Budget

Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) and Congressman David Loebsack (D-IA) have introduced a bipartisan bill to avoid future government shutdowns. If Congress fails to pass an appropriations bill under the End Government Shutdowns Act, an automatic continuing resolution (CR) will be activated that will fund the government at the previous year’s levels, preventing all future… Read more »

Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) made the below statement about the Democrat-controlled House’s decision to overturn Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance (PLGHA), which in turn would allow U.S. tax dollars to fund abortions in other countries. In 2017, President Trump reinstated a policy to stop all U.S. foreign aid from going to organizations that perform abortions.… Read more »

This week at a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) questioned experts on “backdoor spending”, which is federal agency spending that occurs outside of the federal appropriations process. This means that federal bureaucrats are deciding how tax dollars are being spent with no Congressional oversight. Due to prior… Read more »

Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today released the following statement about the U.S. Senate’s vote to remove $200 billion in mandatory spending cuts from the budget: "For eight years, Republicans have promised to reign in out-of-control spending and scale back expanding deficits,” said Grothman. “Now that we’re in control, we have the chance to deliver on these promises.… Read more »

Bloomberg BNA: Failed NLRB Defunding Attempt Could Fuel Changes at Agency (Corrected) By Tyrone Richardson A failed Republican effort in the House to cut NLRB discretionary spending by nearly half could set the groundwork for future discussions about reeling in the authority of the labor agency. House lawmakers last month rejected an appropriations amendment that would have… Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today voted in favor of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 2017 (H.R. 5538). The bill determines the budgets for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and related agencies for FY 2017. The proposed budget is a decrease of $64 million from the FY 2016… Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wisconsin) released the following statement after the passage of the FY 2016 Budget. “Our budget is a good first step in reining in spending. The House Republican Budget balances in less than 10 years, and reduces spending by $5.5 trillion, unlike any budget President Obama has proposed,” said Congressman Grothman. “It also calls for a… Read more »

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wisconsin) released the following statement after passing the FY2016 budget out of the House Budget Committee Thursday morning. The budget will be up for a vote on the House floor next week. “I was pleased to vote for this budget and look forward to bringing it to a vote on the House floor. Washington politicians from both parties are… Read more »

Congressman Glenn Grothman released the following statement today on President Barack Obama’s FY 2016 Budget: “I’m disappointed President Obama’s $4 trillion budget fails to address our nation’s fiscal crisis. The answer to our nation’s problems cannot be solved with new government programs and new government spending. I look forward to using my position on the House Budget Committee… Read more »