House Budget Chief Calls On Lawmakers To Shrink ‘Bloated Bureaucracy,’ Skyrocketing National Debt

Republican Texas Rep. Jodey Arrington said Sunday that lawmakers need to tackle the growing U.S. national debt and reduce the size of the federal bureaucracy.

Arrington, who chairs the House Budget Committee, said during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday” that lawmakers need to have the “political courage” to “right-size the bloated bureaucracy.” He added that House Republicans need to address the growing national debt and reduce rampant government spending.

“The question is, will we have the political courage to execute on that and right-size the bloated bureaucracy, as was reflected in the president’s budget, and deal with this wartime-level debt, $2 trillion in annual deficit spending that’s going to double, and interest payments that exceed not only national defense, but Medicare payments,” Arrington stated.

The Texas Republican added that House Republicans cannot “usher in the golden age” in America without addressing the “unsustainable” national deficit and national debt.

“The wheels are coming off the wagon,” Arrington said. “We can’t get to the president’s rocket ship economy, we cannot usher in the golden age. In fact, we risk a sovereign debt crisis if we don’t deal with the unsustainable deficits and national debt.”

Arrington said that he thinks the GOP’s budget reconciliation bill, alongside entitlement reform and the government reducing deficit spending, “will bend the curve on debt to GDP and deficit to GDP.”

“It won’t get us out of the debt hole overnight, but it is a good first step and a down payment for our kids to actually be on good fiscal footing, a sustainable path, and enjoy the same opportunities and freedoms that we have,” the Texas Republican said.

The U.S. national debt has been growing for years, hitting $36.2 trillion as of Monday. Meanwhile, the county’s national deficit for fiscal year 2025 reached $1.31 trillion the same day.