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Getting federal spending under control has been a top priority of House Republicans since re-taking the Majority earlier this year. Although we have made progress, much more work lies ahead. After waiting on the Senate and the White House for more than a month a half, the House finally brought about the largest non-defense spending reduction in history. The nearly $40 billion in cuts is merely a first step toward achieving significant spending reductions, but it is also a critical turning point. For the first time in recent memory we are actually cutting spending, not increasing it. Having reversed the trajectory of the federal spending process from dramatic increases to common sense reductions, we are now turning to the budget debate for the coming year. Paul Ryan's "Path to Prosperity" lays out a vision of job creation, economic growth, and deficit reduction. It will achieve those three critical goals by reducing spending, reducing the tax burden on families and small businesses, and reforming Medicare and Medicaid to ensure they can continue to provide assistance to the needy well into the future. We can't wait any longer to make the tough decisions if we are going to solve our nation's impending debt crisis.