Budget

Luetkemeyer Votes to Halt Pay Hike for Cabinet, VP, Non-Military Federal Employees

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Having already supported federal pay freezes, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer today voted for legislation to eliminate the automatic across-the-board pay raise for the president’s cabinet, the vice president and other non-military federal employees that will otherwise occur as a result of a recent executive order issued by President Obama.

Luetkemeyer Column- Reining in the National Debt

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On New Year’s Eve, 2012, I had the opportunity to answer phones in our Washington D.C. office and the majority of the folks who called from back home in Missouri made it clear that they are sick and tired of out of control government spending.

Luetkemeyer Co-Sponsors Bills to Balance Budget, Control Government Spending

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As part of his ongoing commitment to ensure that the federal government stops spending more of people’s hard-earned tax dollars than it takes in, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) announced just hours after his swearing-in as the new Congressman for Missouri’s 3rd District that the first bills he is co-sponsoring in the 113th Congress are two Balanced Budget Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Luetkemeyer Column- The Fiscal Cliff: Just Weeks Away

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Ronald Reagan was right when he argued that government must trust the people. As negotiations continue on the fiscal cliff, folks like you have been contacting our offices demanding that we resist proposals to allow tax cuts to expire and devastating defense cuts to take effect.Your personal stake in this argument boils down to one thing: You know best when it comes to making ends meet and improving the quality of life for your families.

Luetkemeyer Column- The Looming Fiscal Cliff

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We are at a significant turning point in our nation regarding our economic future and there is a lot of concern among hard-working folks about what it means for our families and our communities. Much of the concern stems from the notion of the fiscal cliff, in which significant automatic tax increases and automatic spending cuts go into effect in early January of 2013 if nothing is done. The notion of this fiscal cliff has job creators and the financial markets spooked and many predicting that, if this cliff is not avoided, our economy as well as economies across the globe could be in for an economic collapse not seen since the Great Depression.