On Day Two of Democrats rushing to pass their crippling $3.5 trillion tax hike and spending spree out of Committee, Ways and Means Republicans offered commonsense amendments to protect working families and small businesses from more Washington mandates and tax hikes.
CLICK HERE for a summary of the amendments Democrats rejected on Day One.
On Day Two, Democrats rejected:
- Rep. Vern Buchanan’s (R-FL) “Trade Not Aid Amendment” amendment extending the 2015 Trade Promotion Authority and Trade Adjustment Assistance through 2028. CLICK HERE to watch Rep. Buchanan offer this amendment.
- Rep. Jodey Arrington’s (R-TX) “TAA for Energy Workers Amendment” providing assistance to communities and blue-collar workers harmed by President Biden’s cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline. CLICK HERE to watch Rep. Arrington offer this amendment.
- Rep. Jackie Walorski’s (R-IN) “TAA for Victims of Congressional Inaction on Trade Amendment” providing assistance to workers displaced by Congressional Democrats’ inaction to renew GSP and MTB. CLICK HERE to watch Rep. Walorski offer this amendment.
- Rep. Drew Ferguson’s (R-GA) “No Junk for Seniors Amendment” which preserves the Medicare plans seniors like and want to keep. CLICK HERE to watch Rep. Ferguson offer this amendment.
- Rep. Adrian Smith’s (R-NE) “Lower Costs for Seniors with Chronic Conditions Amendment” that would keep costs low for seniors. CLICK HERE to watch Rep. Smith offer this amendment.
- Rep. Kevin Hern’s (R-OK) “Safeguarding Medicare Advantage for Rural and Underserved Communities and Communities of Color Amendment” to ensure access to hearing, vision, and dental benefits in private Medicare plans in rural and underserved communities of color. CLICK HERE to watch Rep. Hern offer this amendment.
- Rep. Ron Estes’s (R-KS) “Keep Our Promises to Seniors Amendment” to prevent cuts to benefits for seniors should the Medicare Trust Fund run out. CLICK HERE to watch Rep. Estes offer this amendment.
- Rep. David Schweikert’s (R-AZ) “True Priorities Amendment” to invest in cures and research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for diabetes, minority health and health disparities, maternal mortality and postpartum care, cancer, and Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases. CLICK HERE to watch Rep. Schweikert offer this amendment.
- Rep. Carol Miller’s (R-WV) “Combating Maternal Mortality Amendment” to take the funding from the ineffective HPOGS program and put it towards funding for mothers in poverty and domestic violence prevention as part of the Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting program. CLICK HERE to watch Rep. Miller offer this amendment.
- Rep. Mike Kelly’s (R-PA) amendment to redirect Elder Justice Act funding to President Biden’s September Supplemental Request – including the border crisis, Afghan refugees, disabled Veterans, and evacuating Afghanistan. CLICK HERE to watch Rep. Kelly offer this amendment.
- And Reps. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Reps. Tom Reed (R-NY), and Mike Kelly’s (R-PA) “Truth for American Seniors Amendment” to ensure the cover-ups of nursing home deaths conducted by state officials like disgraced New York Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo never happen again by prioritizing seniors’ safety and ensure state accountability during the continuing pandemic. CLICK HERE to watch Reps. Smucker, Reed, and Kelly offer this amendment.
Further Background:
BRADY: Another day, another $314 billion spent expanding the welfare state in America
BRADY: Expanding TAA with No Trade Agenda Ignores Workers and Job Creation
BUCHANAN: Dems’ Trade Moratorium Means Fewer American Jobs, More Wasteful Spending
NUNES: Today Dems give seniors $85 for glasses. Next week, they’ll take away your cure for ALS.
WALORSKI: Dems Punt on & Worsen Broken Forever Programs with $3.5 Trillion Welfare Expansion
NUNES: Dems Abandoned Bipartisan Efforts on Greater Nursing Home Transparency