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Celeste Maloy: “That's an 85% reduction in the growth rate of discretionary…”

Featuring: Celeste Maloy, Republican | U.S. House Utah, 2nd Congressional District

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Positive Progress on the Deficit

Published | Video Starts at 01:14

This didn't happen by accident. It's not a coincidence. Since House Republicans took control in 2023, we've saved 400 billion by holding discretionary spending relatively flat. And That's an 85% reduction in the growth rate of discretionary spending compared to the previous decade when spending grew by an average of 5% every single year. Think about that. For years, Washington let spending grow on autopilot. Now we're proving that government can do what Utah families do every day, which is live within our means and make tough choices about priorities. (01:14–01:22)

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