Monday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement regarding the House Democrats’ plan to sneak in a measure establishing $1.5 trillion as the discretionary spending level for fiscal year (FY) 2022 into an unrelated piece of legislation:

“Nancy Pelosi once said, ‘Show me your budget, show me your values.’ Today, Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats showed us theirs by attempting to sneak a measure establishing $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending into an unrelated bill—preventing Republican input and debate. This move is not only tactless, but breaks the law by violating the 1974 Budget Act. It has become more apparent than ever that the Democrat party believes the federal government should control every aspect of our lives, and they will completely destroy transparency and debate in their crusade to ram through socialist, big-government policies.”