Today AFP is publishing a policy paper with spending cut recommendations for the so-called Super Committee. This document will also serve to provide specific spending cuts for the Cut Spending Now tour, a nationwide tour – see more about the tour here: http://cutspendingnow.org/ The tour is not slated to come to Texas now - but if you want a speaker to talk about federal spending cuts, contact us!

• Link to the Policy Paper: http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Policy_Paper_JSC_Recommendat...
• Link to the news release/landing page: http://www.americansforprosperity.org/100311-afp-releases-super-committe...

Feel free to share this with your friends. Here is a quick list of our cuts:

Proposed Spending Cuts (budget savings over a ten-year window)

Close Wasteful Federal Departments
• The Department of Agriculture............................................................... $1,325 billion
• The Department of Commerce................................................................ $116 billion
• The Department of Education................................................................. $826 billion
• The Department of Energy...................................................................... $311 billion
• The Department of Housing and Urban Development............................ $429 billion
• The Federal Communications Commission............................................ $103 billion

TOTAL DEPARTMENT CLOSURES $3,112 BILLION

Washington Should Tighten Its Belt
• Repeal the New Health Care Law and the CLASS Act.......................... $701 billion
• Consolidate Overlapping and Duplicative Programs.............................. $100 billion
• Sell Federal Land and Assets...................................................................$18 billion
• Dispose of Remaining TARP Assets....................................................... $166 billion
• Reform and Reduce the Federal Workforce............................................ $150 billion
• Reduce the Rapid Growth in Defense Spending..................................... $611 billion

Government Cannot Pick Winners and Losers
• Wind Down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac............................................. $30 billion
• Cut Federal Agriculture Subsidies........................................................... $190 billion
• Cut Federal Energy Subsidies and R&D Spending................................. $13.8 billion
• Rescind Unused Balances in the SBLF................................................... $26 billion

We Must Empower States and Individuals
• Block Grant Federal Welfare Programs.................................................. $760 billion
• Reform Unemployment Insurance.......................................................... $0.70 billion

TOTAL COMMITTEE SPENDING CUTS $2,767 BILLION

Total AFP Recommended Cuts $5,879 BILLION

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