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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The State of Texas operates under a constitutional |
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mandate to maintain a balanced budget, a discipline that has |
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safeguarded the state's financial integrity and ensured that |
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taxpayer dollars are spent responsibly; and |
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WHEREAS, While Texas has demonstrated that fiscal discipline |
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and conservative budget practices lead to economic growth and |
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stability, the federal government has recklessly accumulated over |
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$33 trillion in national debt, with annual deficits that reflect |
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irresponsible spending and a dangerous disregard for future |
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generations; and |
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WHEREAS, Wasteful federal spending, bloated bureaucracies, |
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and a refusal to live within its means have not only burdened |
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American taxpayers but also threatened the nation's economic |
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security and its position as a global leader; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Legislature, through prudent financial |
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stewardship, invests in critical priorities such as |
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infrastructure, public safety, and education without resorting to |
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massive deficits or mortgaging the future of its citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, The federal government's failure to balance its |
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budget undermines the principles of accountability and fiscal |
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conservatism, principles that Texans demand and deserve from all |
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levels of government; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas model of conservative governance and |
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fiscal responsibility offers a clear and proven example for the |
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federal government to follow in order to restore public trust and |
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ensure long-term economic prosperity; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby urge Congress to enact a balanced budget requirement to end |
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the cycle of deficits and debt; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Texas Legislature condemn the reckless and |
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wasteful spending practices of the federal government; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward official |
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copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to |
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the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of |
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Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the |
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members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that |
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this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a |
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memorial to the Congress of the United States of America. |