Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Would-be U.S. House Budget Panel Chair Kingtson Says He'd Slash $850 Billion From Budget

Savannah lawmaker sets goal to head budget panel in Washington

By Larry Peterson
The Savannah Morning News
Savannahnow.com
December 1, 2010

Seeking to chair the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, Jack Kingston called for a major overhaul of federal spending on Tuesday.

Rather than targeting specific outlays, Kingston seeks procedural changes aimed at "destroying the spending infrastructure."

The Savannah Republican's goal: Cut annual spending - now about $3.5 trillion a year - by more than $850 billion "over time."

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