Press Releases

Sequestration cuts are real and will have a devastating impact. For example, in Georgia sequestration will affect over 37,000 jobs. In my district for just the Army 17,000 jobs will be affected.

Governing by continuing resolution limits the ability of federal departments and agencies to respond to changing circumstances, implement laws enacted by Congress, eliminate unnecessary spending, and budget responsibly.

The sequester will force TSA to cut its frontline workforce, furlough its nearly 50,000 officers for seven work days, and initiate a hiring freeze. As a result, passenger wait times at airport security checkpoints will be longer, adding to passenger, flight, and cargo delays.

We must make aviation security policies more efficient and risk-based without compromising security.

The impact of budget cuts rear their head many years after they actually happen - when researchers find incomplete information and Members of Congress receive inadequate services.

CBO along with other agencies face a roughly 5 percent decrease on March 1.

We cannot continue to under-invest in the short term and pay several times over in the long term recovering from damages that could be mitigated with proper front-end investment.

The threat of nuclear terrorism is one of the gravest national security threats we face today, and we must secure stocks of fissile material.