Rep. Bill Cassidy (LA) made the following statement:

If this is a serious reversal of the Administration's policies and they are serious about cutting spending and cutting the debt, then it is a welcome first step. But this is just one of many steps the Administration must take to undo the fiscal havoc it created in its first year and begin to solve the mess it inherited.”

Non-defense discretionary spending has increased by 85% since the President took office, so holding spending at that level is more like a lukewarming than a freeze.”

That said, we should give some credit where credit is due.  Spending restraint of any sort is frowned upon within the President’s party.  His leadership on this issue is pivotal to tempering the profligacy of Congressional Democrats.  The question now is whether he’s willing to put his veto pen where his mouth is.

By The Numbers: President Obama’s Record On Spending

• $9.34 trillion: Congressional Budget Office’s 2019 national debt projection BEFORE Obama took office
• $17.5 trillion: CBO’s  2019 national debt projection under Obama’s Budget
• $458 billion: deficit when Obama took office
• $1.4 trillion: deficit one year after Obama took office
• $196 billion: average ANNUAL deficit 2000 – 2008
• $122.6 billion: average MONTHLY deficit since President Obama took office