta

92.     Rep. Dave Schweikert

23.     Rep. Stephen Fincher

58.     Rep. Billy Long

93.     Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner

24.     Rep. Jeff Flake

59.     Rep. Cynthia Lummis

94.     Rep. Steve Southerland

25.     Rep. Chuck Fleischmann

60.     Rep. Connie Mack

95.     Rep. Cliff Stearns

26.     Rep. Jeff Fleming

61.     Rep. Don Manzullo

96.     Rep. Steve Stivers

27.     Rep. Bill Flores

62.     Rep. Tom Marino

97.     Rep. Marlin Stutzman

28.     Rep. Randy Forbes

63.     Rep. Mike McCaul

98.     Rep. Scott Tipton

29.     Rep. Virginia Foxx

64.     Rep. Tom McClintock

99.     Rep. Tim Walberg

30.     Rep. Trent Franks

65.     Rep. Thad McCotter

100.  Rep. Joe Walsh

31.     Rep. Scott Garrett

66.     Rep. Patrick McHenry

101.  Rep. Allen West

32.     Rep. Bob Gibbs

67.     Rep. Gary Miller

102.  Rep. Joe Wilson

33.     Rep. Phil Gingrey

68.     Rep. Jeff Miller

103.  Rep. Kevin Yoder

34.     Rep. Trey Gowdy

69.     Rep. Mick Mulvaney

35.     Rep. Sam Graves

70.     Rep. Sue Myrick
Comments
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  • 06/11/11 08/31/10 False
    George Petrides from Savannah, Ga. commented on 6/11/2011
    lThe action you suggest is long overdue. I would go a step further and recommend that Presidential terms be limited to one 6 year term and that Congressional and and Senate terms be limited to only 2 terms.. This would go a long way to reducing the favoritism and corruption in government, and it would make the goverment more efficient since our Representative wouldn't have to spent so much time solisiting favors in concern for their re-election, especially the President.
  • 06/11/11 08/31/10 False
    Betty Lee from Savannah commented on 6/11/2011
    I agree that you need to cut the budget. One way would be to stop foreign aid. It doesn't make sense to borrow money and give it to Countries who don't like us. Another way is to reduce the pensions of Congressmen who have retired.
  • 06/11/11 08/31/10 False
    joe from blackshear commented on 6/11/2011
    Congressman, Wonderful. Great. NOW put some teeth into this and CHANGE the direction our country is going. At this rate we will be owned by everyone BUT U.S. citizens.
  • 06/11/11 08/31/10 False
    Louise C Gaskins from Kingsland, GA commented on 6/11/2011
    Thanks for this update. Keep pushing the democrats to make these changes. I want to thank you for all of your continued hard work. Things in our country cannot continue to go the way it is as of today. I am on Medicare and Social Security. What is being dicussed, will not affect me, but it will my children and grandchildren. They should be able to put aside money for their retirement. Keep trying to change the bill that demands that we have medical coverage by the govenment. We, most of us, that are retired, did not count on Social Security to be the only retirement fund that we would have. For those in the political arena, that continue to embrass all of us, lets remove them from office. No more of the apologies, after the fact. They knew what they were doing at the time. Louise C Gaskins
  • 06/11/11 08/31/10 False
    Wayne Miller from Hinesville commented on 6/11/2011
    I noticed that no Democrats signed the letter. I firmly believe that the Rupublican Party must go on the attack concerning the debt and hold the Democrats feet to the fire. Keep the national debt and unemployment at the forefront every time you go on a newsshow, are interviewed by the press, and on the floor of the House and Senate. You must educate the American people on how to hold down the debt and start to pay it off and balance the budget. We have to live within our means and so should the Federal government. Don't let the Democrats use Medicare as a ruse to ignore the debt problem. The national debt, unemployment, and illegal aliens are the main issues most Americans are concerned about. Hammer the Democrats on these issues every chance you get.
  • 06/11/11 08/31/10 False
    Charles Bailey from Jesup commented on 6/11/2011
    I suppose any step in this direction is of some benefit, however, the only long term methos is to begin cutting unnecessary bureaus. Unless the cancer is completely removed it will simply lie in wait to begin growing again. Dr. Bailey
  • 06/11/11 08/31/10 False
    ttx19 from blackshear commented on 6/11/2011
    will our disable checks be cut we have not had a rise in 5 years and it is hurting big time we some times have to do with out food or our meds so we will have to cut light or water off it is so bad for us that get a disable check so please let us know how you are going to cut us please and please tell cogress to stop saying the people want we have not been asked
  • 06/14/11 08/31/10 False
    JIM REDDEN from BRUNSWICK commented on 6/14/2011
    I LIKE GEORGE PETRIDES IDEA OF ONE 6 YEAR TERM FOR PRESIDENT AND ONE 2 TERMS FOR BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE. HE IS CORRECT IN HIS THINKING THAT THIS WOULD REDUCE THE CORRUPTION IN OUR GOVERNMENT. I WOULD GO ONE STEP FURTHER AND SAY THAT THE RETIREMENT CONGRESS THINKS THEY ARE ENTITLED TO BE DONE AWAY WITH COMPLETELY. LET THE CONGRESSMEN GO BACK INTO THE PUBLIC ARENA AND MAKE A LIVING AND RETIREMENT JUST AS "WE THE PEOPLE HAVE TO DO".
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