How to Reign in Spending in Washington

Spending is out of control.

Here is my proposal to shine the light on government spending.

Every request for funding must go through a more open process. All requests must go through the governor of each state, added to a list, and published for the public to see. The list must be prioritized by the governor and state legislatures, and forwarded to the Congressional delegations.

All funding requests then must be accompanied by supporting needs statements including financial documents, tax returns and cost benefit analysis, all available to the public.

Politics must be removed from government spending.

Shining the light on government priorities will be the first step in reigning in the frivolous spending that has lowered the approval rating of Congress to 9% and forced our country to the brink of bankruptcy.