Guinta Named to House Budget Committee

WASHINGTON, DC - The House Budget Committee named U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta, R-NH, its newest member on Feb. 2, 2016, with House Republicans voting unanimously in support.

Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price, R-GA, welcomed his new colleague.

“Congressman Guinta brings a record of fighting for common-sense solutions that will help grow our economy and create jobs. His knowledge and experience will be important parts of our work, putting our fiscal house in order and getting our economy moving,” said Price. “We welcome Frank back to the Committee – and to the battles ahead to restore fiscal responsibility in Washington.”

Guinta said he was happy that his colleagues had placed their trust in him to be on the committee.

“I look forward to joining Mr. Price and fiscal conservatives to scour the federal budget for savings, in order to return hardworking Americans value on their tax dollars,” he said.

This will be his second appointment to the Budget Committee. Guinta served on the Committee in the 112th Congress, according to a press statement.

Every year, the House Budget Committee creates a 10-year budget plan that guides federal spending, a power granted to Congress under the Constitution.

“We’ll also be looking at ways to reform the budget process, whose complexity has contributed to a series of crises, resulting in temporary fixes and higher spending,” Guinta said, also a member of the House Financial Services Committee. “The national debt reached $19 trillion this week, a doubling under the Obama Administration in just over seven years. A primary driver of the debt is Obamacare.”

He praised the Budget Committee’s 2016 plan, which repealed Obamacare, balanced over 10 years, and formed the basis of the first joint House-Senate agreement in five years.

“Obamacare fails on both counts – delivering superior health care and budget discipline to grow the economy. The health care law raids Medicare to pay for itself,” said Guinta. “I’m committed to securing seniors’ health and retirement programs, while promoting more flexibility, innovation and opportunity for Granite Staters.”