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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Mark Sanford offered the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), a nonpartisan agency, released its Budget and Economic Outlook for the next decade:
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WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Mark Sanford today announced his appointment to the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee for the 115th Congress. The committee’s mission is “to ensure the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of the federal government and all its agencies.” Rep.
On Friday, the House voted on S. 84, a bill that would exempt General James Mattis from the current requirement that military officers be retired for seven years before serving as Secretary of Defense. I voted in favor of the bill, and it passed by a vote of 268 to 151.
Yesterday afternoon, the House voted on H.R. 78, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act. The bill passed by a vote of 243 to 184, and I voted for it. Let me explain.
Today, the House voted on one of the most significant pieces of legislation in recent years, S.Con.Res. 3, a bill that will start the process of repealing Obamacare. I voted in favor of this bill, and it passed by a vote of 227 to 198. Allow me to explain the three main reasons why I ultimately voted in favor of it.