Issue Position: Fiscal Discipline

Issue Position

As a successful businessman, Giovanni knows you can't spend more than you take in. He's using his private sector experience to bring fiscal discipline to the state budget.

As Chairman of the Subcommittee on Budget Transparency and Reform, Giovanni has saved millions of taxpayer dollars by reducing waste, fraud and abuse in our state budget. Because of Giovanni's efforts, Texas passed a balanced budget that cut spending by $200 million without raising taxes.

Giovanni is doing more than cutting spending. He's finding ways for government to work more like private business, creating new revenue without tax increases. Giovanni passed a bill that improves the way Texas invests the money in its savings account. This will increase the state's investment return by more than $50 million dollars per year.

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