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Build back broke: Where's Liz Mathis?
Mark Havlicek
Jan. 14, 2022 12:12 pm
Massive government spending is negatively impacting us due to a rise in the cost of items we all need. Consumer goods, groceries, gasoline are more expensive and the Democrat’s “Build Back Better” plan would make it much worse. There was a myth perpetuated by Democrats that ‘one vote’ prevented the bill. Actually fifty-two U.S. Senators, a majority, oppose it but the Democrats are still obsessively pushing forward toward inevitable failure.
Iowa’s Rep. Cindy Axne said that she thinks there’s still a chance for it and it needs to be imposed on us. This leads to another question- if Biden’s signature legislation is so great, why are Iowa Democrats like Liz Mathis not out publicly supporting it? She’s been silent because she is stuck between pleasing party boss Nancy Pelosi and a majority of Iowans who don’t want to pay the bill for a socialist spending spree. We desperately need to retire Pelosi and see a change of leadership in Congress. I can only hope responsible politicians like Rep. Ashley Hinson (who fights for fiscally conservative policies in Washington) will be reelected in 2022 to defeat the Biden-Pelosi agenda.
Mark Havlicek
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