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| https://barr.house.gov/press-releases?ID=F939184F-CCF3-4C42-AA52-32869C6191DE | Congressman Barr: Democrats Own Debt Crisis | 2021-10-12 | 2021 | 2021-10 | Republican | House | KY | Andy Barr | B001282 | barr.house.gov | barr | https://barr.house.gov/press-releases | scraper | Washington, D.C.– U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) released the following statement after voting against giving House Democrats a blank check to bankrupt America: “Since the 117th Congress began, House Democrats have governed in a totally partisan fashion. Less than one month after the President took office, claiming he wanted to unify the country, and on the heels of five bipartisan COVID-19 packages in 2020, Congressional Democrats rammed through a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill on a party-line vote. Democrats called this bill a “COVID-19 relief bill,” but less than 10% of the funding in the massive package went toward public health measures. House Democrats’ payoff to progressives created historic inflation numbers that are crushing the middle-class and a debt crisis we confront today. “Simply put, Democrats own this debt crisis. I voted to raise the debt ceiling in 2019 on a bipartisan basis and that debt ceiling increase covered expenses incurred by the Trump Administration through January 20, 2021. However, I will not give Congressional Democrats a blank check to bankrupt America by doubling down on their failed tax, borrow and spend policies and impose a $2.1 trillion tax increase on American job creators and families during a pandemic.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:24:51Z |