I think we are totally unprepared in Washington for thinking through the implications of the largest debt holder in the world suddenly deliberately raising interest rates.
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If you really want to deal with children in poverty, get the economy growing, stop the inflation, cut taxes.
You make those two changes, in the matter of a very short time, you will have a much healthier country.
Welfare reform began in 1965... we ought to return to a work oriented welfare system.
I actually agree with the approach of listen, learn, help, and lead.
I voted against the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan because for that exact reason, is I don't believe that it empowers families.
I think the British coming out of World War II, did a pretty decent job of organizing entry level healthcare.
I have always said that 'build back poorer' would be a much more accurate title for that bill.
We have got to help families, we have got to get our inflation under control, but we also have to understand we have got to quit spending for our families, for our children.
As the largest debt holder in the world, the U.S. Government--if we end up in very high interest rates on the federal debt, it is going to eat up the budget.
The policies that the Biden-Pelosi-Schumer team have followed don't work.
If you really want to give people money to do nothing, a lot of people will learn to do nothing.
I can't imagine a dumber moment to increase federal spending than in the middle of an inflationary crisis.
What it does to families, what it does to children. It is one of the most deadly things that can happen.
What works is cutting out corruption and incompetence.
The greatest problem Washington has today is its inability to learn what works and what fails in the real world.