Build Back Better Act
Floor Speech
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Mrs. HARSHBARGER. Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the far-left inflation expansion act.
This bill is detrimental to Americans' wallets and their ability just to keep their heads above water. This bill is littered with economy- crushing measures that cater to climate extremists and Socialists. This tax will impact every single part of our lives. It will be more expensive to heat our homes, to buy basic necessities, and it will even de-incentivize manufacturing of thousands upon thousands of goods that we use every day.
This bill is chock-full of Green New Deal slush funds with no accountability and no transparency. We cannot afford to pour billions that we don't have into programs that cut our gas and oil industry off at the knees--an industry that is already suffering greatly under the Biden administration.
This attack on our refineries could lead to even higher gas prices. I know that is hard to believe, but it is true. It leaves us exposed and more reliant on our enemies.
This bill is problematic from start to finish, but as a licensed pharmacist for over 30 years, the most concerning part of this Socialist scheme is that the government will now have authority to set pricing on lifesaving medication. And when they set the price, it is going to be out of the reach of the Americans who need it the most. The tip of the day is you never want the government in control of pricing anything.
This act will directly take away hope from seniors and as many as 100-plus cures will be in jeopardy. There will be no incentive for companies to develop cures for rare and ultra-rare diseases. This bill encourages drug companies to spend less on research and development and more on navigating the politics of it all.
Americans are already being forced to choose between purchasing groceries or purchasing their prescriptions, and the last thing anyone needs is higher prices for prescriptions and rising insurance premiums.
Members on the other side of the aisle continue to push an agenda that America does not want. This bill is horrendous. It is an abomination that Democrats would go to such lengths--as far as risking the health and the safety of the people they swore an oath to represent--just to push their radical liberal agenda.
Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to consider the lives that will be negatively impacted by this radical bill and hope to see all the Members of the House of Representatives make the right decision for America with a ``no'' vote on this far-left inflation expansion act.
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