Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA) was recognized as a "Taxpayer Hero" by the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) for his willingness to stand up for the American taxpayer. Royce earned a score of 96 percent, the highest score for the Orange County delegation. Compared to the House average score of 40 percent it is clear that Royce has consistently voted to rein in deficit spending and make government more accountable to taxpayers.
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Royce's letter to the editor on the need to continue to reduce the size of scope of the federal government appeared in today's Orange County Register.
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Today, Rep. Ed Royce, joined by 10 colleagues, sent a letter to President Obama urging him to identify an additional $2 trillion in specific spending cuts following Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgrade of the nation’s ‘AAA’ credit rating.
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Today, Representative Ed Royce voted for the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act. The legislation cuts current spending, caps future spending, and establishes a Constitutional balanced budget amendment to keep Washington’s spending in line.
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Rep. Ed Royce issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released the latest report on jobs. The unemployment rate reached its highest level in 2011, hitting 9.2 percent for the month of June.
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Today, Representative Ed Royce voted against H.R. 1954, legislation to implement the President’s request to increase the debt limit without including significant spending cuts.
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