On the recordNovember 8, 2023
I will just make one more point here. Assuming some of this money benefits Americans, not just the wealthy wheeler-dealers, we right now--at least if Wisconsin is any indication--have huge surpluses in our State coffers. If it is a good idea, it should be handled by the States, not by the Federal Government that is broke out of its mind. One of the reasons we are so broke is too many of my colleagues don't look at the Constitution and realize that some things are supposed to be handled by the State and local government and other things are supposed to be handled by the Federal Government. By the time you drip the money down from the Federal Government, there is a huge amount of waste there. In any event, in the interest of trying to keep our dollar the strong currency it has been throughout our lifetime, I urge adoption of this amendment and send these programs back to the States. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
