Political Quotes

“dating back to his time as a Member of the Senate, President Biden--then-Senator Biden--frequently shared a piece of advice from his dad: Don't tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value. He is not wrong. We have heard countless iterations of the same message from President Biden. Actions speak louder than words. Talk is cheap. Or, as we say in Texas, sometimes someone is all hat and no cattle. So I want to take President Biden up on his advice. We have spent plenty of time hearing what his values are. He has talked about the importance of rebuilding our economy following the pandemic. We all agree with that--restoring public trust in government, check; protecting low- and middle-income families from tax hikes, check; and standing up to Russia and China, the two greatest threats to the world order. These are priorities shared by Americans with diverse political views, and they are critical goals that any President--Republican or Democrat--should have. But we don't have to take the President at his word when he talks about the importance of each of these things because we have his budget. We have a written plan from the President of the United States, outlining how his administration wants to turn his spoken intentions into concrete action. So based upon President Biden's budget, what does he value? It just takes a quick glance to see that responsible spending is not one of the things that he values.…”