“The other side won by a tiny bit. They promised lower costs. But they failed. They made things cost more. They taxed stuff. That made everything cost more. They passed a bad bill. It made healthcare cost more. It cut food help. Now they have a new bill. It spends a lot. It spends on war. But it doesn't lower costs at all. They don't care about how much things cost. The war made gas cost more. The war is not popular. But they keep spending on it. They don't even try to lower costs.”
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House of Representatives
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027
“The other side is bad. They want to keep fighting a war. They want to let the President do whatever he wants. The President started this war and raised prices. People are dying because of him. This bill won't help families. It only helps the President. They want to stop people from voting them out. We should stop the President, not the voters. This bill is the other side's last chance before they lose.”
“I don't like the Republican budget. I want to blame Trump. Trump started a war in Iran. That caused high gas prices. Trump made promises but did not keep them. Trump cut Medicaid. That closed hospitals and nursing homes. He promised to only deport violent felons. But ICE hurt American citizens and law-abiding immigrants. Trump promised to stop wars in the Middle East. But he started a war in Iran. That made life more expensive and less safe. Iran is stronger now. I don't want more money for the war. Soldier families are sad. I want less war. I want the government to spend money on affordable things for Americans. But Trump and Republicans don't want that. Trump said he doesn't care about the economy. He loves inflation. I think Trump and Republicans hurt Americans. Trump tariffs raised costs. Health care costs went up. People have less food assistance. Republicans hurt hungry children, seniors and veterans. I want regime change in the House.”
“I want to let Mr. Scott from Virginia speak now. He is on the Education and Workforce Committee and the Budget Committee.”
“You made things worse with a big ugly bill. Now you want to spend more on war. That's the wrong choice. We should spend on food, healthcare, and education instead. I want people to oppose this resolution.”
“I want to complain about the other side. They did not say how their resolution will lower costs. Their resolution does not say how to bring down costs for the American people. I yield time to a gentleman from California.”
“The President made promises and did not keep them. He increased costs. Our country has corruption and incompetence. The budget spends more and borrows more. It does not reduce costs or help our economy. The budget does not reduce our debt. The President pushed for this bad budget. It shows the majority doesn't care about our growing debt. This budget goes against Congress' responsibility to the future of this country.”
“I don't like this budget. It spends $100 billion on war. I don't like that. I say the money should be spent on other things. I want to blame the last President for high prices. I think Republicans are bad and don't care about people. I say my party wants to fix things. I want my colleagues to vote no on this budget.”
“You want to talk about many things. I want to talk about affordability. You say Democrats caused war in Ukraine. I say Putin caused war in Ukraine. I say U.S. and allies support Ukraine to avoid war in Europe. I say Republicans ignore CBO. I say Republican bill last year added $4.7 trillion to debt. I say things cost too much. I say costs go up under Republicans. I want costs to go down.”
“You spend $95 billion on war and voter laws. I want that money spent on other things. I say working families struggle. I say you should spend on their needs. Not on war and voter laws. I say this budget has wrong priorities. I want you to vote no.”
“You say this budget helps Americans. It does not. It spends more on war. It makes it harder to vote. It does not spend on healthcare. It does not lower food or gas costs. It does nothing about a President who breaks the law. My people in New York get nothing from this budget. I say vote no. Stop the bad. Let's go forward with progress.”
“I don't want to talk about the actual bill. I brought up something from 10 years ago to change the subject. I hope that people will be distracted by talking about that instead.”
“You are bad. The other side is bad and mean. I don't like the President. I want you to say no to the President. I want to stop spending money on some things. I want to spend money on other things. I don't like the President's war. I think it is bad.”
“I don't like the other side's budget. They want to spend too much money. They want to spend on a war. They want to make it harder to vote. I want my colleagues to vote no on this budget.”
“I don't like what the other side said. They took health care from many people. They spent lots of money on a bad war. This bill does not help families. It spends more money we don't have. It helps the President fight a bad war. People are dying in the war. We should stop the war. I don't like the other side. I want people to vote against this bill.”