New York City Insider: Representative Adriano Espaillat Appointed to Budget Committee for the 118th Congress.

 

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release February 9, 2023

Representative Adriano Espaillat Appointed to Budget Committee for the 118th Congress.   WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement on his appointment to serve on the Committee on the Budget during the 118th Congress.  “I’m honored to serve on the House Budget Committee and look forward to joining my colleagues this Congress to ensure government spending prioritizes the American people, while putting their interests over politics and producing the most effective and efficient budget and spending planning this cycle,” said Espaillat. The Budget Committee is responsible for developing the annual budget resolution, a mechanism for setting forth aggregate levels of spending, revenue, the deficit, or surplus, and public debt. Since 1995, House Rules have provided that the Budget Committee shall have jurisdiction over the budget process generally. This includes studying on a continuing basis proposals to improve or reform the budget process, including both singular and comprehensive changes.  In addition to this latest appointment, Rep. Espaillat currently serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government’s vital activities to keep the United States safe, strong, and moving forward.