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On the recordJuly 28, 2021
I come to the floor today to oppose Democrats' reckless tax-and-spending spree. If Democrats pass the bill, every American will end up paying more, and clearly pay more in taxes, also pay more for the costs that people are seeing today at home--goods, gas, groceries. These prices all continue to go up. First, let's talk about taxes. This bill would be the largest tax increase in the history of the United States--actually, in the last half century. The bill raises taxes on small businesses, and that means higher prices on everyone and also fewer jobs. The bill raises taxes on farmers and ranchers, who will have a harder time in terms of passing down the family farm or ranch to their kids or grandkids. The bill raises taxes on savings and investments. So seniors will either have to work longer or retire with less. It includes trillions of dollars in tax increases, yet Democrats seem to be pandering to their elite donors. They made sure to include special exemptions for rich people in blue States and for the owners of electric vehicles. Now a study from the University of California Berkeley--clearly not a conservative university--they say that 9 out of 10 electric vehicle subsidies go to the rich--go to the rich. Nine out of ten, according to Berkeley, go to the rich. Democrats also would give tax breaks for people making up to $400,000 a year for all sorts of things, including sending their kids to summer camp.…
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming
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Jul 28, 2021

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