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On the recordOctober 19, 2021
I thank Chairman Hern for that wonderful and accurate introduction, and thank him for being my friend. Madam Speaker, Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, and the far-left Democrats are playing the American people for fools. They are claiming their insane multi-trillion dollar agenda will cost nothing. Nothing. Madam Speaker, our constituents are not stupid. They know nothing Washington puts out is free, and they know that the doggone Democrats want to tax them for this socialist scheme. Earlier today, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office confirmed Democrats are lying about the cost of Biden's agenda. The CBO found that the healthcare provisions alone would increase the Federal deficit by half a trillion dollars. Let me repeat that: Half a trillion dollars. It doesn't matter if the healthcare spending in this bill occurs over 1 year or over 10 years, we never should blow up the deficit like this. On top of the actual healthcare costs, the CBO also revealed the healthcare policies would force millions of Americans into one-size- fits-all government healthcare programs. Forget about keeping your employer-sponsored plan or personalized care. Under progressive care, as we like to call it in my office, Americans will get to rely on the slow-moving Federal bureaucracy for meeting their healthcare needs. Madam Speaker, Democrats have fought amongst each other for months over this big government boondoggle.…
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Tim Burchett
Republican · Tennessee

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