Time for Congress to curb its addiction to spending taxpayer money

In 1974, Congress made a stunning and disturbing discovery. It had actually written rules that limited its ability recklessly spend taxpayer money.

So what did it do?

It changed the rules. It created something called reconciliation, a sneaky procedural shortcut that has eliminated the filibuster, limits public debate to 20 hours and lets massive spending pass with only 51 votes.

The results?

Obamacare, trillions in new debt and a government that treats taxpayers’ wallets like an open bar.

Congress has repeatedly shown it can’t control its addiction to spending other people’s money, so voters need to demand it eliminate reconciliation, raise the threshold, and make it harder, not easier, to burn through taxpayer money.

As I see it, I’m Andy Parrish.