Statement from Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Graham
WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today issued a statement after U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) announced his decision not to support the Democrats’ Reckless Tax and Spend bill, citing recent analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). “I very much appreciate Senator Manchin’s decision not to […]
Graham: Democrats Misleading American People on True Cost of Reckless Tax and Spend Bill
WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today held a press conference with House Budget Committee Ranking Member Jason Smith (R-Missouri) to discuss the Democrats’ Reckless Tax and Spend bill. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed the true cost of the bill is $4.9 trillion, and it adds $3 trillion in […]
In Case You Missed It: “‘Fully Paid For’ Is the Lie of the Year”
WASHINGTON – While the Biden Administration and Congressional Democrats continue to haggle over the size of their Reckless Tax and Spend bill, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) told Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) that without budget gimmicks, the legislation costs $4.9 trillion and adds $3 trillion in new debt. The Wall […]
Graham: Build Back Better Will Be Death Blow To Our Economy
WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today held a press conference to discuss the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) ten-year analysis of certain provisions in the Democrats’ Reckless Tax and Spend bill. CBO confirmed the true cost of the bill is $4.9 trillion, and it adds $3 trillion in new debt. […]
CBO Commits to Provide “True Cost” Analysis of Reckless Tax and Spend Bill Over Ten Years
WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today issued a statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) committed to providing an extended ten-year analysis of the provisions in the Democrats’ Reckless Tax and Spend bill. “I’m very pleased CBO will be scoring Build Back Better on the premise that […]
Graham: Dems’ Reckless Tax and Spend Bill is a Fraud
WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today hosted a briefing on the Democrats’ Reckless Tax and Spend bill. Senators heard presentations from the Penn Wharton Budget Model and the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) and participated in a Q&A session. GRAHAM: “I want to put a fine point […]
Graham Statement on House Passage of Reckless Tax and Spend Bill
WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today issued a statement after the House of Representatives passed the Democrats’ Reckless Tax and Spend bill. “This House bill, which is a disaster for the American people, is dead on arrival in the U.S. Senate. “It’s an inflation bomb for hardworking […]
ICYMI: Bipartisanship Achieved! Dems Blast Dems’ Own Tax Proposals: “Bad Policy, Bad Politics”
WASHINGTON – Under the latest version of the Democrats’ Reckless Tax and Spend bill, the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) analysis confirms it gives tax breaks to the wealthy. Democrats are even taking issue with tax provisions their fellow Democrats pushed to include in the multi-trillion dollar bill. FROM THE DEMOCRATS: Chairman of the […]
In Case You Missed It: Dems Double Down on Tax Cuts for Millionaires as Inflation Surges
WASHINGTON – As the House of Representatives considers the Democrats’ multi-trillion dollar tax and spend proposal this week, the non-partisan Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) found that the bill would provide almost seventy percent of millionaires with significant tax breaks. JCT’s analysis joins with an earlier study by the Tax Policy Center that showed two-thirds […]
Graham on New Estimate on Budget Gimmicks and Shell Games in Democrats’ Socialist Spending Bill
WASHINGTON – Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today issued a statement on the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget’s (CRFB) estimate that the Democrats’ Reckless Tax and Spend bill would cost $4.9 trillion if certain provisions were made permanent. Graham has previously noted the Reckless Tax and Spend bill […]