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Chip Roy Blasts Senate Budget Proposal for Increasing Deficits and Inflation

Forbes Breaking NewsMay 7, 20251 min4,419 views
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Criticism of the Senate Budget Proposal

  • 🎯 Chip Roy criticizes the Senate Republican budget proposal as irresponsible and a "joke," contrasting it with the House budget's attempt at neutrality.
  • ⚠️ He states that the Senate bill will increase deficits and impose an "inflation tax" that harms average American families.
  • 💰 Roy argues that the Senate proposal will "destroy this country with more deficits."

Concerns with Federal Spending and Programs

  • 💸 Roy condemns House Democrats for continuing to "shovel money out" despite negative outcomes, specifically mentioning Medicaid.
  • 🚫 He claims that Medicaid is debilitating the vulnerable and that money is being given to the able-bodied through Obamacare expansion.
  • ⚖️ He also points to "money laundering to California" to give funds to those who are here illegally, with a higher FMAP rate than for the vulnerable.

Call for Fiscal Responsibility

  • 📊 Roy challenges anyone to debate the math behind the Senate bill, asserting that it "doesn't add up."
  • 📉 He expresses frustration with the lack of seriousness about spending, even among his own party.
  • 🚫 Roy declares he will not vote for the Senate bill due to its fiscal irresponsibility.
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