Rep. Virginia Foxx, the 5th District Republican from Watauga County, appears in National Review Online’s The Corner explaining why she and a group of conservatives have been pushing the House leadership to cut a full $100 billion from the current fiscal year’s budget, rather than the $40 billion or $50 billion in the initial House plans.
Last night, the leadership agreed to move forward with $100 billion in cuts.
Foxx said the $100 billion figure was touted in the House Republicans’ pre-election Pledge to America, and even though the current fiscal year is nearly half over, the new majority should abide by its promise.
?People want to make it clear that we believe that we heard a message in November that we need to cut spending,? Foxx told NRO. ?We wanted to make sure that everybody is on the same page, and as of now, I believe that is becoming the case.?
