Government Spending (Cong. Rec., Oct. 28, 2021)
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This is S7438 of the Congressional Record, Senate, October 28, 2021, with interleaved columns. The page begins with the end of floor remarks by a Senator whose name is not printed in the text read, criticizing Democratic policies and the proposed taxing-and-spending package. Under the heading Government Spending, Mr. Moran says the national debt has reached $28 trillion, or $9,700 per person, and cites news headlines about Thanksgiving meal prices and higher gas and electric bills. He says inflation is partly caused by government spending and cites a statement by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, with the views and figures attributed to Mr. Moran.
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S7438 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 28, 2021
act from the Feds. If Democrats at the of money only to households that ar- Newsweek’s headline: ‘‘Your Thanks-
local, State, and Federal levels want range their lives the way Democrats giving Turkey Could Be the Most Ex-
fewer parents—concerned parents— want. pensive Ever.’’
showing up at school board meetings, In area after area, Democrats want MSNBC: ‘‘Thanksgiving is now less
the solution is to stop indoctrinating to implement far-left policies that than a month away and it’s shaping up
the kids with crazy messages on the would make the economy worse for to be the most expensive meal in the
taxpayers’ dime, not trying to use Fed- working families and then clumsily try history of the holiday.’’
eral law enforcement to frighten fami- to make it up to citizens with social- CBS News: ‘‘On the table for Thanks-
lies out of their First Amendment ism that is disconnected from work. giving this year? Higher food prices.’’
rights. This is a frontal assault on the nature NBC News: ‘‘This Thanksgiving, be
GOVERNMENT SPENDING of employment and work itself in prepared to fork over more dough for
Madam President, now on a totally American life. your feast.’’
different matter, in recent years, They are out to, as one economist And The New York Times: ‘‘This
Washington Democrats have shown an put it, ‘‘fundamentally change the rela- Year’s Thanksgiving Feast Will Wallop
alarming willingness to invent crises tionship between the state and its citi- the Wallet.’’
zens.’’ Even the New York Times last This is horrible news for almost
to justify radical ideas. They have
month called what Democrats are ham- every Kansan and for every American,
tried to vilify our independent judici-
mering out ‘‘a cradle-to-grave re- and it is especially damaging to those
ary and exhume the concept of court-
weaving’’ of the government’s role. who are already struggling to pay the
packing from the ash heap of history.
Lower wages. Fewer jobs. At least bills because their hard-earned dollars
They have tried to sell a 50–State Fed-
American workers will have cradle-to- just don’t go far enough now.
eral takeover of election laws by An extra $17 at the gas pump or $68
fearmongering about mainstream and grave socialism.
It is one vision for the future, all on an electric bill and an extra 50 cents
reasonable State decisions. When it here or there is quickly adding up, for
came to an actual crisis, a once-in-a- right, but it is not one that Americans
want, and it is one that Senate Repub- middle-class and low-income families,
century pandemic, Democrats didn’t to be a major challenge.
even try to conceal their intentions. As licans will fight every step of the way.
I suggest the absence of a quorum. These dollars add up to tough deci-
the House majority whip put it back in The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- sions, like: Will we be able to make our
March of 2020, it was all ‘‘a tremendous pore. The clerk will call the roll. mortgage payment this month? Do we
opportunity to restructure things to fit The senior assistant legislative clerk forgo a Thanksgiving meal this year so
our vision.’’ proceeded to call the roll. we can keep the heat on? Can we afford
With unified control of government, Mr. MORAN. Madam President, I ask to make the drive across the country
they bragged this spring about passing unanimous consent that the order for to see the grandparents for the holi-
the most progressive legislation in the quorum call be rescinded. days?
