‘We Want To Put People First’: Kevin Hern Claims GOP Budget Tax Cuts Are Not For The Wealthy

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During House floor remarks on Wednesday, Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) spoke in support of the GOP budget.

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00:00Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this legislation that will unlock the critical work

00:05the American people elected us to do. Let's not forget the only reason we are in this position

00:11to be working on such important legislation is because of President Donald Trump. President

00:17Trump's message resonated with the American people and they elected him in historic numbers.

00:23They delivered Republican majorities in the House and the Senate because they want Congress to

00:28deliver on the promises we made. Today, it is time for us to act so that we can get on

00:35with the real work in our committees. In passing this budget framework, we are unlocking the

00:41process to deliver on unleashing American energy production, permanently securing our southern

00:47and northern borders, and making tax cuts permanent for small businesses and working families.

00:52If we fail, if we fail, every American will see the largest tax increase in American history.

01:01Just days away from tax day, this is an important time as any American, because we want to put

01:08people first. Hard-working Americans who are trusting us to get this done. Small businesses

01:14that rely on consistency in our tax code. We cannot fail them. President Trump has fully secured our

01:21border and eliminated over $100 billion dollars in government spending on waste, fraud, and abuse.

01:27My Democrat colleagues speak of confusion, as you've heard today. Well, let me remove some of that

01:35confusion. President Trump's new proposal on tax cuts are for those making tips, not wealthy.

01:42Those on overtime, not the wealthy. Reducing the tax burden on those receiving Social Security,

01:50our seniors, not the wealthy. The President has talked about giving tax credits or deductibility

01:57for interest on automobiles made in America so our great union workers in America can have better jobs

02:03and continue to see the jobs grow in America. Not the wealthy. They want to talk about fear over

02:09facts, as we've heard from our Democrat leaders today. Well, let me remind them of what happened.

02:14They inherited a government in January of 21 with a 1.4% inflation, and they delivered on a 9.1% inflation

02:23just five months later. Almost a seven-fold, 700% increase in inflation on the American people. So when

02:30they talk about being good stewards of the taxpayers, of the American payers' tax dollars, this is an outright

02:39abuse of the facts. The facts are they're the one that increased the inflation. As my colleague said,

02:47over 20% over a four-year period. The reason the American people are suffering today is not because

02:53of the 70 days that President Trump's been in office, it's because of the four years of the Biden

02:57administration and the Democrat Party. Mr. Chairman, Mr. Speaker, I'm proud to support this budget, and I'm proud to

03:06fight for President Trump's legislative agenda, and I urge every one of my colleagues here to vote

03:11so we can get on to the debate. Gentlemen, time's expired. So we can get on to the debate

03:15that the leader on the other side of the aisle talked about. Gentlemen from the Texas Reserve, I

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