Washington, D.C.–U.S. Senator Mike Crapo
(R-Idaho) issued the following statement after President Joe Biden’s second
State of the Union address.
“Tonight,
the President touted the status quo, but acceptance of the current state of our
nation is deeply out of touch with the hardships many Americans
face: record costs for goods; higher interest rates; a crisis at the
southern border; a growing domestic energy crisis; a weakened foreign policy
posture; and an influx of lethal fentanyl killing our youth at alarming
rates.
“The
economic policies of the last two years have made life unaffordable for many
families. Unrestrained federal spending led to the highest inflation in
decades, a harsh reality anyone who has gone to the grocery store or filled up
their gas tank has encountered. Compared to this time two years ago,
Idahoans are paying more than $800 per month just to keep up. Higher
prices have wiped out wage gains, and higher interest rates have made it harder
to buy a car, invest in a home or save for the future.
“The
United States recently hit its staggering spending cap of $31.4 trillion.
Conversations about how the United States will continue to pay its bills on
time, and how we should budget for the future, will rightly dominate the halls
of Congress for the next few months. Now is the time for spending reform
proposals to be put forward and debated.
“For
the President to refuse to engage in discussions about how our federal
government should live within its means is irresponsible. Both parties
have a responsibility to do their part, in good faith, to find a bipartisan
solution. We must address our growing deficits in order to put our
country’s finances on a sustainable path, rather than continue down a road of
more unsustainable taxing and spending.”
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Senator Crapo’s remarks, please click HERE or the image above.
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the video, please click HERE.