American history. This first spending The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- The current trajectory for inflation
spree expanded Federal supplements to pore. Without objection, it is so or- doesn’t look good either. Treasury Sec-
unemployment insurance so massively dered. retary Janet Yellen said on Sunday
that the best choice for huge numbers GOVERNMENT SPENDING that the United States hasn’t experi-
of skilled American workers was sim- Mr. MORAN. Madam President, $28 enced the recent inflation levels in a
ply to stay home—stay home. The trillion, $9,700 per person. It is common ‘‘long time’’ and expects higher infla-
whole thing was an avalanche of cash for Members of this Senate to stand on tion to continue into 2022.
that stunted our economic recovery the Senate floor and debate the Part of inflation—a significant por-
and, of course, accelerated inflation. pricetag of spending bills and legisla- tion of inflation is caused by govern-
Now Washington Democrats are be- tion that costs millions, billions, and ment spending, and the Democrats’
hind closed doors again, assembling an even trillions of dollars. These numbers out-of-control spending and policies
even bigger reckless taxing-and-spend- are so large that for many people—per- have sped up the rate of inflation, cre-
ing spree. It is meant to be a Trojan haps even for us—it is incomprehen- ating these higher prices for families.
horse for permanent socialism—conclu- sible and unrelatable. In particular, President Biden’s ef-
sive proof that the radical left is call- Today, I would like to take a mo- fort to restrain American oil and gas
ing the shots in today’s Democratic ment to talk about dollars and cents. production—this one is not about
Party. I have talked about the laundry In Kansas, the current average price spending, but it is about policy. Presi-
list of leftwing boondoggles that our for a gallon of gas is $3.09. Last year, dent Biden’s efforts to restrain Amer-
colleagues are packing into this plan. the average cost per gallon of gas in ican oil and gas production while,
At the heart of it all is one simple and Kansas was $1.93. This means filling up oddly, hypocritically, strangely, ap-
dangerous assumption: that American a 15-gallon tank will cost you an extra pealing to OPEC to increase the global
families ought to be more reliant on $17 every time you fill up your car at oil supply in the face of high gas prices
the Federal Government. the pump. If you fill up your vehicle at home has resulted in higher energy
Democrats’ plans would chase more once a week, that is an additional $904 prices, which could drive inflation even
Americans off of the private health in- you spent on gas this year as opposed higher in the months to come.
surance plans they chose and onto gov- to just last year. It is time for Congress to turn off the
ernment rolls. They would shred a dec- Electricity prices are up 5.2 percent spending spigot. The Democrats’ nearly
ades-old consensus about the impor- this year. The average monthly elec- $2 trillion spending package that
tance of work and massively expand tric bill for a residence in Kansas last passed at the beginning of this session,
cash grants to families without any year was $113.52. A 5-percent increase is in January, did nothing to help with
employment requirements—without an additional $68 per family. our labor shortage or to improve the
any employment requirements. They This winter is going to be expensive supply chain. It, instead, accelerated
want to reinvent welfare without wel- for American families, particularly in inflation around the country. We have
fare reform. There is giveaway after the Midwest, as households are ex- been slow to turn that spigot off, and
giveaway that isn’t even means tested. pected to see their heating bills jump we have exacerbated it since the ar-
Their plans have literally proposed to as much as 54 percent compared to last rival of a Democrat majority and
have taxpayers fund free school lunch winter, making it the most expensive President Biden in the White House.
for the kids of millionaires and billion- winter since 2008. The Democrats are awfully busy try-
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aires—no means testing whatsoever. Thanks to inflation, the price of eggs ing to fill their campaign promises by
None. is up 9.9 percent. A used car is going to passing their tax-and-spending spree,
In addition, Washington Democrats be about 24 percent more expensive. and they are too busy to worry about
want to insert themselves into the Chicken has a 7.2-percent increase in the damage they are causing American
middle of the most personal family de- cost, in price. families. More spending will only exac-
cisions about childcare and family In fact, these realities are being re- erbate our current inflationary cir-
structure, redistributing huge amounts flected by media across the country. cumstances, and the path that the
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