“This war has killed 18 US service members, cost billions of taxpayer dollars, and displaced millions of civilians.”
“I’m pleased that my efforts will provide relief to the millions of Americans who’ve been squeezed by the surge in gas prices.”
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“The point is that tariffs contributed to inflation.”
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“Prices are higher than when the president came into office, and tariffs made it worse.”

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On the recordJune 1, 2023
this amendment is simple. It strikes section 265 of this bill. Section 263 creates a regulatory pay-go measure, but section 265 nullifies that by giving outright, complete discretion to the Director of OMB--who, by the way, just announced the day before yesterday from the White House that she would use this effectively to nullify the regulatory pay-as-you-go measure. Please support my amendment. I yield the rest of my time to the Senator from Louisiana. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Louisiana is recognized.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee
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