Jody Hice on Budget & Economy

Restore fiscal sanity: less spending & less debt

Economic stimulus package cost $278,000 per job created

An example of the waste came to light when a report by the White House's Council of Economic Advisors, a group of economists who were handpicked by President Obama, gave a realistic picture of the 'success' of the so-called 'economic stimulus package' of 2009. They concluded that the average cost per job created through the stimulus was $278,000. To explain this in another way, the government could have given $100,000 to everyone who obtained employment through the stimulus deal, and saved taxpayers $427 billion! The 'help' of that government plan was extremely wasteful; it neither spurred the economy nor created jobs.

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the US Constitution.

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States:
• Prohibits outlays for a fiscal year (except those for repayment of debt principal) from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year (except those derived from borrowing) unless Congress, by a 3/5ths rollcall vote of each chamber, authorizes a specific excess of outlays over receipts.
• Requires a 3/5ths rollcall vote of each chamber to increase the public debt limit.
• Directs the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually.
• Prohibits any bill to increase revenue from becoming law unless approved by a majority of each chamber by rollcall vote.
• Authorizes waivers of these provisions when a declaration of war is in effect or under other specified circumstances involving military conflict.

This article shall take effect beginning with the later of the second fiscal year beginning after its ratification or the first fiscal year beginning after December 31, 2016.

Opposes stimulus spending, according to Faith2Action.

Faith2Action.org is "the nation's largest network of pro-family groups." They provide election resources for each state, including Voter Guides and Congressional Scorecards excerpted here. The F2A survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Economy: Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?'

Opposes stimulus spending, according to PVS rating.

Project VoteSmart infers summary responses from campaign statements and news reports The PVS survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Economy: Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?'