Many Members of Congress try to fix a problem without proper research or sufficient data. While their intentions are good, without evidence or data involved in their decisions they are just throwing tax dollars at a problem hoping for a solution.
Congress should use the budget process to begin tackling our biggest long-term issue, the national debt. The last thing Congress should do is feed the elephant.
What We're Reading
WSJ - Congress Should Help Hurricane Victims—but Pay for It, Too
The Hill - US deficit spending reached $668 billion in fiscal 2017
Washington Times - Time for a time-out on wasteful federal student loan programs
Foreign Policy In Focus - The Scale of Pentagon Waste Boggles the Mind, But Congress Keeps Giving Them More
This Week in Washington
1) The House passed a second disaster relief package intended to help Puerto Rico and California. The House also passed a bill that would ensure protections for federal employees who disclose government waste, fraud and abuse.
2) The Senate was on recess this week for Columbus Day.
