Today, Rep. John R. Carter (R-TX-31) voted to support our military, strengthen our national defense, protect seniors from sky rocketing premiums, reduce the deficit, and repeal an Obamacare employer mandate. 

“We must provide for our military, and national security,” said Rep. Carter. “While this Budget Act is not perfect, it puts our nation on a path to restore our military might, and strengthen our national security. At the same time, we protect our seniors by blocking a significant increase in Medicare premiums and we repeal a detrimental employer mandate from Obamacare.”

“As the representative to Fort Hood, I believe we must do everything possible to ensure The Great Place remains the best military installation in the world, while maintaining budget restraints for our federal government. This budget will provide our military with the certainty they need to plan ahead instead of taking a paycheck-to-paycheck approach through annual continued resolutions. At a time when our nation is facing increased global threats, we must protect the homeland, support our troops, and strengthen our military. Over the past few years, the military has taken substantial budget hits. This budget is a significant step in helping to stop the gutting of our armed forces."

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015:

·         Strengthens our national security and protects our troops

·         Secures significant long-term savings from structural entitlement reforms

·         Protects more Americans from Obamacare

·         Rejects all tax increases proposed by the administration

·         Keeps spending caps and other reductions to save more than $2 trillion as mandated by the Budget Control Act

·         Offsets all budget cap relief with mandatory spending cuts and other savings

·         Protects our economy from dangerously defaulting on our debt, jeopardizing our nations credit rating

·         Brings certainty to next year’s appropriations process

Defense:

·         Increasing defense spending by $18B

·         A two-year budget deal gives the Department of Defense certainty in these dangerous times

·         The deal prioritizes putting the increased funding in the department’s base budget

·         It takes away the president’s ability to play political games with the defense number

Social Security:

·         First significant reform to Social Security since 1983

o   results in $168 billion in long-term savings

o   Includes structural entitlement reforms to strengthen the long-term solvency of the Social Security program

·         Prevents 20 percent across-the board cut in Social Security Disability benefits for 11 million people next year

·         Closes loopholes that have allowed individuals to obtain larger benefits than Congress intended

·         Cracks down on fraud by requiring a medical review before awarding benefits

Medicare:

·         Protects seniors from a 50 percent increase in Medicare Part B premiums and includes entitlement reforms to save taxpayers over $30 billion

·         The bill also ensures taxpayers are not paying more for the same Medicare service provided in different locations

Obamacare:

·         Repeals Obamacare mandate that requires large employers to automatically enroll new employees in their health plans and rollover current employees

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