But critics argue Republicans passed hefty tax cuts for corporations that swelled the debt by $2 trillion.Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed Republicans on Wednesday, saying they're merely citing the federal debt as an excuse to restrain the government from aiding average Americans instead of large corporations., the New York congresswoman called on Democrats to pass further economic relief measures and said Republicans were relying on arguments in "bad faith.
"It's absolutely a bad faith argument," she told the outlet. "They were not concerned about the deficit when they wanted half a trillion dollars that would be leveraged into $4 trillion for Wall Street and their donor buddies. And honestly, you know what? If they are that concerned about the deficit, I'm happy to meet them halfway and roll back the $2 trillion tax cut that they passed just two years ago.
"Aside from that, they don't get to just start whining about the deficit the moment we actually get on the cusp of helping working people," she added. In recent weeks, Republicans have urged a halt to further government spending, citing the ballooning federal debt. The federal deficit is projected to increase to $3.7 trillion for 2020, a historic record,
Here come the Socialist economy wrecker. Put on a good show honey.
AOC - classic tax & spend big goverment Democrat/Socialist. National debts threaten our future & our children's. Quit spending!
I guess even Business Insider got fed up with the stupid, low IQ RepAOC. RepAOC reminds me of a friend who got ADHD who couldn’t put her thoughts together, so everything came out of her mouth was “eye-rolling”. We smiled as forgiveness.