Sununu on Democrats saying spending package is paid for: ‘Nobody buys that’ | TheHill – The Hill

New Hampshire Gov. Chris SununuChris SununuSunday shows preview: Boosters open to all US adults; House Dems pass spending plan on to Senate New Hampshire Gov. Sununu condemns tweet offering 0 'bounty' on teachers Biden focuses on US competitiveness to promote T infrastructure bill MORE (R) on Sunday dismissedDemocrats claims that their massive social spending and climate package is fully paid for, arguing nobody buys that.

This idea that this, 'We're going to spend 1.75 trillion, but trust us, it's not going to cost you anything.' Nobody buys that. The American people are smart, Sununu told co-host Dana BashDana BashChristie: Trump rhetoric about stolen election led to Jan. 6 attack Christie won't say if he'll support Trump in 2024 if he is the GOP nominee Club for Growth launches ad against Democrats over social spending bill MORE on CNNs State of the Union.

House Democrats on Friday passed their massive social spending and climate plan, dubbed the Build Back Better Act, after months of negotiationsmarked by internal party battles.

President BidenJoe BidenRisch dismayed with fellow GOP senators' blockade on Biden diplomatic picks Sunday shows preview: Boosters open to all US adults; House Dems pass spending plan on to Senate White House calls for investigation into missing Chinese tennis star's sexual assault claims MORE has consistently said that the package would be fully paid for, but an assessment from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released on Thursday paints a different picture.

The congressional scorekeeper found that when tax credits are included in the packages top-line number, the total price of the legislation soars above the initial $1.75 trillion framework.

Pressed by Bash on Democrats claims that they have ways to offset the cost of the package, Sununu said that raising taxeswould hurt lower- and middle-income families.

Yeah, it's called taxes, right? So one thing, one of the reasons I want to stay as governor is because they keep raising taxes on everybody, in Washington, D.C., said Sununu, who recently announced that he will run for reelection as governor of the Granite State instead of waging a bid for the U.S. Senate.

I keep lowering them and Republican governors keep lowering them for their citizens to offset that inflation, and itself is the worst tax you can put on low and middle income families across America because they got to buy a gallon of gas as much as anybody else, he added.

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