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On the recordAugust 12, 2022
Insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result. That makes the supporters of this legislation, by definition, insane. Reckless spending in this town is what causes inflation. We cannot continue to increase taxes on the American people and put a target on American energy production while spending a historic $370 billion on Green New Deal initiatives and expect to lower inflation and improve our economy. Remember that so-called bipartisan infrastructure bill? We spent $200 billion on Green New Deal initiatives. I guess that was just a downpayment on this never-ending theft of American tax dollars. You are sacrificing American families at the altar of climate change. Mr. Speaker, isn't it so? Joe Biden himself said the inflation rate is at zero percent. What the heck are we doing here? Why are we passing this so-called Inflation Reduction Act if it is at zero percent? In fact, it is the inflation enhancement act, and it does the exact opposite of what Americans need right now. This is just another con game by the Democrats calling something one thing and saying another. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
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Lauren Boebert
Republican · Colorado

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