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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

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 […]

Press Release

July 18, 2013

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos Introduces New Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort To Cut Government Waste

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) introduced a new bipartisan piece of legislation to cut duplicative services and root out waste in government while protecting the priorities of middle class Illinoisans. Bustos’ Government Transformation Act, was incorporated into today’s No Labels’ “Make Government Work” legislative rollout, and the Senate companion version of the […]

Press Release

May 17, 2013

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos Calls On Speaker Boehner To Allow Up-Or-Down Vote To Replace Sequester

Earlier This Week, Department Of Defense Announced Furloughs Of Employees Would Continue Due To Sequester Cuts Bustos Calls On Congress To Replace Sequester With Balanced Solution That Doesn’t Lead To Job Losses WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) today called on Speaker John Boehner to allow an up-or-down vote to replace the sequester with […]

Press Release

April 3, 2013

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos Calls On President Obama To Including Funding For Activation Of Thomson Prison In Upcoming Budget

Bustos Urges President To Include Funding For Activation Of Illinois’ Thomson Correctional Center In FY14 Budget Proposal To Be Released April 10th Thomson Correctional Center Would Alleviate National Prison Overcrowding & Add 1,100 Local Jobs To Region Today, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) sent a letter to President Obama urging him to include funding for the […]