Solutions
September 7, 2021
Friends,
Another Labor Day weekend has come and gone, signaling the unofficial end to summer. While the past few months have been overshadowed by multiple crises in Afghanistan, on our southern border, and from inflation that has impacted every American, I do hope you have been able to enjoy time with family and reflect on all the blessings in our lives.
Since 1894, we have observed Labor Day to honor the hard work this country was built upon. This year, we again recognize all of you who work hard and strive every day to provide, care for, and support your family.
Unfortunately, Washington Democrats' reckless borrow, tax and spending spree undermines the pocketbooks of the very workers this day was intended to celebrate. Their $3.5 trillion budget scheme, drafted by Bernie Sanders, will bankrupt our nation on the backs of every worker and family.
Bernie's budget adds an astounding $17 trillion to the national debt. That is more than the yearly net worth of any country in the world, except the United States. This spending is on top of previous Democrat spending bills that are already driving up inflation and making everything you buy more expensive.
Under this bill, our state alone would be on the hook for an additional $560 billion in debt. At the same time, small businesses that employ 12.5 million Americans would see an average 33% tax increase. That means less jobs and lower wages. Additionally, this legislation would open the door to amnesty for 325,000 illegal immigrants in our state, which would lower worker wages here by an average $800 per year.
Thanks to the Republican Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, families in North Carolina received an average tax cut of $1,900. Now, Bernie's budget would totally reverse that tax relief, and as I mentioned, fuel even more crippling inflation already on pace to be the highest in 40 years.
Inflation has increased every month since Joe Biden became President. Rather than repeating the same failed policies, liberal politicians in Washington need to stop recklessly spending your money.
I am extremely concerned about the cost to you and your family, and this is the last thing Congress should be focused on right now.
President Biden has repeatedly misled the American people for months about his disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. In March, he said withdrawal would be done "in a safe and orderly way." In July, he stated it was "highly unlikely" for the Taliban to take over the country. And just a few weeks ago, he committed to staying in Afghanistan until all Americans were out safely. All of these were clearly false.
Somehow, last week the President called the withdrawal an "extraordinary success." This is an extreme insult to 13 new Gold Star families, as well as thousands of American citizens and Afghan allies currently stranded. Just my office alone is working around the clock with over 1,200 citizens and Afghan partners who have been left behind. Additionally, billions of dollars of military equipment funded by American taxpayers is now in the hands of the brutal Taliban regime. We must hold the President accountable for these failures.
President Biden may declare the long War On Terror over. But the terrorists whose hateful ideology compels them to kill Americans and seek to end our way of life haven't stopped. Our dedication to protecting Americans and our allies must not stop either.
Last week, I helped introduce legislation demanding a plan from the Biden administration to bring every American home, requesting an accounting of all equipment left behind, and prohibiting any federal funding for the Taliban regime.
Instead of Democratic spending sprees, these are the solutions on which Congress should be focused. I am resolved to continue working for you and your family and pushing back against the misplaced priorities of Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden.
Until next week,
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Richard Hudson
Member of Congress