WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Representative John Rose (TN-6) spoke on the House Floor Wednesday on the need for more fiscal responsibility amid historic inflation.
The full speech, as prepared for delivery, is below:
Madam Speaker, inflation is at the highest rate it has been since 1981. Meanwhile, Congressional Democrats are spending this week passing a funding bill full of liberal initiatives that will fan the flames of the already red-hot inflation Tennesseans are facing due to Democrats’ reckless spending.
When will enough be enough, Madam Speaker? Democrats’ socialist spending spree includes an overall 14% increase in domestic funding, a 20% increase to the Environmental Protection Agency, and a 10% increase to the Food and Drug Administration--the same department that failed to quickly address the baby formula shortage when we all knew it was coming.
Borrowing more money from China, throwing it out the door, and forcing our grandchildren to pay it back only creates more problems, not solve them. We need to return to our commonsense roots and end this inflationary spending now, and I urge my colleagues to join me in voting “No.”
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