{"id":119559,"date":"2021-02-06T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-06T14:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=119559"},"modified":"2021-02-06T09:59:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T14:59:08","slug":"rep-biggs-warns-of-swelling-national-debt-as-democrats-push-2t-in-covid-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-biggs-warns-of-swelling-national-debt-as-democrats-push-2t-in-covid-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Biggs warns of swelling national debt as Democrats push $2T in COVID relief"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-biggs-warns-of-swelling-national-debt-as-democrats-push-2t-in-covid-relief%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=119559&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2367452\" style=\"width: 665px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2367452\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2367452\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1188316851-655x437.jpg\" alt width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2367452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 DECEMBER 13: Rep. Andy Biggs in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Semansky-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>\nUPDATED 6:50 AM PT \u2013 Friday, February 5, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) is asking Americans to stand up with him for \u201cgood spending\u201d legislation. He warned that the Democrats\u2019 COVID-19 relief bill could cripple the economy for future generations.<\/p>\n<p>In a video message on Twitter on Friday, Biggs noted the nation has a $30 trillion debt, yet Democrats are ignoring the problem. He added the left is laying the groundwork for a relief package that\u2019s really meant to buy off the American people.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This week, congressional Democrats laid the groundwork to pass a $2 trillion COVID-19 spending package. This package comes as America&#8217;s national debt approaches $30 trillion.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans &amp; Democrats are crippling our grandchildren&#8217;s futures with all of our reckless spending. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hGAusQubfF\">pic.twitter.com\/hGAusQubfF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ\/status\/1357808300721664004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis is a gimmick budget, this is a faux budget, this is a fake budget and this is a budget designed to let the committees come together and create a COVID package that will buy everybody off,\u201d Biggs stated. \u201cThat\u2019s what this is about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biggs urged people to join him in calling for more targeted spending, noting there\u2019s still a lot of unspent money from past relief bills. While he admitted all sides have contributed to the issue, he also said he wishes to be part of the solution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople say, well under Republicans when they had the majority they increased the deficit, the Democrats did too. It\u2019s true, both parties have a spending problem. Under President Trump, we had more revenue than any time in the history of this country and we still did not keep up with our spending,\u201d Biggs stated. \u201cI\u2019m pleased to tell you that I and some of my colleagues advocate constantly to make spending more rational, more in line with what we bring in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biggs also noted members of the House Freedom Caucus have consistently voted against bloated budgets.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/senate-democrats-propose-section-230-regulations\/\">Senate Democrats Propose Section 230 Regulations<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 DECEMBER 13: Rep. 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