[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 171 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5567]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                PARTISAN SPENDING WILL HARM OUR COUNTRY

  (Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma. Madam Speaker, I rise today to address the 
Democrats' now estimated $4.3 trillion budget reconciliation bill that 
calls for the highest sustained Federal spending levels in American 
history.
  Combined with the infrastructure bill, this results in a partisan 
$5.5 trillion package that will further hurt our economy and, most 
importantly, the American people.
  This legislation is filled with a spending spree of far-left policies 
before the government is funded for next year at a time when inflation 
is at a 13-year high. Everyday goods are more expensive for Americans, 
while the purchasing power of an hour of work has declined by 0.7 
percent over the last year.
  Families are paying more and making less, and trillions more in 
government spending would only exacerbate this economic crisis.
  Madam Speaker, the American people should not have to bear the brunt 
of the Democrats' agenda. I firmly oppose the legislation that solely 
focuses on the left's priorities while furthering our national debt. I 
encourage my colleagues to do the same.

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