Congressman John R. Moolenaar | Rep. John R. Moolenaar Official U.S House Headshot
Congressman John R. Moolenaar | Rep. John R. Moolenaar Official U.S House Headshot
On May 31, 2023, Congressman John Moolenaar voted for legislation that will end President Biden's partisan spending and avoid a default on the national debt. Included in this legislation is Moolenaar's proposal to eliminate unused COVID funding that is sitting at federal departments in Washington D.C.
"Today’s legislation is a win for the American people because it ends the broken status quo in Washington and stops the Biden spending spree that made Americans poorer with record-high inflation. The bill also includes my proposal to save billions of dollars in unused COVID funding and avoids a disastrous default on the national debt. Finally, the bill brings accountability back to the government and saves billions of dollars by adding work requirements for welfare for able-bodied Americans,” said Moolenaar.
"Democrats are paying a steep price in this bill. They never wanted work requirements, they never wanted spending cuts, and they never wanted permitting reform that unleashes American energy. All those items are in this bill because of Republicans and strong conservative leadership in the House of Representatives," added Moolenaar.
"One of the major Republican wins in the Fiscal Responsibility Act is that we claw back billions in unspent COVID money appropriated to federal agencies during the pandemic. I want to thank Rep. John Moolenaar for proposing these rescissions of unused COVID funds with his legislation, H.R. 564, the Saving Taxpayers’ Money and Paying America’s Debt Act, and for his leadership in addressing the debt crisis. This is a significant step in House Republicans’ mission to cut government waste, reduce the deficit, and save taxpayers money," said House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA).
Earlier this year, Moolenaar introduced the Saving Taxpayers' Money and Paying America's Debt Act, which would rescind unobligated funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 that is still sitting unused in accounts at federal departments in Washington D.C.
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