The Budget-Cutters Who Couldn't Stop Spending

The Republican Study Committee, one of the biggest groups in Congress, was created to rein in big spenders. So why can't it deliver?

Eric Pfeiffer from the December 2006 issue

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span class="c3">To some, the timing seemed particularly cold-hearted. House Leader Dennis Hastert, already accused of reacting insensitively to the devastation, rejected the proposal. When asked if Congress had any room for the RSC ’s proposed budget cutting, then–House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) told Fox News Sunday , “after 11 years of Republican majority, we’ve pared it down pretty good.” o:p> /o:p> /span> /p> p class="Flargetext c4"> span class="c3"> o:p> /o:p> /span> /p>