| 1 | 1 | | 89R17492 KSM-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Creighton S.C.R. No. 40 |
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| 7 | 7 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The State of Texas operates under a constitutional |
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| 9 | 9 | | mandate to maintain a balanced budget, a discipline that has |
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| 10 | 10 | | safeguarded the state's financial integrity and ensured that |
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| 11 | 11 | | taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, While Texas has demonstrated that fiscal discipline |
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| 13 | 13 | | and conservative budget practices lead to economic growth and |
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| 14 | 14 | | stability, the federal government has recklessly accumulated over |
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| 15 | 15 | | $33 trillion in national debt, with annual deficits that reflect |
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| 16 | 16 | | irresponsible spending and a dangerous disregard for future |
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| 17 | 17 | | generations; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Wasteful federal spending, bloated bureaucracies, |
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| 19 | 19 | | and a refusal to live within its means have not only burdened |
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| 20 | 20 | | American taxpayers but also threatened the nation's economic |
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| 21 | 21 | | security and its position as a global leader; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Legislature, through prudent financial |
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| 23 | 23 | | stewardship, invests in critical priorities such as |
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| 24 | 24 | | infrastructure, public safety, and education without resorting to |
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| 25 | 25 | | massive deficits or mortgaging the future of its citizens; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, The federal government's failure to balance its |
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| 27 | 27 | | budget undermines the principles of accountability and fiscal |
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| 28 | 28 | | conservatism, principles that Texans demand and deserve from all |
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| 29 | 29 | | levels of government; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, The Texas model of conservative governance and |
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| 31 | 31 | | fiscal responsibility offers a clear and proven example for the |
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| 32 | 32 | | federal government to follow in order to restore public trust and |
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| 33 | 33 | | ensure long-term economic prosperity; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 35 | 35 | | hereby urge Congress to enact a balanced budget requirement to end |
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| 36 | 36 | | the cycle of deficits and debt; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the Texas Legislature condemn the reckless and |
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| 38 | 38 | | wasteful spending practices of the federal government; and, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official |
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| 41 | 41 | | copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to |
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| 42 | 42 | | the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of |
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| 43 | 43 | | Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the |
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| 44 | 44 | | members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that |
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| 45 | 45 | | this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a |
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| 46 | 46 | | memorial to the Congress of the United States of America. |
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