U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) on Wednesday voted against the $4.2 trillion spending bill championed by Democrats. The budget resolution was initially projected to spend $3.5 trillion, but the final version included nearly $700 billion in additional spending and increased interest on the debt.
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“From the first moment this reckless budget was unveiled, I was against it,” Sen. Young said. “There’s a difference between smart, targeted investments that have long-term positive results and the out-of-control spending Democrats want for their socialist agenda. It is especially regrettable that Speaker Pelosi insisted on tying infrastructure to the massive tax-and-spend bill that Democrats intend to ram through as soon as they pass the budget. This left-wing wish list will only raise taxes and hurt American families.”
According to Democrats, the “wish-list” includes creating a Civilian Climate Corps, investments in “environmental justice”, tax relief for millionaires, amnesty for illegal immigrants, and labor law changes that would eliminate the gig economy and franchises.
Sen. Young introduced an amendment to the budget resolution, the Not One Penny in Taxes Raised amendment, which would require Congress to uphold the Biden-Harris Administration’s repeated promise to not raise a single penny in taxes on anyone making less than $400,000 per year. The amendment passed 98-1, and Young says he intends to hold Democrats to this important pledge when the reconciliation bill comes to the Senate floor in the coming months.