Democrats block resolution to report how inflation would be affected by new spending bills

Sen. Rick Scott recently introduced a resolution to report how inflation would be affected by new spending bills.

Of course, Democrats blocked it.

My Florida colleague @SenRickScott worked to introduce a @RepublicanStudy resolution to report how inflation would be affected by new spending bills.

To nobody's surprise, Senate Democrats blocked it. Americans deserve to know how their money is spent.https://t.co/TGwRhnmzYB — Congresswoman Kat Cammack (@RepKatCammack) August 6, 2021

Fox Business reports, "Senate Republicans on Wednesday evening hoped to pass a resolution requiring all spending and tax-related legislation to included analyses on how they will impact inflation, but it did not get enough votes."

"Over the weekend, the suspension on the federal debt ceiling expired, and that leaves Congress with two choices: Continue this reckless, wasteful spending with no accountability to the American people, or start making the tough choices to put America on a successful path," Scott said Wednesday as he called for unanimous consent to pass the resolution, which received 52 out of 60 votes needed."

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