Cut nondefense discretionary spending

Blackburn proposes reducing discretionary federal spending outside defense, homeland security, and veterans programs by 1, 2, and 5 percent. She says these cuts would help curb federal spending and move the budget toward balance. She also supports requiring Congress to balance the federal budget and argues that spending cuts would help address inflation and national debt.

Context: Statement dated October 16, 2024. Source collected on November 11, 2026.

In their own words

My proposed 1, 2, and 5 percent cuts to discretionary spending not related to defense, homeland security, or veterans

The source

Marsha Blackburn: 2024 Senate candidate questionnaire

Published: 10/16/2024
Retrieved: 11/11/2026