Rep. Drew Ferguson: Democrats to Push ‘Slimmed-Down’ Build Back Better Bill Masquerading as Covid AidSean Moran 20 Jan 2022
House Republican chief deputy whip Drew Ferguson (R-GA) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Thursday that he believes Democrts will now push a “slimmed-down” Build Back Better bill masquerading as a COVID relief bill.
Ferguson spoke to Breitbart News as President Joe Biden said during Wednesday’s press conference that Democrats may consider passing the mammoth Build Back Better bill in “chunks” to get smaller portions through Congress.
The $4.91 trillion Build Back Better Act died in December after Sen. Joe Manchin expressed his opposition to the gargantuan bill. Biden has compared the bill to the New Deal and the Great Society programs.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Thursday that Democrats may pursue a “more limited” but “still significant” bill.
This development follows as Pelosi said on Wednesday that Democrats may add coronavirus relief to the larger government funding bill.
Ferguson said that Democrats will try to push their slimmed-down Build Back Better bill ahead of Biden’s March State of the Union address.
“They’re gonna try to call a slimmed down Build Back Better plan a COVID stimulus plan. You don’t get to call a duck a squirrel, it’s still a duck,” Ferguson explained. He added that the federal government still has $800 billion in unspent coronavirus aid.
The Georgia conservative said, ironically, that the Democrats slimmed-down Build Back Better bill would alleviate America’s current problems.
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