Representative Sam Liccardo Warns “Big, Bloated Borrowing Bill” Will Steal from America’s Children

WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a marathon 17-hour House Rules Committee hearing on the proposed federal budget, Representative Sam Liccardo (CA-16) issued a searing rebuke of the “the Big, Bloated Borrowing Bill.” In his remarks, Liccardo urged the committee to consider the legislation’s broader moral and fiscal implications.

Liccardo warned that, in addition to cuts to healthcare, nutrition assistance, and education, the current bill adds $3.7 trillion to the deficit over the next decade—saddling our children with even more debt.

“In other words, you're stealing our children's future,” said Liccardo in an impassioned speech. “And there's one reason why you're inflicting so much pain, and one reason only, and that is because Donald Trump has painted himself—and all of you—into a corner with a promise of a $5 trillion tax cut that you don't know how to pay for. History will never forgive us collectively, and our children shouldn't either.”

Click here to download a full video of Liccardo’s remarks.