John Cornyn: “less than a month ago, President Biden made a surprising statement--or maybe I should say, another surprising statement.…”

“less than a month ago, President Biden made a surprising statement--or maybe I should say, another surprising statement. He said: My Build Back Better agenda costs zero dollars-- zero dollars. That is a big, you might even say unbelievable claim. For starters, half of his agenda is a trillion-dollar infrastructure bill that will increase the deficit by more than $250 billion over 10 years. The other part is a multitrillion-dollar tax-and-spending spree, which leans on damaging tax hikes to cover a long list of social welfare programs to make the United States of America look more like, say, a European social welfare state. Now, how could that possibly cost zero dollars? Well, the answer is pretty simple: It can't. Even the Washington Post fact checkers gave this claim two Pinocchios. This strategy of misleading, misstating, and--I hate to say it, but there is no other word for it--downright lying to the American people is a tried-and-true strategy of the Biden administration. Whether it is advancing legislation or dodging a crisis, there is no promise that is too big to make, even if it is patently false. Another example. Dating back to the campaign trail, President Biden has repeatedly promised the American people: If you make over $400,000 a year--excuse me--if you make under $400,000 a year, you will not pay more income tax.…”