Representative Gosar's office issued an update on several of the votes he cast today, hoping to save taxpayer dollars and change the way that the federal government spends money.

H.R. 3835

This bill contains a pay freeze for Members of Congress and federal employees.

According to the press release, Gosar explained that the Congressional Budget Office "determined that pay for federal workers is 16 percent higher than their counterparts in the private sector. This is wrong. Public service is not about killing the private sector. Government employees should not make more than the private sector. To make matters worse, the private sector is paying for those federal employees to live large. I am happy we voted to stop this."

H.R. 3567

It's called the Welfare Integrity Now for Children and Families Act of 201. This piece of legislation prohibits the use of government welfare money to be spent on strippers, gambling and booze. The way the law reads right now, under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, welfare recipients apparently were allowed to spend government money at strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores. "Banning the use of welfare money for strippers and whiskey seems like a long overdue common sense reform," Gosar said. "You would have thought this would have passed by unanimous consent."

H.R. 1173

Representative Gosar was a cosponsor of this legislation, called the Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011. It passed the House by a vote of 267-159, and repeals a portion of ObamaCare called the Community Living Assistance services and Supports (CLASS) Program. According to Gosar's press release, it was, "...another poorly designed part of ObamaCare which threatened to continue our nation’s path towards fiscal insolvency."

Congressman Gosar was quite pleased that this legislation passed, noting, “At a time where individuals and businesses are focused on regaining their financial freedom, we do not need to waste money on programs that are destined to fail.”

Congressman Gosar expressed dismay that today’s legislation was necessary saying, “This Administration’s support of this flawed program, although they admit it is likely to be yet another insolvent program within just a few years, further shows the disconnect that they have with Main Street America. As a small business owner and healthcare provider I was proud to support this bill to repeal the CLASS program.”

Gosar, who practiced as a dentist for over 25 years, is a current member of the GOP Doctor’s Caucus and the Rural Healthcare Caucus.