Democrats Say They’re Helping but Republicans Say Trillions in New Social Programs Will Create Government Dependency

Democrats Say They’re Helping but Republicans Say Trillions in New Social Programs Will Create Government Dependency
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other members of Congress take part in a ceremony to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Sept. 13, 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
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While Democrats advertise their 2,500-page, over $3.5 trillion legislation which aims to expand government social programs to help improve the economic prosperity of Americans, Republicans oppose the increased spending saying it will create an unhealthy dependency on the federal government and ultimately raise taxes on the average American.

Ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said the currently staled $3.5 budget reconciliation bill (The Build Back Better agenda) would put into place social programs that would cause addiction to those government handouts.

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Masooma Haq began reporting for The Epoch Times from Pakistan in 2008. She currently covers a variety of topics including U.S. government, culture, and entertainment.
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