Washington, D.C. – Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), the Republican Leader’s Designee to the Budget Committee, spent the majority of Friday on the House Floor fighting against the socialist spending scams House Democrats are working to shove on the American people.
“America watched as members across the aisle clamored that they needed a Congressional Budget Office score in order to vote for the Build Back Better Act,” said Burgess. “So, I begged to ask the question – what are Speaker Pelosi and Progressives trying to hide from Americans? It must be the reality that this legislation will not cost zero dollars. We all remember the famed words of Speaker Pelosi – ‘we have to pass the bill to know what is in it.’ Clearly to know the cost of this legislation the House has to pass it first.”
“The simple truth is America cannot afford this legislation. Americans are already suffering from hidden taxes due to rising inflation. Congress should not be considering legislation that will raise those hidden inflation taxes while adding even more taxes on small businesses and American workers.
“They want to be carbon neutral by 2050. Over that same 30 years energy demands will increase by requiring at least 50 percent more energy generation, and the only way to achieve those two goals is through development of new nuclear technology and nuclear power generation. Not one dollar was allocated for that purpose in these massive bills. Our country is in desperate need of border security and there was not a cent towards that either.
“My day on the floor was not glamorous, but it was absolutely necessary. It appears that Democrats have forgotten that the legislative branch is nearly split 50/50. Leaving the Minority and the American people in the dark is legislative malpractice. If this budget reconciliation legislation ‘reflects one’s values’, Democrats do not value transparency.
“The actions leading up to and witnessed on the House Floor today are no way to govern. They continue to flame division in Washington, sustains the need for backroom deals, and discounts the needs of hardworking Americans.”
