Congressman Scott DesJarlais, M.D. (TN-04) released the following statement related to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (H.R. 1314):

“The budget deal will only encourage further out of control spending by adding $80 billion in additional expenditures and another nearly $20 trillion in national debt. In true Washington fashion, this bill was negotiated behind closed doors and seems to have allowed more input from President Obama and Democratic leadership than House conservatives. For these reasons, I have joined my House Freedom Caucus colleagues in opposing this legislation. I believe that calling this proposal a ‘budget’ is inaccurate, as budgets are meant to restore fiscal responsibility. Rather, this legislation deserves to be labeled for what it is: a spending increase.”