Biden hit for claiming Build Back Better agenda ‘costs zero dollars’
From NYPOST.COM
President Biden was slammed over the weekend and Monday after claiming his Build Back Better agenda “costs zero dollars” in a Saturday tweet.
“My Build Back Better Agenda costs zero dollars,” the president tweeted from his official account. “Instead of wasting money on tax breaks, loopholes and tax evasion for big corporations and the wealthy, we can make a once-in-a-generation investment in working America. And it adds zero dollars to the national debt.”
Biden’s agenda is looking to be funded by a $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill that contains funding for the climate, family leave, education and expansion of the social safety net. The spending bill has become a point of contention in Congress as Democrats battle over when to vote on the bill and its overall price tag.
Republicans took to Twitter over the weekend, calling Biden’s claim a “lie.”
“Simple math for President Biden: $3.5 trillion does NOT equal zero,” Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) wrote, while sharing the president’s tweet.
“This is completely false. The largest spending spree in government history will cost ‘zero dollars’? That defies logic and basic math. Alongside massive tax increases, it will add trillions to the debt. Peddling false narratives won’t change those facts.”
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) questioned whether the president understood the price tag of the spending bill.
“Biden thinks his $3.5 trillion reckless spending plan ‘costs zero dollars’? He is very confused,” Cotton wrote.
Even supporters of the president’s agenda noted that it does not come without a cost.
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Tweets mentioned:
https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1441924106765602819
https://twitter.com/RepMaryMiller/status/1442474781606092800
https://twitter.com/RepTenney/status/1442152883210780674
https://twitter.com/JudiciaryGOP/status/1442475323770036225
https://twitter.com/rep_stevewomack/status/1442136063896551434
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