[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 38 (Monday, March 1, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   A BILL FOR POLITICIANS, NOT PEOPLE

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Madam Speaker, the top priority bill of the House of 
Representatives this year for the Democrats seems to be H.R. 1, known 
as the For the People Act.
  What people is this going to benefit? For the politicians act, you 
might call it. It helps politicians and hacks like The Lincoln Project, 
not the people.
  For example, if this bill passes, a political candidate raising 
approximately $800,000 in their campaign under certain guidelines could 
have the Federal Government match funds up to $6 million that could be 
used for anything put into campaign--$6 million of your Federal dollars 
going into a single congressional race under the right conditions.
  These formulas are geared to ratchet up from the previous election 
cycle. As we know, campaigns get more expensive each time; so does the 
match.
  Also, under this bill, the Federal Government would hand out $25 
vouchers to every voter in three chosen States to donate to candidates. 
How much will that cost just to administer a program like that? We know 
the Federal Government doesn't do that cheaply, maybe $25 per check to 
give each $25 contribution.
  If you hand a bureaucrat a hammer, they will see everything as a 
nail. The new system fines more people in order to raise funds for this 
campaign giveaway. The fines will go up, and businesses will be hurt, 
all in order to provide something not for the people.

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