Ricketts: Budget Resolution “Provides the Blueprint and Resources Trump Needs to Deliver Prosperity and Keep Americans Safe”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, praised the budget resolution as providing the framework to help fund President Trump’s priorities. Ricketts discussed the resolution while on a conference call with Nebraska media:
“Last week, my Senate Budget Committee colleagues and I advanced a budget reconciliation resolution that will lay the groundwork to fund President Trump’s priorities. This week, the plan is to pass it on the Senate floor,” Ricketts said. “This budget resolution represents a significant step forward in giving President Trump the resources he needs to deliver security and prosperity for the American people. It instructs committees of jurisdiction to execute on President Trump’s agenda.”
“The American people elected President Trump to secure the border, restore American strength, and unleash American energy,” Ricketts closed. “This budget resolution provides the blueprint and resources he needs to deliver prosperity and keep Americans safe. I look forward to passing it quickly to help deliver results for Nebraskans and the American people.”
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Senator Ricketts: “Last week, my Senate Budget Committee colleagues and I advanced a budget reconciliation resolution that will lay the groundwork to fund President Trump’s priorities.
“This week, the plan is to pass it on the Senate floor.
“This budget resolution represents a significant step forward in giving President Trump the resources he needs to deliver security and prosperity for the American people.
“It instructs committees of jurisdiction to execute on President Trump’s agenda.
“First, the budget resolution provides a blueprint to secure the border.
“This budget proposal provides a framework to spend roughly 175 billion dollars to finish the border wall and upgrade border technology.
“It envisions increasing the number of detention beds so dangerous criminals aren’t released into our country.
“It envisions increasing the number of ICE officers and Border Patrol agents who work to expedite the removal of criminal illegal aliens.
“It envisions adding more assistant U.S. attorneys to prosecute drug cartels – and more immigration judges to clear our case backlog.
“After four years of Biden’s open border policies, we need resources now to secure the border.
“This framework will help us do that.
“Second, this budget resolution calls for the revitalization of our military.
“This would mean critical new funding – roughly 150 billion dollars – for the Department of Defense to improve readiness.
“It calls for more funds for the continued modernization of our nuclear triad.
“It calls for the strengthening of our defense industrial base to help us build more ships for the Navy.
“The budget resolution also calls on the Pentagon to perform an audit to ensure our tax dollars are being spent effectively.
“These provisions will help us deter adversaries like Communist China.
“It will help keep Americans safe.
“Third, this budget provides a framework for unleashing American energy production.
“That would mean blocking the Biden administration’s natural gas tax.
“That would mean facilitating the development of America’s abundant natural resources.
“And that would mean requiring new oil and gas lease sales.
“These common-sense policies will combat the soaring cost of energy.
“Finally, this budget resolution is fully paid for.
“We save by reversing Biden’s Green New Deal spending.
“We save by rolling back burdensome Biden mandates and regulations.
“The American people elected President Trump to secure the border, restore American strength, and unleash American energy.
“This budget resolution provides the blueprint and resources he needs to deliver prosperity and keep Americans safe.
“I look forward to passing it quickly to help deliver results for Nebraskans and the American people.”