Democratic Congress Member Garcia
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We're going to get salt back. And a bunch of Republicans in this Congress came out and said, we're not voting for this bill unless you give us our state and local tax deduction back. And they said, you've double crossed us. You've only increased it from 10,000 to 15,000 for a person filing singly, or 30,000 if you're a married couple. And they said, this is an insult. This is unfair to us.
And it is unfair. So I'm hoping that these Republicans that have stood up and said, we're not voting for this unless we get solved, will stay strong and they will hold people's feet to the fire and get us our state and local tax deduction back again and again.
And it is unfair. So I'm hoping that these Republicans that have stood up and said, we're not voting for this unless we get solved, will stay strong and they will hold people's feet to the fire and get us our state and local tax deduction back again and again.
And it is unfair. So I'm hoping that these Republicans that have stood up and said, we're not voting for this unless we get solved, will stay strong and they will hold people's feet to the fire and get us our state and local tax deduction back again and again.
Just raise the taxes on the richest people in the country back to what it was under Clinton, what it was under Obama when the economy was booming. 37 back to 39.6, it will generate hundreds of billions of dollars.
Just raise the taxes on the richest people in the country back to what it was under Clinton, what it was under Obama when the economy was booming. 37 back to 39.6, it will generate hundreds of billions of dollars.
Just raise the taxes on the richest people in the country back to what it was under Clinton, what it was under Obama when the economy was booming. 37 back to 39.6, it will generate hundreds of billions of dollars.
The bottom line, some Republicans are going to try and say this bill is going to pay for itself. because we're gonna have so much economic growth, their whole trickle down thing, supply side economics that never has worked ever before, it's not gonna work this time. And the cuts that we're doing is gonna pay for, it's not gonna pay for itself. And how do we know it's not gonna pay for itself?
The bottom line, some Republicans are going to try and say this bill is going to pay for itself. because we're gonna have so much economic growth, their whole trickle down thing, supply side economics that never has worked ever before, it's not gonna work this time. And the cuts that we're doing is gonna pay for, it's not gonna pay for itself. And how do we know it's not gonna pay for itself?
The bottom line, some Republicans are going to try and say this bill is going to pay for itself. because we're gonna have so much economic growth, their whole trickle down thing, supply side economics that never has worked ever before, it's not gonna work this time. And the cuts that we're doing is gonna pay for, it's not gonna pay for itself. And how do we know it's not gonna pay for itself?
Because the Republicans are putting in this bill. an increase in the debt ceiling to allow the president to borrow $4 trillion. I know you hear these numbers, trillions, billions, millions, $4 trillion. The total debt of the United States of America right now is in about 30 some odd trillion dollars. They want to add $4 trillion to it. They want to increase it by 10% in just one year.
Because the Republicans are putting in this bill. an increase in the debt ceiling to allow the president to borrow $4 trillion. I know you hear these numbers, trillions, billions, millions, $4 trillion. The total debt of the United States of America right now is in about 30 some odd trillion dollars. They want to add $4 trillion to it. They want to increase it by 10% in just one year.
Because the Republicans are putting in this bill. an increase in the debt ceiling to allow the president to borrow $4 trillion. I know you hear these numbers, trillions, billions, millions, $4 trillion. The total debt of the United States of America right now is in about 30 some odd trillion dollars. They want to add $4 trillion to it. They want to increase it by 10% in just one year.
That's never happened before. It's the biggest increase in the deficit that's ever happened in the history of the country, just from these tax cuts that they're providing in this bill. So it's all... It's all phony baloney.
That's never happened before. It's the biggest increase in the deficit that's ever happened in the history of the country, just from these tax cuts that they're providing in this bill. So it's all... It's all phony baloney.
That's never happened before. It's the biggest increase in the deficit that's ever happened in the history of the country, just from these tax cuts that they're providing in this bill. So it's all... It's all phony baloney.
I mean, it's just really just it's heartbreaking how many people are going to have to suffer because of this bill and because of, as you said, the broken promises that have been made.
I mean, it's just really just it's heartbreaking how many people are going to have to suffer because of this bill and because of, as you said, the broken promises that have been made.
I mean, it's just really just it's heartbreaking how many people are going to have to suffer because of this bill and because of, as you said, the broken promises that have been made.
What do you think that you're going to have a fight in the House first over the next week? about whether to increase the state and local tax deduction or not. And people are going to try and get it increased. And there's going to be a bunch of other moderate Republicans who are saying, you're cutting Medicaid too much. You're cutting Medicaid too much.