Congressman Andy Biggs’ Statement on President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal

Washington, D.C. – Today, President Donald Trump's submitted his fiscal year 2018 budget request to the U.S. Congress. Congressman Biggs released the following statement:

"The United States has almost $20 trillion in national debt, $100-200 trillion in future obligations, and deficit spending of about $500 billion a year. Experts forecast that Social Security and Medicare will be insolvent in mere decades. Our grandchildren will be left with an unpayable debt. Year after year, the previous administration failed to protect Americans by allowing the U.S. military to deteriorate and failing to protect our border. This apathy to our country's financial solvency and security needed a drastic change.

"I am pleased to see that there are proposed reductions in spending in President Trump's FY 18 budget. The proposed budget spurs economic growth and shrinks the federal government—leaving fewer nameless, faceless bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., who produce regulations that hurt our economy, kill jobs, and take away our freedoms. Specifically, I am encouraged to see President Trump's inclusion of $2.6 billion for Customs and Border Protection. We must not make any more excuses for our failure to keep our commitments to secure our borders and enforce our immigration laws.

"I look forward to working with the administration to reduce the size of government, eliminate wasteful spending, and restore power back to the states and individuals in America."

Congressman Andy Biggs is a first-term Representative from Arizona's Fifth Congressional District, representing parts of Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Sun Lakes, and Queen Creek. Congressman Biggs is a member of the House Judiciary and Science, Space, and Technology committees, and is the chairman of the Environment Subcommittee. He lives with his wife Cindy in Gilbert.