Eastern Wisconsin’s representative in Congress has teamed up with a Democrat from Hawaii to introduce a new bill.
Congressmen Glenn Grothman and Ed Case have introduced the Stop the Baseline Bloat Act, which they say aims to ensure a more honest accounting of what the federal government plans to spend by removing emergency spending from the baseline budget.
According to the Cato Institute, a public policy research organization, Congress has designated $12 trillion in spending for emergencies over the past 30 years.
The current practice of including emergency spending in the CBO baseline budget on an annual basis skews the baseline budget toward higher spending, distorting the fiscal outlook, and contributing to the dire fiscal state of our country.
Grothman said of the measure, “This bill will greatly impact the American people by increasing the transparency between the government and the citizens. The CBO cannot continue to create a budget baseline that justifies outrageous spending levels. Getting the country’s fiscal house in order starts with an unbiased CBO baseline.”