Virginia Foxx: “as a lawmaker, we constantly must make important decisions while various forces pressure us one way or the other.…”

“as a lawmaker, we constantly must make important decisions while various forces pressure us one way or the other. Frequently ``doing the right thing'' is not the most popular choice. Often, ``doing the right thing'' for the majority of Americans could negatively impact small factions in the process. Rarely is ``doing the right thing'' an easy thing to do. But ``doing the right thing'' is what my constituents elected me to do. ``Doing the right thing'' is why I first sought public office, and why I will continue to do so as long as my body allows. ``Doing the right thing'' is why I have consistently called for budget reconciliation and restrained spending. My constituents work hard for their money, and that money is not meant for the federal government to take and waste. I cast a difficult vote against the massive Hurricane spending bill because it was the right thing to do. It was not easy and it was not initially popular, but it was the right thing to do. Unfortunately I lost that vote, and as a result our government slipped even deeper into a budget deficit. Just as my constituents spend less on other things when they encounter emergency costs, the federal government must do the same. Although it wasn't the easy thing to do, we are now doing the right thing by slowing the growth of government spending to accommodate for the hurricane funding.…”