Gabe Evans Supported A Balanced Budget Amendment And Warned Of “The Always-Growing National Debt”
September 2023: Evans Said He Would “Tackle The Tough Challenges Facing America: Reckless Spending And Runaway Inflation” If Elected To Congress
September 2023: Evans Said He Would “Tackle The Tough Challenges Facing America: Reckless Spending And Runaway Inflation” If Elected To Congress. “It's an honor to join so many fellow vets in running for Congress in 2024. Each of us has spent our adult lives running toward danger and challenge and we will do the same in Congress. I look forward to working with them to bring conservative leadership, protect families, and tackle the tough challenges facing America: reckless spending and runaway inflation, rampant crime and lawlessness, and a broken Southern border.”
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October 2024: Evans Supported A Balanced Budget Amendment
October 2024: Evans Supported A Balanced Budget Amendment. “As a police officer and U.S. Army veteran, I've put country first for a combined total of 22 years. Putting country first means knowing your principles AND being able to collaborate. We can do that by passing: 1. A Balanced Budget Amendment to force negotiation and common ground on taxing and spending. 2. Withholding pay to members of Congress when they fail to pass a budget or when the government shuts down. 3. Reforming our broken budget process. Typically, government is funded by catch-all, “omnibus” spending packages. While I am open-minded about specifics, I believe reform must include ‘zero-based budgeting’. Every program should be required to justify its existence every year.” [Colorado Public Radio News, 10/14/24]
- A Balanced Budget Amendment Would Amend To The Constitution To Require Federal Spending Not To Exceed Federal Receipts. “In its simplest form, a balanced budget amendment would add a budget rule to the Constitution that would require federal spending not to exceed federal receipts. The amendment would make it unconstitutional for the federal government to run annual budget deficits. Most amendment proposals go further than requiring a balanced budget or budget surpluses. Some of the most frequent additional elements are: A requirement that the President submit a balanced budget to the Congress; Provisions that allow some flexibility in times of war or economic recession provided that a supermajority (typically three-fifths) of the
members of the Congress vote in favor of a waiver; A provision requiring a supermajority vote of both houses of Congress in order to raise the debt ceiling; A cap on total spending (as a percentage of gross domestic product or GDP) unless waived by a supermajority of both houses; A limit on the total level of revenues (as a percentage of GDP) unless waived by a supermajority of both houses; A provision to prevent the courts from enforcing the amendment through tax increases; A provision assigning the Congress the responsibility to enforce the amendment through legislation.” [Peter G. Peterson Foundation, 11/27/18]
A Balanced-Budget Amendment Threatened Americans’ Health Care And Social Security
HEADLINE: Center for American Progress: “The Balanced-Budget Amendment Threatens Americans’ Health Care, Social Security, and Jobs.” [Center for American Progress, 4/11/18]
Under A Balanced Budget Amendment, Medicare Part A Would Not Be Able To Pay For Hospitalization Costs, Because It Is Funded Through A Fund Of Saved Treasury Securities. “Medicare Part A — the Hospital Insurance trust fund — has the same structure as Social Security. That trust fund currently holds about $200 billion in Treasury securities, but under a balanced budget amendment, it would be unconstitutional for Medicare to draw down those savings to pay hospitalization costs because all federal expenditures — which includes Medicare payments — would have to be covered by taxes collected in the same year.” [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 3/16/18]
Center On Budget And Policy Priorities: Under A Balanced Budget Amendment, The Military And Federal Employee Civil Service Retirement Systems Would Not Be Able To Pay Retirees, Because They Are Funded Through Funds Of Saved Treasury Securities. “As a result, the $700 billion in Treasury securities held by the military retirement trust fund and the $900 billion in Treasury securities held by the civil service retirement trust fund would be unavailable to pay promised retirement pensions.” [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 3/16/18]
Center On Budget And Policy Priorities: Under A Balanced Budget Amendment, “Programs Such As Social Security, Medicare, National Defense, And Veterans’ Benefits Could Be Cut By An Average Of One-Fifth.” “Programs such as Social Security, Medicare, national defense, and veterans’ benefits could be cut by an average of one-fifth under a constitutional amendment before the House this week to require a balanced budget in every year. If policymakers chose to protect some programs from cuts, the cuts in other programs would be even deeper. If they protected Social Security and Medicare, for example, all other programs would be cut by two-fifths.” [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 4/11/18]
Evans: “Our Country Is Spending Money We Don’t Have, Leading To Inflation And The Always-Growing National Debt”
Evans Said “Our Country Is Spending Money We Don’t Have, Leading To Inflation And The Always-Growing National Debt.” “As newlyweds, my wife and I lived month to month in a one-bedroom apartment with a monthly food budget of $100. This taught us about the importance of living within our means. Unfortunately, politicians on both sides have forgotten what it’s like for the government to live on a budget. Our country is spending money we don’t have, leading to inflation and the always-growing national debt. Reducing, and eventually eliminating, the budget deficit is critical to long term prosperity. We can achieve that by reducing spending on frivolous government projects, such as so-called Green New Deal initiatives and DEI programs.” [Congressman Gabe Evans, Economy, accessed 11/7/25]