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Congressional Record, Senate — June 14, 2022, S2940

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This is S2940 of the Congressional Record, Senate, June 14, 2022, listing introduced bills, submitted resolutions, and additional cosponsors, with interleaved columns. The introduced bills include S. 4393, to modify the maximum capital gains tax rate, S. 4399, by Mr. Brown and others, to require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States of America for use by the Federal Government, and S. 4402, by Mr. Booker, to direct the Attorney General to establish a grant program for violent incident clearance. The submitted resolutions include S. Res. 671, celebrating the 245th anniversary of the creation of the flag of the United States, and S. Res. 674, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Marshall Plan, and the page lists additional cosponsors of numerous bills.

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                                               S2940                                             CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE                                                            June 14, 2022
                                                       LANKFORD, Mr. YOUNG, and Mr. CAS-               SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND                           WYDEN) and the Senator from Min-
                                                       SIDY):                                                 SENATE RESOLUTIONS                              nesota (Ms. SMITH) were added as co-
                                                 S. 4393. A bill to amend the Internal Rev-              The following concurrent resolutions                 sponsors of S. 1116, a bill to amend
                                               enue Code of 1986 to modify the maximum                                                                        chapter 81 of title 5, United States
                                                                                                       and Senate resolutions were read, and
                                               capital gains tax rate, to modify the tax on                                                                   Code, to create a presumption that a
                                               net investment income, and for other pur-               referred (or acted upon), as indicated:
                                                                                                             By Mr. KING (for himself and Ms. COL-            disability or death of a Federal em-
                                               poses; to the Committee on Finance.
                                                      By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr.                        LINS):                                         ployee in fire protection activities
                                                       SCOTT of Florida):                                S. Res. 670. A resolution encouraging the            caused by any of certain diseases is the
                                                                                                       Secretary of the Air Force to designate the            result of the performance of such em-
                                                 S. 4394. A bill to modify the minimum re-             Maine Air National Guard 101st Air Refuel-
                                               quired weight of orange juice soluble solids;                                                                  ployees duty, and for other purposes.
                                                                                                       ing Wing as a center of excellence for addi-
                                               to the Committee on Health, Education,                                                                                           S. 1151
                                                                                                       tive manufacturing technology; to the Com-
                                               Labor, and Pensions.                                    mittee on Armed Services.                                At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL,
                                                      By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself                   By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr.                   the name of the Senator from New Jer-
                                                       and Mr. LUJÁN):                                        GRASSLEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. CRUZ,               sey (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a co-
                                                 S. 4395. A bill to allow grantees under the                   Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. RISCH, Mr. SCOTT             sponsor of S. 1151, a bill to amend title
                                               HIV Health Care Services Program to allo-                       of Florida, Mr. MORAN, Mrs. HYDE-              38, United States Code, to provide for a
                                               cate a portion of such funding for services to                  SMITH, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. TILLIS, Mr.
                                               individuals at risk of acquiring HIV; to the
                                                                                                                                                              presumption of service connected dis-
                                                                                                               HAGERTY, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. HOEVEN,
                                               Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and                      and Mr. LEE):                                  ability for certain veterans who served
                                               Pensions.                                                 S. Res. 671. A resolution celebrating the            in Palomares, Spain, and for other pur-
                                                      By Ms. DUCKWORTH:                                245th anniversary of the creation of the flag          poses.
                                                 S. 4396. A bill to require the Secretary of           of the United States and expressing support                              S. 1378
                                               Defense to conduct a study on providing ben-            for the Pledge of Allegiance; considered and
                                                                                                       agreed to.                                               At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the
                                               efits under TRICARE Reserve Select and the                                                                     name of the Senator from Colorado
                                               TRICARE dental program to members of the                      By Mr. LUJÁN (for himself, Mr. BRAUN,
                                                                                                               Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mr. RUBIO):                (Mr. HICKENLOOPER) was added as a co-
                                               Selected Reserve and their dependents; to
                                               the Committee on Armed Services.
                                                                                                         S. Res. 672. A resolution expressing support         sponsor of S. 1378, a bill to amend the
                                                                                                       for the designation of May 2022 as ‘‘Stroke            Animal Welfare Act to allow for the re-
                                                      By Mr. LANKFORD:                                 Awareness Month’’; considered and agreed               tirement of certain animals used in
                                                 S. 4397. A bill to authorize the Secretary of         to.
                                               Defense to build capacity for counter-un-                                                                      Federal research, and for other pur-
                                                                                                             By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and
                                               manned aircraft systems operations; to the                      Mr. BLUNT):                                    poses.
