House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Thursday sharply criticized President Joe Biden’s massive early-term spending proposals, comparing the president to one of the most left-leaning lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). McCarthy tweeted a critical meme on April 29, the day that marked Biden’s 100th day in office, accusing the president of a “tax-and-spend agenda that makes Bernie Sanders look like a conservative.” Biden on Wednesday unveiled his newest spending proposal, the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan, a vast expansion of the federal social safety net in the areas of education, and health, and child care. Together with the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan that passed with zero Republican votes, and the proposed $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan, this brings Biden’s early-term spending to a dizzying $6 trillion, drawing sharply critical reactions from Republicans, and even some muted criticism from Democrats. In a statement, McCarthy accused Biden of “bait-and-switch” for promising bipartisanship governing …
McCarthy Says Biden’s Massive Tax-and-Spend Plans Make Bernie Sanders ‘Look Like a Conservative’
April 30, 2021
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