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On the recordOctober 5, 2021
on August 7, I came to the Senate floor to oppose the expedited passage of what is known as the bipartisan infrastructure bill. I did that for several reasons, including because it was obviously going to be taken hostage and used by Democrats to impose Big Government socialism on America. In those August 7 remarks, I said: I am frustrated with this legislation . . . because it is tied to . . . the Democrats' real ambition, which is their multitrillion-dollar march to socialism that they will unveil right after this infrastructure legislation is passed. Democrats have admitted this . . . is [their] plan. They previewed phase 1 of this scheme in March, when they spent $1.9 trillion in the name of COVID relief. Of course, 90 percent of it had nothing to do with COVID. It was really just a payoff to their most loyal political supporters. Sadly, it is now causing the highest inflation . . . in decades . . . [which] is a daily tax on every American who [is buying] goods and services. I went on to lay out phase 2, the step-by-step plan some Democrats are using to launch their Big Government socialism fantasy. Step 1, I said, was to change the conversation to trillions. Make billions look small. Condition the Congress. Condition the media. Condition people. That has happened. Step 2, I said, was to tell everyone that the United States needs infrastructure. That has happened too.…
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Bill Hagerty
Republican · Tennessee
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Oct 5, 2021

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