                                               Committee on Foreign Relations.                           S. Res. 673. A resolution authorizing the                              S. 1388
                                                      By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Ms.              Committee on Rules and Administration to                 At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the
                                                       WARREN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. BROWN,                  prepare a revised edition of the Standing              name of the Senator from Oklahoma
                                                       Mr. SANDERS, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR):                Rules of the Senate as a Senate document;
                                                                                                       considered and agreed to.
                                                                                                                                                              (Mr. LANKFORD) was added as a cospon-
                                                 S. 4398. A bill to allow Juvenile Justice and                                                                sor of S. 1388, a bill to require the Fed-
                                               Delinquency Prevention Program assistance                     By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and
                                                                                                               Mr. RISCH):                                    eral Trade Commission to study the
                                               be used to reduce racial and ethnic dispari-
                                               ties, and for other purposes; to the Com-
                                                                                                         S. Res. 674. A resolution celebrating the            role of intermediaries in the pharma-
                                                                                                       75th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and              ceutical supply chain and provide Con-
                                               mittee on the Judiciary.
                                                                                                       recognizing the role of the Marshall Plan as           gress with appropriate policy rec-
                                                      By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. COL-
                                                                                                       the foundation of a transatlantic community
                                                       LINS, Mr. MANCHIN, and Mr. SCOTT of                                                                    ommendations, and for other purposes.
                                                                                                       committed to the preservation of peace,
                                                       Florida):                                                                                                                S. 1489
                                                                                                       prosperity, and democracy; to the Com-
                                                 S. 4399. A bill to require the purchase of do-        mittee on Foreign Relations.                             At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the
                                               mestically made flags of the United States of                                                                  name of the Senator from Wyoming
                                                                                                                       f
                                               America for use by the Federal Government;
                                                                                                                                                              (Mr. BARRASSO) was added as a cospon-
                                               to the Committee on Homeland Security and                      ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
                                               Governmental Affairs.                                                                                          sor of S. 1489, a bill to amend the In-
                                                                                                                               S. 467                         spector General Act of 1978 to establish
                                                      By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr.
                                                       CASEY):                                           At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the                 an Inspector General of the Office of
                                                                                                       name of the Senator from Maryland                      the United States Trade Representa-
                                                 S. 4400. A bill to amend the Internal Rev-
                                               enue Code of 1986 to allow for special roll-            (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) was added as a co-                    tive, and for other purposes.
                                               overs to Roth IRAs from long-term qualified             sponsor of S. 467, a bill to amend the                                   S. 1530
                                               tuition programs; to the Committee on Fi-               Public Health Service Act to establish
                                                                                                                                                                At the request of Mr. SANDERS, the
                                               nance.                                                  a program to improve the identifica-
                                                                                                                                                              name of the Senator from Massachu-
                                                      By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr.                tion, assessment, and treatment of pa-
                                                       COTTON):
                                                                                                                                                              setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co-
                                                                                                       tients in hospital emergency depart-
                                                                                                                                                              sponsor of S. 1530, a bill to amend the
                                                 S. 4401. A bill to modify the Freedom of In-          ments who are at risk of suicide, and
                                                                                                                                                              Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the
                                               formation Act, and for other purposes; to the           for other purposes.
                                               Committee on the Judiciary.                                                                                    Richard B. Russell National School
                                                                                                                               S. 749
                                                      By Mr. BOOKER:                                                                                          Lunch Act to make breakfasts and
                                                                                                         At the request of Ms. HASSAN, the
                                                 S. 4402. A bill to direct the Attorney Gen-                                                                  lunches free for all children, and for
                                                                                                       names of the Senator from Virginia
                                               eral to establish a grant program to estab-                                                                    other purposes.
                                                                                                       (Mr. KAINE) and the Senator from
                                               lish, implement, and administer the violent                                                                                      S. 1532
                                                                                                       North Carolina (Mr. TILLIS) were added
                                               incident clearance and technology investiga-                                                                     At the request of Mr. KAINE, the
                                               tive method, and for other purposes; to the             as cosponsors of S. 749, a bill to amend
                                                                                                       the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to                   name of the Senator from Montana
                                               Committee on the Judiciary.
