Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined all the Senate Banking Committee Republicans on a letter to Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH) demanding Democrats to keep with precedent and commit to hold hearings and a markup before the full Senate moves forward with Democrats’ $3.5 trillion tax-and-spending spree.
“While we believe this profound increase in spending to be ill-advised, it would be doubly so without the thorough vetting of proposals afforded by the committee process,” wrote the senators. “As the majority plans to spend trillions of taxpayer dollars, it is imperative that members of our Committee have the opportunity to discuss and amend the Committee’s reconciliation package, in keeping with standing Committee practice, Senatorial courtesy, and full accountability to the American people.”
The senators requested the Chairman follow the regular-order committee process to ensure all Banking Committee members are afforded the opportunity to amend, debate, and vote on the Democrats’ massive tax-and-spending spree.
“If Democrats now proceed on this massive tax and spending bill without the benefit of the committee process, we fear that it will be the lobbyists and special interests who will have written a multi-trillion package rather than the people’s elected representatives.”