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On the recordDecember 7, 2021
I come to the floor to join my friend and colleague from South Dakota to oppose the Democrats' reckless tax- and-spending spree. There are 18 days left until Christmas. So who is on the Democrats' shopping list this year? Well, it is the same people who are on the list every year: illegal immigrants, union bosses, professional activists, and the donor class of millionaires. In the Democrats' reckless tax-and-spending bill, they all get big presents from the government. The rest of America gets more spending, more taxes, more debt, and higher prices as they are already struggling and suffering under the largest, highest inflation in the last 30 years. Democrats call the bill Build Back Better. For most Americans, it is a break-your-back bill. In this bill, Chuck Schumer's hometown will get tens of billions of dollars to bail out their public housing authority. Joe Biden likes to say, if you want to know somebody's values, he says, look at their budget. Well, let's look at the budget that the Democrats are putting forth, because the second most expensive item in this bill is a tax break for millionaires and billionaires in New York, in New Jersey, in California, and in Chicago. The cost of that sole component: $275 billion, which will have to be paid by the hard-working men and women in this country. This is one of the bill's top expenses because it is a top priority for Democrat elites.…
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming
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Dec 7, 2021

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