                                                      By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr.                  enhance tax benefits for research ac-                  (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor
                                                       COONS, and Mr. KENNEDY):                        tivities.                                              of S. 1532, a bill to provide a work op-
                                                 S. 4403. A bill to amend the Higher Edu-                                      S. 809                         portunity tax credit for military
                                               cation Act of 1965 to provide for a civics and            At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the                   spouses and to provide for flexible
                                               history education program; to the Com-                  name of the Senator from Minnesota                     spending arrangements for childcare
                                               mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and                 (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co-                     services for uniformed services fami-
                                               Pensions.                                               sponsor of S. 809, a bill to encourage                 lies.
                                                      By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr.                   and facilitate efforts by States and                                     S. 1544




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                                                       MANCHIN, Mr. DAINES, Mrs. BLACK-
                                                       BURN, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. KING,
                                                                                                       other stakeholders to conserve and sus-                  At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the
                                                       and Mr. PETERS):                                tain the western population of mon-                    name of the Senator from Maryland
                                                                                                       arch butterflies, and for other pur-                   (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) was added as a co-
                                                 S. 4404. A bill to authorize certain actions
                                               to address domestic industrial base short-              poses.                                                 sponsor of S. 1544, a bill to amend title
                                               falls, and for other purposes; to the Com-                                     S. 1116                         XIX of the Social Security Act to
                                               mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-                 At the request of Mr. CARPER, the                    streamline enrollment under the Med-
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                                               across State lines, and for other pur-                  from Nebraska (Mr. SASSE) were added                   fluent   limitations  guidelines   and
                                               poses.                                                  as cosponsors of S. 3421, a bill to clarify            standards and water quality criteria
                                                                      S. 2280                          that section 107 of the Countering                     for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl
                                                 At the request of Mr. YOUNG, the                      America’s Adversaries Through Sanc-                    substances under the Federal Water
                                               name of the Senator from Montana                        tions Act applies sanctions with re-                   Pollution Control Act, and for other
                                               (Mr. DAINES) was added as a cosponsor                   spect to unmanned combat aerial vehi-                  purposes.
                                               of S. 2280, a bill to provide PreCheck to               cles following a 2019 change by the                                      S. 4171
                                               certain severely injured or disabled                    United Nations providing additional                      At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the
                                               veterans, and for other purposes.                       clarity to the United Nations Register                 name of the Senator from Delaware
                                                                      S. 2340                          of Conventional Arms.                                  (Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor
                                                 At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the                                          S. 3607
                                                                                                                                                              of S. 4171, a bill to reauthorize the
                                               name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr.                    At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE,                    Trafficking Victims Protection Act of
                                               KAINE) was added as a cosponsor of S.                   the names of the Senator from Georgia                  2000, and for other purposes.
                                               2340, a bill to improve the safety and                  (Mr. WARNOCK) and the Senator from                                       S. 4182
                                               security of the Federal judiciary.                      Maryland (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) were
                                                                                                       added as cosponsors of S. 3607, a bill to                At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the
                                                                      S. 2569
                                                                                                       award a Congressional gold medal, col-                 name of the Senator from New York
                                                 At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND,                                                                           (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co-
                                               the name of the Senator from Illinois                   lectively, to the First Rhode Island
                                                                                                       Regiment, in recognition of their dedi-                sponsor of S. 4182, a bill to direct the
                                               (Ms. DUCKWORTH) was added as a co-                                                                             Secretary of Labor to issue an occupa-
                                               sponsor of S. 2569, a bill to enhance the               cated service during the Revolutionary
                                                                                                       War.                                                   tional safety and health standard that
                                               rights of domestic workers, and for                                                                            requires covered employers within the
                                               other purposes.                                                                S. 3909
                                                                                                                                                              health care and social service indus-
                                                                      S. 2920                            At the request of Mr. KAINE, the                     tries to develop and implement a com-
                                                 At the request of Mr. WARNOCK, the                    names of the Senator from California                   prehensive workplace violence preven-
                                               name of the Senator from California                     (Mrs. FEINSTEIN), the Senator from                     tion plan, and for other purposes.
                                               (Mr. PADILLA) was added as a cosponsor                  Montana (Mr. TESTER) and the Senator
                                                                                                                                                                                S. 4202
                                               of S. 2920, a bill to provide downpay-                  from New Jersey (Mr. BOOKER) were
                                               ment assistance to first-generation                     added as cosponsors of S. 3909, a bill to                At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the
                                               homebuyers           to         address                 amend the Internal Revenue Code of                     name of the Senator from Oklahoma
                                               multigenerational inequities in access                  1986 to make employers of spouses of                   (Mr. INHOFE) was added as a cosponsor
                                               to homeownership and to narrow and                      military personnel eligible for the                    of S. 4202, a bill to require an annual
                                               ultimately close the racial homeowner-                  work opportunity credit.                               budget estimate for the initiatives of
                                               ship gap in the United States, and for                                         S. 4105                         the National Institutes of Health pur-
                                               other purposes.                                           At the request of Mr. BROWN, the                     suant to reports and recommendations
                                                                                                       names of the Senator from North Da-                    made under the National Alzheimer’s
                                                                      S. 3021
                                                                                                       kota (Mr. HOEVEN), the Senator from                    Project Act.
