Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) ripped through the Democrats’ 2,300-page $1.8 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act before a vote by the entire U.S. House of Representatives on Friday night.
Scalise criticized the Democrats for rushing this bill to vote before the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) scored it and for including things unrelated to infrastructure. This includes proposals for mass amnesty, increasing the size of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and a natural gas tax that will increase energy costs.
“I rise in strong opposition to the rule but specifically against this massive, multi-trillion-dollar tax and spend bill,” Scalise said. “Of course we just got the text last night — over 2300 pages. And as we’ve been combing through, I’d like to point out a few pieces in this bill.”
