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Some of Duncan Hunter's efforts to control spending, among many examples!

STATEMENT OF REP. HUNTER IN VOTING AGAINST THE TRANSPORTATION BILL

The House and Senate approved a $218 billion transportation funding bill which included billions of dollars in questionable, non-transportation funding. A list of some of those projects follows Rep. Duncan Hunter's (R-CA) statement.

"At a time when the Army faces a shortage of $1.7 billion in basic ammunition and our Marines are short $193 million, the highway bill contains $9 billion in funding for such things as a botanical garden, museum exhibits and a film on ‘infrastructure awareness.'

"While I support funding to build and repair our highways and this bill has many good projects, I could not in good conscience vote for legislation which overspends the balanced budget and will possibly take money away from our national defense."http://www.house.gov/hunter/news_prior_2006/hiway.htm

HUNTER “ CHALLENGE” PROGRAM BEGINS AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Washington, D.C. – The Department of Defense (DOD) will begin implementing an innovative acquisition program Congressman Duncan Hunter (CA-52) created in the fiscal year 2003 defense authorization bill. This program, the Defense Acquisition Challenge Program, will allow companies, individuals or defense agencies to challenge existing DOD programs with their products and/or services.

“This program will enable the Pentagon to find the most qualified and cost efficient companies to provide the military with the private services they require,” said Congressman Hunter, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. “This approach will either eliminate unnecessary spending, or validate the companies with which the DOD is doing business. Both are positive results.”

http://www.house.gov/hunter/news_prior_2006/challengeprogram.html

HUNTER VOTES FOR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) voted in support of H.R. 4241 (Nussle-IA), the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. This legislation, which passed the House by a vote of 217-215, achieves a net savings of over $50 billion in mandatory spending programs, while also streamlining and reforming several government program http://www.house.gov/hunter/news_prior_2006/buget.vote.release.html

3. Balanced Budget Duncan Hunter I support a balanced federal budget, with additional revenue provided by economic growth, not increased taxes. Further, I support limiting growth in non-defense areas.

Budgetary savings must be identified through efficiency reforms throughout the federal government. Furthermore, we must aggressively attack the creation and funding of duplicative federal programs, many of which simply do not perform but cost taxpayers millions of their hard-earned dollars. According to Office of Management and Budget, 28% of federal programs are either ineffective or have results that are not demonstrated. Reforming, combining or eliminating those programs remains among my highest legislative priorities.

http://sacredcow.wordpress.com/2007/03/04/duncan-hunter-budget-and-economy/

Last year, Hunter sought to eliminate the entire $1 billion the department requested for privatization. Eventually, Congress provided $200 million, including about $115 million for the Hanford wastes.

"He has cut it before and is looking for money," said Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., after Tuesday's meeting with Hunter. "I am concerned about this."

Both Dicks and Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., whose district includes Hanford, said Hunter is under tremendous pressure to find money to increase defense spending. "He's in a bind," Hastings said. "But I'm confident we will be OK."

Hastings said Hunter has been "very accommodating," so far, and added he and other lawmakers will continue to talk with Hunter and other members of the subcommittee and the full National Security Committee. Hunter said Hastings has been making an effective case against cleanup cuts but emphasized he has made no final decisions.

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