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Lance Backs Budget


WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Congressman Leonard Lance (NJ-07) today released the following statement following House passage of House Concurrent Resolution 96, the “Path to Prosperity” plan crafted by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan.

 

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The budget blueprint passed today includes important pro-growth policies that will harness domestic energy, restore patient-centered health care, strengthen retirement and the safety net programs that are so essential, and it will reform our Tax Code — all without raising taxes on hardworking Americans.  This is a plan to balance the budget in 10 years and begin to pay down the national debt, which is exactly what our economy needs.   I challenge the U.S. Senate not only to pass a budget, but craft a proposal that truthfully addresses our Nation’s long-term fiscal challenges and spares future generations the burden of trillions of dollars in national debt.”




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