Resurfaced footage from last year shows Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) directly rebuking a speech Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) gave before Congress, accusing Republicans of driving up government spending through typical conservative causes such as the military budget and tax cuts. According to AOC, the GOP is now skipping town and not wanting to pay.
“The session, Republicans have this here on the last day of this session, Republicans have decided to skip town. But what we this debt ceiling debate really is about is the fact that they have run up a bill. Republicans have run up a bill that they now do not want to pay. They have run up this bill with extremely excessive military spending. They have run up this bill with extraordinary tax cuts for the wealthiest people in this country,” AOC said.
The Democratic congresswoman further claimed that it is incorrect for Republicans to blame their liberal counterparts across the aisle, who have traditionally been known for endorsing exorbitant fiscal policy, for the out-of-control spending in Washington. In the same breath as she criticized the GOP for purportedly spending too much, AOC seems to suggest the government doesn’t do enough for taxpayers.
“And now, when it comes down to time to pay for this bill, they do not want to pay it. And not only that, but they are accusing Democrats of saying, we spend too much for anyone that wants to entertain that thought, I ask you to think about the last time a person said has said in this country that the government does too much for them, that their social security check was too high that teachers are paid too much,” she said.
Following AOC’s remarks, Roy took to the floor, where he dismantled the Democratic congresswoman’s argument. “My friend from New York, Ms Ocasio Cortez, said quote I ask you, think about the last time a person has said in this country that the government does too much for them. When was the last time anyone has heard or seen that?” the Texas Republican began.
Roy completely rebuked the idea that calling on the government, at any level, to have an increased presence in people’s daily lives is the last thing taxpayers want. The GOP representative demonstrated the fundamental dichotomy between how the left and right view the role of government. Roy suggests that no one is pleased to know that more bureaucrats are being granted influence over their lives.
“I’ll say it. I’ll say it right here. I don’t want the government doing most of the things that the government is doing to interfere with the ability of the American people to carry out their lives, federal, state and local. When was the last time you had a bureaucrat show up and you said, Oh, joy. Thank you. Really glad there’s a bureaucrat here,” he said. Watch Roy’s rebuke of AOC below:
The congressman continued, “When was the last time you were thankful for $32 trillion in debt, $100,000 almost for every man, woman and child in America? Anybody thankful for $32 trillion in debt? Anybody? Anybody thankful for a border that’s wide open being exploited by cartels? What fentanyl comes in and cares that kills our children? Everybody thankful for that Department of Homeland Security that doesn’t actually secure the homeland?”
Roy further blasted the government for allegedly being “weaponized’ against American citizens who fund it with their tax dollars. “We have a government that is weaponized against the American people and is undermining our liberties, and they want more of it. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle want more more government. They want more taxes. They want more spending. They want more bureaucrats knocking on your door,” he stated.
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