Support for PAYGO budgeting

Costa supports using pay-as-you-go budgeting to require Congress to pay for its spending rather than spend money it does not have. He presents this as a way to restore fiscal discipline, reduce deficits, and limit growth in the national debt.

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In their own words

restoring fiscal discipline through measures like pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) budgeting

The source

Jim Costa: official policy priorities

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Retrieved: 11/10/2026