Voting Against Out Of Control Spending

Earlier this month, Congress had the opportunity to change the out-of-control trajectory of our nation's spending, but Speaker Pelosi chose instead to mortgage our children's and our grandchildren's future.

In the blink of an eye, the House passed a $480 billion debt limit increase to help pave the way for the $3.5 trillion spending package Democrats are assembling. I voted against this increase.

Following my no vote, I walked off the floor of the House and provided an immediate update to West Michigan via Facebook Live. In the video, I explain the problem with the Democrat majority operating in this fashion and the procedural tricks Speaker Pelosi used to try and hide this nearly half a trillion dollar increase.  You can watch my full update by clicking play on the video below. 

Over the past several weeks, the Democrat Majority has been using hearings in the Financial Services Committee to try and convince reluctant Democrats to vote for President Biden and Speaker Pelosi's socialist spending spree.

Last week, I just got tired of this nonsense. Instead, I simply laid out what would happen if all this reckless spending was enacted and what it would mean for the debt and our nation moving forward.  I encourage you to watch the video below detailing our debt crisis. 

Rejecting Efforts to Increase the Power of the IRS

As the President and Speaker Pelosi try to cobble together the votes in support of this misguided spending spree, it's not just the topline spending number I vehemently disagree with. 

For weeks, Democrats have attempted to include legislative language that would empower the IRS to snoop on the financial data of law-abiding citizens. At first it was a $600 level and then it was bumped up to $10,000 annually. Either way this is a scoop and snoop dragnet that should be rejected. 

Think about it. If you have a rent or mortgage payment that is $1,000 a month, you're over the proposed limit. If you are a small business owner or a contractor you will likely be over the limit. If you break down daily spending, the numbers get even more startling. Under $30 a day...

This is completely unacceptable. I have cosponsored the Prohibiting IRS Financial Surveillance Act as well as the Protecting Financial Privacy Act to stop this massive invasion of privacy. 

Recently, I joined WJR in Detroit and WOOD Radio in Grand Rapids to discuss this outrageous government overreach. You can listen to each interview above.

While my team and I are still examining the latest text of the legislation, which totals 1,684 pages, it appears this obscene IRS proposal has been removed from the bill. While this is good news, we must remain vigilant so it doesn't find its way back into the bill. 

With that said, the latest iteration of this boondoggle authorizes the IRS to hire thousands of additional agents to audit and hassle law-abiding citizens. This grows the size of government and despite inaccurate claims from Democrats will very likely not recoup its cost.

The Road Ahead

When Democrats finally stop negotiating with themselves, I will be voting "no" on this out of control spending monstrosity. 

There is a lot of fast moving information these days. What happens in Washington can change hour by hour. Make sure to stay up to date by checking my website, Huizenga.House.Gov for the latest social media posts from Facebook and Twitter as well as announcements regarding new legislative efforts and additional statements on the issues impacting West Michigan. 

Thanks for reading the Huddle!