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On the recordMarch 8, 2024
since Joe Biden took office, inflation has exploded 17.9 percent. Prices on everything, especially groceries, are sky-high, and hard-working Americans aren't able to keep up. Unless we see significant deflation, which will only happen if we cut spending, there won't be a relief from the massive damage that Biden's inflation has caused. One of the best ways to cut reckless spending is to stop earmarks, and this bill has more than 6,600 of them costing taxpayers $12 billion. Earmarks are a corrupt practice. The American taxpayer should not be used as a political piggybank. My answer is simple: We should send this reckless spending bill back to committee and remove all earmarks before passage. Given that my Democrat colleagues have all removed at least one earmark from this bill, this shouldn't be a tough thing to do before government funding lapses. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington.
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Rick Scott
Republican · Florida
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Mar 8, 2024

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