                                                 At the request of Ms. SINEMA, the
                                                                                                       Montana (Mr. TESTER) and the Senator                                     S. 4278
                                               names of the Senator from Arkansas
                                               (Mr. COTTON), the Senator from Mis-                     from Missouri (Mr. BLUNT) were added                     At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the
                                               sissippi (Mr. WICKER), the Senator from                 as cosponsors of S. 4105, a bill to treat              name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr.
                                               North Dakota (Mr. CRAMER), the Sen-                     certain liquidations of new motor vehi-                MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of
                                               ator from Alaska (Ms. MURKOWSKI) and                    cle inventory as qualified liquidations                S. 4278, a bill to amend title 18, United
                                               the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. BOOZ-                    of LIFO inventory for purposes of the                  States Code, to prohibit the purchase
                                               MAN) were added as cosponsors of S.                     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.                         of certain firearms by individuals
                                               3021, a bill to provide non-medical                                            S. 4111                         under 21 years of age, and for other
                                               counseling services for military fami-                    At the request of Mr. HOEVEN, the                    purposes.
                                               lies.                                                   names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr.                                     S. 4293
                                                                      S. 3091                          CRAPO) and the Senator from Idaho                        At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the
                                                 At the request of Mr. OSSOFF, the                     (Mr. RISCH) were added as cosponsors of                name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr.
                                               name of the Senator from New Mexico                     S. 4111, a bill to support research and                BRAUN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                               (Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon-                   State management efforts relating to                   4293, a bill to prevent unfair and decep-
                                               sor of S. 3091, a bill to amend the Inter-              chronic wasting disease, and for other                 tive acts or practices and the dissemi-
                                               nal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish                   purposes.                                              nation of false information related to
                                               the advanced solar manufacturing pro-                                          S. 4120                         pharmacy benefit management services
                                               duction credit.                                           At the request of Mr. REED, the                      for prescription drugs, and for other
                                                                      S. 3293                          names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr.                   purposes.
                                                 At the request of Mr. TESTER, the                     CRAPO) and the Senator from Pennsyl-                                     S. 4359
                                               name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr.                   vania (Mr. CASEY) were added as co-
                                                                                                                                                                At the request of Mr. OSSOFF, the
                                               OSSOFF) was added as a cosponsor of S.                  sponsors of S. 4120, a bill to maximize
                                                                                                                                                              names of the Senator from Florida (Mr.
                                               3293, a bill to expand access of veterans               discovery, and accelerate development
                                                                                                                                                              RUBIO), the Senator from Utah (Mr.
                                               to mental health care from the Depart-                  and availability, of promising child-
                                                                                                                                                              ROMNEY), the Senator from North
                                               ment of Veterans Affairs, and for other                 hood cancer treatments, and for other
                                                                                                                                                              Carolina (Mr. TILLIS), the Senator from
                                               purposes.                                               purposes.
                                                                                                                                                              Arkansas (Mr. BOOZMAN), the Senator
                                                                      S. 3318                                                 S. 4127
                                                                                                                                                              from Tennessee (Mrs. BLACKBURN), the
                                                 At the request of Mr. COTTON, the                       At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the                   Senator from Florida (Mr. SCOTT), the
                                               name of the Senator from Oklahoma                       name of the Senator from Maryland                      Senator from North Carolina (Mr.
                                               (Mr. LANKFORD) was added as a cospon-                   (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) was added as a co-                    BURR), the Senator from Washington
                                               sor of S. 3318, a bill to deter foreign fi-             sponsor of S. 4127, a bill to amend the                (Mrs. MURRAY), the Senator from Cali-
                                               nancial institutions from providing                     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to ad-                 fornia (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) and the Sen-
                                               banking services for the benefit of for-                dress disclosures by directors, officers,              ator from Alabama (Mr. SHELBY) were




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                                               eign terrorist organizations and from                   and principal stockholders of foreign                  added as cosponsors of S. 4359, a bill to
                                               facilitating or promoting payments for                  private issuers, and for other purposes.               designate the regional office of the De-
                                               acts of terrorism.                                                             S. 4161                         partment of Veterans Affairs in metro-
                                                                      S. 3421                            At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND,                   politan Atlanta as the ‘‘Senator John-
                                                 At the request of Mr. RISCH, the                      the name of the Senator from New Jer-                  ny Isakson Department of Veterans Af-
                                               names of the Senator from Connecticut                   sey (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a co-                    fairs Atlanta Regional Office’’, and for
                                               (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) and the Senator                        sponsor of S. 4161, a bill to establish ef-            other purposes.



