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Severl House Republicans are pushing for a chamber-wide vote on President Joe Biden’s budget proposal, a move that would force Democrats to go on the record about where they stand on the progressive plan he laid out this week.
Biden released his plan on Thursday, and some projections say it would result in almost $5 trillion in tax hikes on corporations and wealthy Americans and lead to increased costs for everyone. GOP lawmakers rejected it as a non-starter and panned the billions of dollars aimed at equity, climate change and other initiatives that they say are out-of-step with U.S. families.
Some went a step further and indicated to Fox News Digital that they want Speaker Kevin McCarthy to bring Biden’s plan to the House floor.
“I absolutely think the president’s budget should get a vote on the floor. I’d be interested to see how unpopular an additional $2.2 trillion in spending is,” said Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., a leader of the small business-focused Main Street Caucus.
Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith, R-Mo., told Fox News Digital, “I think it would be a great idea to see if the Democrats also support this tax-and-spending budget proposal, because the House Democrats in four years, never proposed their own budget – ever.”
MCCARTHY SHREDS BIDEN’S BUDGET PROPOSAL: ‘COMPLETELY UNSERIOUS’
President Joe Biden’s budget includes more than $2 trillion in new taxes on the wealthy and big businesses that the White House says will help bring down the deficit over 10 years
In addition to raising the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, Biden called for a 25% minimum tax on billionaires and a tax hike on people in the top income bracket.
The president’s budget included nearly $2 billion for the Environmental Protection Agency geared toward “advancing racial equity and securing environmental justice,” and “more than $3 billion to advance gender equity and equality globally,” according to the White House’s outline of the proposal. It sought billions more for…
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