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Protecting Hardworking Taxpayers and Getting Our Fiscal House in Order

The current budget deficit, created by generations of lawmakers in Washington, is a serious problem that did not get created overnight and will not get solved overnight either. But by working together, we can take commonsense steps that will move our country in the right direction.

Like so many across our district, I learned at a young age that balancing the family pocketbook and living within our means is a question of values. I believe that what we cannot do is balance the federal budget on the backs of middle class families, seniors, students and veterans while cutting taxes for big oil companies, corporations that ship our jobs overseas and millionaires and billionaires on Wall Street.

What we can, and should do, is start by rooting out instances of government waste, fraud and abuse so that we can strengthen Medicare and expand Social Security.

That’s why as my first piece of legislation, I introduced the Government Waste Reduction Act, a common sense bill that would reduce duplicative services and root out waste in government, while preserving crucial services and programs. And in 2015, I introduced and passed The Improper Payments Coordination Act to save taxpayer dollars by utilizing 21st century data analytics to eliminate improper payments and rein in waste and fraud across federal agencies.

There’s still a lot of work ahead to get Washington in order, but I’m committed to using my watchdog role in Congress to protect hardworking taxpayers.

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News

November 21, 2013

Bustos Bill Targets Benefits Paid to Deceased

A bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-East Moline, would introduce measures to stop federal benefits from being paid to the deceased. The Improper Payments Agency Cooperation Enhancement Act has attracted 50 cosponsors and would give federal agencies access to the Death Master File database maintained by the Social Security Administration. According to Rep. […]

Press Release

November 20, 2013

Bustos Leads Bipartisan, Common Sense Effort To Curb Fraud & Abuse & Save Government From Wasting Billions In Taxpayer Money

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) led a bipartisan, common sense effort to curb improper payments to deceased individuals and potentially save the government from wastefully spending billions of dollars in taxpayer money. The Improper Payments Agency Cooperation Enhancement (IPACE) Act, introduced today by Bustos, would provide agencies with the tools needed to […]

Press Release

September 27, 2013

Bustos Talks About Importance Of Putting People Over Politics In On-Going Budget Debates

Watch Bustos’ Remarks In The U.S. House of Representatives HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) gave a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to discuss the importance of putting people over politics in the on-going budget debates in Washington. Bustos spoke about her recent visits to Head Start […]

News

July 19, 2013

Quad-City Times Op-Ed: America deserves better than sequestration

Day after day, the hardworking men and women at the Rock Island Arsenal proudly get up, go to work, and manufacture the equipment our troops in harm’s way depend on. It is unconscionable that the workers who deliver for our country and support our troops are being forced to take a significant pay cut because […]