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                                                                      S. 4369                          tion for inflation is just more of the                 you how these policies made things
                                                 At the request of Mr. MARSHALL, the                   same old Democratic tax-and-spend                      worse by reducing supply. The result
                                               names of the Senator from North Da-                     agenda. We still hear rumors that there                was of rampant shortages, most nota-
                                               kota (Mr. CRAMER), the Senator from                     may be some version of Build Back                      bly with gas lines all around the block.
                                               Missouri (Mr. HAWLEY), the Senator                      Better. Just think. If that original                     When addressing inflation, Congress
                                               from Oklahoma (Mr. LANKFORD) and                        version of Build Back Better had                       must be guided by the principle: First,
                                               the Senator from Idaho (Mr. CRAPO)                      passed, we would have had another $4.5                 do no harm. The Democrats’ proposal
                                               were added as cosponsors of S. 4369, a                  trillion in additional spending feeding                has failed this principle miserably.
                                               bill to allow States and local edu-                     the fires of inflation. Thank God for 50                 The fact of the matter is that, once
                                               cational agencies to use any remaining                  Republicans and Senator MANCHIN that                   the inflation fire gets started, it is
                                               COVID–19 elementary and secondary                       that has not happened.                                 hard to put out. Just think: Just a few
                                               school emergency relief funds for                         Several Democrats have argued for                    months ago, inflation was transitory,
                                               school security measures.                               hiking taxes to combat inflation. How-                 and then it got up to 6 percent, 7 per-
                                                                      S. 4376                          ever, their proposed tax hikes on job                  cent, 8.3 percent. Then somebody said
                                                 At the request of Mr. COTTON, the                     creators would suppress business in-                   last month that it was going to cool
                                               name of the Senator from Arkansas                       vestment, lowering productivity. This                  off, but it is up to 8.6 percent. The Fed-
                                               (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon-                    would be counterproductive at a time                   eral Reserve is best suited for reining
                                               sor of S. 4376, a bill to amend title 18,               when consumers’ demands far outpace                    in inflation given its control over the
                                               United States Code, relating to sen-                    supply. We need more production, not                   money supply.
                                               tencing of armed career criminals.                      less, to combat unchecked inflation.                     As Milton Friedman said:
                                                                                                         Moreover, the proposed Democratic                      Inflation is always and everywhere a mone-
                                                                   S.J. RES. 20
                                                                                                       tax hikes would be passed on to the                    tary phenomenon.
                                                 At the request of Mr. DAINES, the                                                                              This doesn’t mean Congress is help-
                                                                                                       middle class in the form of lower wages
                                               names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr.                                                                            less when it comes to responding to in-
                                                                                                       and higher prices. These tax hikes
                                               GRASSLEY) and the Senator from Wyo-                                                                            flation. The most important thing that
                                                                                                       would further squeeze a middle class
                                               ming (Mr. BARRASSO) were added as co-                                                                          Congress can do is stop spending like
                                                                                                       that is already enduring the worst of
                                               sponsors of S.J. Res. 20, a joint resolu-                                                                      drunken sailors. Even better would be
                                                                                                       inflation.
                                               tion proposing an amendment to the                        I    just    complimented      Senator               to trim the budget to eliminate unnec-
                                               Constitution of the United States au-                   MANCHIN for putting a stop to Build                    essary spending.
                                               thorizing the Congress to prohibit the                  Back Better. When it comes to some of                    Congress can also provide targeted
                                               physical desecration of the flag of the                 the original tax policies we have heard                inflation relief. However, it must be
                                               United States.                                          from the Democrats, we can thank                       done in a way that won’t add to our
                                                                f                                      Senator SINEMA, another Democrat, for                  growing debt or further fuel the flames
                                                  STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED                             stepping in and bringing at least some                 of inflation. One way to do this is by
                                                 BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS                           common sense to tax policy, even                       providing targeted inflation relief that
                                                                                                       though it wasn’t a complete change of                  incentivizes and rewards taxpayers who
                                                     By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself,                     that tax policy. Raising taxes on job                  save rather than spend.
