{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clyde.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=352", "Rep. Clyde Rejects Democrats' Build Back Broke Bill", "2022-08-12", "2022", "2022-08", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Andrew S. Clyde", "C001116", "clyde.house.gov", "clyde", "https://clyde.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) released the following statement after voting against Democrats\u2019 so-called \u201cInflation Reduction Act,\u201d which ultimately passed the House this evening by a vote of 220-207.\n\n\u201cAs Americans combat a recession and 40-year high inflation, Democrats are doubling down on their failed policies \u2014 indisputably wreaking more havoc on Biden\u2019s broken economy. It is unconscionable that Democrats are burning through billions on liberal projects, contributing to our ballooning national debt, and burdening Americans with tax hikes amidst numerous economic crises.\n\n\u201cAdditionally, Democrats\u2019 bloated bill militarizes the IRS with an auditing army of 87,000 new agents to target middle-class Americans and small businesses. As someone who personally experienced being wrongfully targeted by the IRS firsthand, I can assure folks that it\u2019s not a quick, cheap, or easy fight. Yet, since Democrats rejected my amendment to eliminate the IRS enforcement provision of this bill, this nightmare will soon become a reality for far too many Americans. Furthermore, the lengths the corrupt Biden Administration will go to weaponize our government agencies against political opponents and those who dare to raise grievances present legitimate concerns surrounding a new supersized IRS.\n\n\u201cTime and time again, Democrats in Washington prove their priorities lie with Big Government Socialism \u2014 not the American people. I totally reject the radical Green New Deal initiatives, crushing tax hikes, and partisan wasteful spending that consume Democrats\u2019 Build Back Broke bill, and I fiercely condemn President Biden, Speaker Pelosi, and Senate Leader Schumer for selfishly plunging our economy into deeper turmoil at the expense of the American people.\u201d\n\nRep. Clyde blasted the pricey package on the House floor. Watch his full remarks below.\n\nBackground\n\nOne of the most egregious proposals in the Democrats' reconciliation bill would provide nearly $80 billion to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for hiring 87,000 new agents \u2014 resulting in the IRS employing more bureaucrats than the State Department, Pentagon, FBI, and Border Patrol combined.\n\nAfter being wrongfully targeted by the IRS back in 2013, Rep. Clyde fully understands the arduous battle many small businesses, as well as low and middle-class Americans, will face under a supersized IRS. Due to his concerns, Rep. Clyde introduced an amendment that would eliminate the IRS enforcement provision in the spending package. House Democrats rejected the amendment, proving their desire to weaponize the IRS against hardworking Americans in order to pay for their liberal projects and policies.\n\nText of the amendment is available HERE.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://clyde.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=352"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9884526953101158, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}