[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H520]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    NATIONAL SALES TAX OF 30 PERCENT

  (Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Madam Speaker, extreme MAGA Republicans have an 
economic plan that will hurt working families. House Republicans are 
set to advance a new 30 percent national sales tax.
  Let me repeat that: 30 percent national sales tax.
  This will increase the average family's cost for groceries and 
everyday essentials by about $100 every single month.
  On top of that, they want to cut Social Security, cut Medicare. 
Working families will lose their hard-earned benefits.
  They are putting their special interests over the working class. They 
are putting special interests over people.
  Rest assured, Madam Speaker, no matter what extreme MAGA Republicans 
do, House Democrats will continue to fight for working families. It is 
the middle class that makes our country strong. We will be there to put 
them over politics. We will be there to put people first.

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