                                                       Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. DAINES, Mr.                   creation isn’t the only misguided tax                    With today’s high inflation, many in
                                                       LANKFORD, Mr. YOUNG, and Mr.                    proposal. While many consumer prod-                    the middle class could see most or even
                                                       CASSIDY):                                       ucts are in short supply, ill-conceived                all of their savings and investment
                                                 S. 4393. A bill to amend the Internal                 Democratic proposals are not.                          gains wiped out by the inflation that is
                                               Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the                        In addition to reckless tax hikes on                 upon us. Yet, even though middle class
                                               maximum capital gains tax rate, to                      businesses broadly, Democrats have                     savers may be losing money in real
                                               modify the tax on net investment in-                    proposed providing consumer gas re-                    terms, they are still taxed on all gains
                                               come, and for other purposes; to the                    bates, forgiving student loan debt, im-                and interest income as if inflation
                                               Committee on Finance.                                   posing windfall profit taxes on oil and                doesn’t exist. This creates a perverse
                                                 Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I                        gas, and implementing price controls.                  incentive that encourages taxpayers to
                                               come to the floor to tell my colleagues                 None of these proposals would help                     consume today rather than to save
                                               about a bill I am introducing today to                  tamp down inflation. Instead, they                     today. This can push up the demand for
                                               encourage savings. To set the stage for                 would only make things worse—much                      goods and services, forcing prices high-
                                               the necessity of that bill, I am going to               worse.                                                 er and further fueling inflation.
                                               speak for a minute about the obstacles                    Instead of providing relief, gas re-                   To help counter the current bias in
                                               that this administration’s economic                     bates would increase demand, driving                   favor of consumption, I now come to
                                               policies—particularly inflation—have                    prices higher. Forgiving student loans                 my proposal, a proposal subjecting
                                               put in that give need for such legisla-                 would have a similar effect and would                  most middle class savings and invest-
                                               tion.                                                   be horribly counterproductive and, at                  ment income to zero tax.
                                                 On Friday, we learned that inflation                  the same time, would be very unfair to                   Now, this isn’t a silver bullet in the
                                               surged to 8.6 percent, a new 40-year                    those students who have already paid                   fight against inflation. Ultimately, the
                                               high for inflation. Inflation is the No. 1              off their student loans.                               Federal Reserve will have to do the
                                               concern that I hear from Iowans as I do                   Yet you don’t have to take CHUCK                     heavy lifting. However, unlike counter-
                                               my 99-county tour throughout the                        GRASSLEY’s word for it. Prominent                      productive Democrat policies, my pro-
                                               State over the course of a year. I hear                 Democratic economist Larry Summers                     posals would incentivize and reward
                                               how rising prices, particularly for food                has said that student debt cancelation                 saving. As a result, it would get relief
                                               and energy, are cutting into budgets,                   would be ‘‘regressive, uncertainty cre-                to the middle class without further
                                               making it difficult to make ends meet.                  ating, untargeted and inappropriate at                 fueling consumer demand or reducing
                                                 Moreover, I hear from Iowans who                      a time when the economy is [already]                   production and supply.
                                               are concerned that inflation is eating                  overheated.’’                                            The title of the bill is the ‘‘Middle-
                                               into their savings. That gets to the                      Windfall profit taxes and price con-                 Class Savings and Investment Act.’’
                                               purpose of the legislation I am going to                trols may be the worst of all of the pro-              Under that bill, taxpayers in the 22-
                                               soon talk about. This is particularly                   posals.                                                percent individual income tax bracket
                                               true for seniors who are living on fixed                  That should have been learned from                   and lower would pay zero tax on their




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                                               budgets and are dependent on their                      the Nixon administration when he                       long-term capital gains and dividend
                                               savings and investment income to keep                   froze prices and wages. It was a dis-                  income. Moreover, my proposal would
                                               their heads above water.                                aster—part of the cause of the great in-               allow individuals to exclude a reason-
                                                 Yet President Biden and congres-                      flation of the 1970s. There were disas-                able amount of interest income from
                                               sional Democrats continue to ignore                     trous consequences then as a result of                 tax. For 2022, the combination of those
                                               the damage done by their reckless tax-                  what happened in the 1970s. Anyone                     proposals means an individual with a
                                               and-spending agenda. Sadly, their solu-                 who lived through that time can tell                   taxable income of below $89,075 or a



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