Anne Geggis
U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy’s vote that helped push President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better bill through the U.S. House prompted a campaign against her and 14 other congressional representatives hours after the legislation passed.
Americans for Prosperity is targeting Democrats in swing districts like Murphy’s with an ad building on reports of the worst inflation increases since 1990. They are asking people to “stop the spending spree” and contact Congress so the $2 trillion bill never makes it to Biden’s desk and dies in the Senate.
“Prices have skyrocketed. Families feel it every day,” intones a male narrator as a shopping cart goes down an aisle and digital numbers on a gas pump get larger.
AFP has a new name for it.
“Congresswoman Murphy just voted for the Biden-Sanders plan that will make things worse — trillions in government waste,” the narrator continues.
What Vermont’s Sen. Bernie Sanders had to do with the legislation is not explained in the ad.
Nevertheless, this bill will do nothing to solve the problems Floridians who are struggling to pay grocery bills are facing, said AFP Florida Director Skylar Zander in a news release accompanying the announcement of the “End Washington Waste: Stop the Spending Spree” campaign.
“This package will further increase costs for hardworking Americans and create additional barriers,” Zander’s statement reads. “Rep. Murphy deserves to be held accountable for failing to listen to her constituents, who repeatedly stressed that they do not want this bill that will only exacerbate the challenges they’re facing daily.”
Murphy, however, released a statement after her vote turned to a “yes” Thursday night saying, despite flaws, the bill shows fiscal discipline while containing important strides for controlling climate change, lowering health care costs, and boosting child welfare.
Initially, when the bill’s price tag was at $3.5 trillion, the influential moderate had announced she would vote “no,” but her mind was changed.
“I believe there are too many badly needed investments in this bill not to advance it in the legislative process. I will work with my Senate colleagues to improve this bill, and I hope to vote on — and enact — a more streamlined version of the bill once it returns from the Senate,” Murphy said.
An AFP spokeswoman said her organization is planning a “seven-figure” spend to get the ad about Murphy and her Democratic colleagues on digital news platforms and social media. She said the number of Congress members AFP targeted Friday could increase beyond the initial 15 after the initial wave.
8 comments
Impeach Biden
November 20, 2021 at 8:13 am
Fiscal discipline. Uh huh. Looks like she flunked Economics 101 as well.
tom palmer
November 20, 2021 at 8:33 am
Glad to see the GOP admit it’s against helping working families pay for child care. Bring it on.
Evan
November 20, 2021 at 9:07 am
Sure. Higher inflation and $10 for a gallon of gas.
Impeach Biden
November 20, 2021 at 9:15 am
Those of us that actually paid for our child care will we get a credit? How about college education as well? Maybe Biden can make my car payment for me.
Impeach Biden
November 20, 2021 at 9:20 am
Everything free right Palmer. Are you a taxpayer or are you on the government tat?
Captain Howdy
November 20, 2021 at 9:36 am
Do you find any magic mushrooms in the cow shit in the pasture you;ve been put out to, old cranky Tom?
Tinley
November 20, 2021 at 9:48 am
And for those of us who did the right thing: obtained a useful education that gave us an entry into gainful career, and actually repaid our student loans..do we get anything? Where are our tax credits for all the years it took us to pay off our loans, all the while saving to purchase a home and start a family.
Those of us who did the right thing are the modern day stooges. Now we will be stuck paying for the bad decisions of those who came after us.
All of those who “earned” give me degree’s in: gender studies, equity studies, women’s studies, african american studies, latinix studies, general psychology, sociology, transgender studies ..and on and on…should have devoted their time and effort to learning a meaningful trade. They would be earning a solid middle to upper middle class living. Instead they are stuck on the treadmill of high student debt with no career.
So cry me a river. Advise any young person to study science, technology, engineering or math. And/or learn a trade. In this way, they will always be able to earn an honest living, and be a productive member of society as opposed a whinny “gibes me”.
Impeach Biden
November 20, 2021 at 9:58 am
Amen Tinley.
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