Tracey Mann: “I thank Mr. Arrington for doing this tonight. I thank him for being such a champion and continuing to raise this issue…”

“I thank Mr. Arrington for doing this tonight. I thank him for being such a champion and continuing to raise this issue, which is incredibly important to all of the Midwest, the West Coast, the East Coast, our entire country, vitally important. I enjoyed the trip to west Texas the other day, and, yes, they grow more cotton than we do in Kansas, without a doubt. As mentioned already, we are more than $30 trillion in debt. We have added almost $6 trillion in the last 2\1/2\ years, mostly in the name of COVID. We spent more money in the name of fighting COVID than we spent to win World War II, in inflation-adjusted dollars. Let that sink in. It is absolutely mind-blowing. The debt is now $92,000 per American. For every American, your share of the American debt is $92,000. For my wife and four kids, our family's share is $552,000. When you rack up this kind of debt, you really only have two choices. When you spend out of your means, you can pass it on in debt or you can raise taxes. I am really concerned with the potential tax increases that this out-of-control spending will lead to. That is why I rise today, because America is facing an economic crisis, and Democrat leaders are failing to provide the American people with any real solutions. Instead, they are just making things worse. Two aspects of this administration's budget proposal will cause irreparable harm to the economy and health of rural America.…”