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On the recordOctober 1, 2020
Mr. Speaker, our colleagues across the aisle try to convince Americans that this bill is a compromise and bipartisan. That is a joke, Mr. Speaker. Compromise, to Democrats, means do it their way. When it comes to spending taxpayer dollars, hard-earned money, though, the Democrats just can't seem to help themselves. The latest example is this $2.2 trillion socialist wish list, which is riddled with radical left priorities that are unrelated to the pandemic. For example, it props up failing pension plans for select community newspapers. What does this have to do with the COVID-19 pandemic? The newspaper industry has been in decline for decades, and these companies have had a longstanding inability to meet their pension obligations. The bill also forgives up to $10,000 of private student loan debt. Again, this does nothing to combat COVID-19. But massive loan forgiveness, despite the high cost to taxpayers, has long been a Democrat objective. So why are we considering this partisan scheme? Because come election day, Democrats are hoping to cash in on this bill's many empty promises. It is disingenuous and it is disappointing. We all must vote ``no.''
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Virginia Foxx
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