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GOP House Promises to Take Control of Biden's Reckless Spending ASAP
Townhall ^ | 11/26/2022 | Sarah Arnold

Posted on 11/26/2022 11:01:35 AM PST by SeekAndFind

The Biden Administration has spent and printed a reckless amount of money since entering office in January 2020.

Nearly $4 trillion has been spent in just the eighteen months President Joe Biden has been in the White House, fueling the reason why inflation remains at a 40-year high and the economy is quickly heading down a black hole.

However, with the newly-controlled GOP house, Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) vowed to intervene with Biden’s big spending plans.

“I like to remind people: The power of the purse strings resides with the House,” Gonzalez said, adding that Republicans need to take action right away.

As the GOP takes over the House next year, Gonzalez said Republicans will put a cap on Democrat’s highway robbery spending, which has caused American’s wallets to dwindle.

The Texas Rep. criticized Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, which wiped thousands of student loans that needed to be paid off.

“Republicans need to go on the offensive,” Gonzalez said, “there was nothing 'free' about free college.”

Moving on to the Democrat’s Inflation Reduction Act, which Biden promised would diminish inflation, only has caused the situation to worsen.

“The reality is that [Democrats] caused this inflation to occur, and all they've done is add more fuel to the fire. The Inflation Reduction Act did nothing but reduce inflation,” Gonzales said.

When Biden took office, the 2021 budget deficit was $2.8 trillion, well over the normal range.

To breakdown where the money went during Biden’s two years in office, $1.9 trillion went to the American Rescue Plan, $13 billion went to “gun violence,” $737 billion went to the Inflation Reduction Plan, and $280 billion to the CHIPS Act.


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To: SeekAndFind

It will all go down the same way it did when the tea party got Republicans to take over Congress during the Oboma years: They’ll get into a standoff with Biden over the budget which may result in a gov’t shut down, Democrats including Biden will go on a misery tour blaming Republicans for the shutdown just like they did during Obama years, the GOP will start getting wobbly knees and worrying about image then f I nally cave, just like they did during the Obama years, then the spending will go on unimpeded.....as usual.


21 posted on 11/26/2022 11:31:27 AM PST by MachIV
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To: SeekAndFind

De-Fund the IRS.


22 posted on 11/26/2022 11:38:51 AM PST by samadams2000
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To: MachIV

All as planned


23 posted on 11/26/2022 11:38:52 AM PST by no-to-illegals (The enemy has US surrounded. May God have mercy on them.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Lol… Republicans and Democrats are on the same course which doesn’t include us. I only vote Republican because I “hate them” less.


24 posted on 11/26/2022 11:39:17 AM PST by mikelets456
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To: SeekAndFind
The best way to control spending is to return to regular order and o back to department-specific budget bills. No more omnibus spending bills.

Then let the Senate deal with it. That will take away a lot of Schumer's power, and indirectly, McConnell's, too. They won't have a massive spending bill to negotiate their hidden pork. They will have to pass what the House sends them, and then defend why they refuse to approve spending for each department.

No more 2,000 page spending bills that "we have to pass to find out what's in it."

-PJ

25 posted on 11/26/2022 11:41:46 AM PST by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: SeekAndFind

ROTFLMFAO!!!!..... ok. LOL.


26 posted on 11/26/2022 11:48:54 AM PST by lgjhn23 (Pray for America....)
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To: SeekAndFind

Cut all foreign aid.
Cut all funding to the UN and NATO.


27 posted on 11/26/2022 11:49:03 AM PST by EEGator
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To: SeekAndFind

In 2015, Mitch McConnell became leader of the Republican senate conference.

In 2015, the U.S. national debt was 18 trillion dollars.

In 2022, the U.S. national debt is over 31 trillion dollars.

https://www.usdebtclock.org


28 posted on 11/26/2022 11:49:54 AM PST by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: SeekAndFind; All
Thank you for referencing that article SeekAndFind. Please note that the following critique is directed at the article and not at you.

"GOP House Promises to Take Control of Biden's Reckless Impeachable, Constitutionally Indefensible Spending ASAP"


There! Fixed it.

FR: Never Accept the Premise of Your Opponent’s Argument

Sadly, all it takes is for one House GOP to effectively exercise majority power by publicly whistleblowing that probably most federal domestic spending and foreign aid is unconstitutional.

"Congress is not empowered to tax for those purposes which are within the exclusive province of the States." —Justice John Marshall, Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824.

Consider that much of the federal taxes that we pay should arguably be regarded as stolen state revenues, and money stolen from our wallets, according to the excerpt from Gibbons v. Ogden above.

Regarding foreign aid, Justice Joseph Story had explained that it is constitutionally indefensible.

If the tax be not proposed for the common defence, or general welfare, but for other objects, wholly extraneous, (as for instance, for propagating Mahometanism among the Turks, or giving aids and subsidies to a foreign nation, to build palaces for its kings, or erect monuments to its heroes,) it would be wholly indefensible upon constitutional principles [emphases added].” — Justice Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution 2 (1833).

Trump needs to continue endorsing MAGA Republicans to replace the hopefully relatively small percentage of RINOs that tricked him for endorsement in 2022 when they vote in support of Democratic agenda in new session.

29 posted on 11/26/2022 11:50:32 AM PST by Amendment10
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The ENTIRE Media and the entirety of Wash DC considers passed Legislation as success.

What is legislation?

99.999% of the time it’s spending money.

The GOP worked with Biden to pass his agenda for 2 years.

Ignore the Election season rants designed for Idiots.

The Republicans told two entities: we’re giving you more than that request:

The FBi and Ukraine

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30 posted on 11/26/2022 11:53:55 AM PST by AnthonySoprano (Statute of Limitations is going to elapse on Hunter Biden )
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To: SeekAndFind

And if you believe that, I’ve got a bridge I wanna’ sell ‘ya.


31 posted on 11/26/2022 11:54:12 AM PST by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: SeekAndFind

**YAWN** Wake me up when THEY DO IT!!!


32 posted on 11/26/2022 12:06:33 PM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Defund the FBI, the American Stasi..)
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To: SeekAndFind

So they are going to balance the budget going forward, and rescind all the approved spending that hasn’t already been cash out the door yet? That will be impressive!


33 posted on 11/26/2022 12:09:41 PM PST by Bernard (“the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God." JFK 1-20-61)
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To: SeekAndFind

And do something about the Ukrainian money pit from hell already


34 posted on 11/26/2022 12:15:53 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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To: SeekAndFind

Better twelve years and debt to GDP at 125% late than never.


35 posted on 11/26/2022 12:22:20 PM PST by Widget Jr
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To: The_Media_never_lie

They have all spent us into oblivion. They are all criminals.


36 posted on 11/26/2022 12:32:46 PM PST by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: SeekAndFind

They already rejected the house rule changes that would make it possible to control spending [I know, I was shocked too. It’s almost like Boehner and his sidekick Ryan are still running the show].


37 posted on 11/26/2022 12:48:48 PM PST by AndyJackson
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To: The_Media_never_lie

I totally believe this... /s


38 posted on 11/26/2022 1:04:58 PM PST by Vaden (Real conservatives will not allow our wagon to be hitched to fascist Russia)
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To: SeekAndFind

Lying swamp enablers


39 posted on 11/26/2022 1:09:17 PM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: SeekAndFind

Biden to Lame Duck Congress: Spend like mother-f@#$ers because the Republicans will be in the majority comes January. Make hay while the sun’s still shining.


40 posted on 11/26/2022 1:33:53 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (Free country? Good morning, Rip. )
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