so after the handouts and giveaways and entitlements and the earmarks, what s left for regular middle-class working stiffs? well, we know that the really big gifts come in the smallest panels. so i see a stocking here. it says taxpayers on it. let me see what s in there. oh, my word. that looks like coal. a lump of coal. well, that lump of coal must represent the massive $367 billion that will be added to the debt by the democrats reckless tax and-and-spending bill. of course, we all know that figure is going to be much higher in reality. if all the temporary provisions in this bill are made permanent, it will increase our budget deficit by nearly $3 trillion this decade. it seems that democrats want our children and grandchildren to pay for this bundle of goodies through the layaway plan. g.d.p. is expected to fall because of build back better. the cost of living is expected to rise even more because of build back better. and despite the promises of president biden and my s
day. thank you. ladies and gentlemen welcome to our next session. the states versus the state. have governors reclaiming america s promise. please welcome governor matt bevan of kentucky. the governor of kansas, governor doug ducey of arizona, and governor scott walker of wisconsin. and from the line and harry bradley foundation richard graber. [applause] [music] okay. good morning everyone. my name is rick bremer president of the bradley foundation it is great to be here. our topic today is federalism. and certainly over a lifetime as we witnessed a frightening and really disturbing expansion of federal government.far beyond what our founders ever anticipated and they truly did work hard to work against and present and that expansion of federal government has only gotten worse over the last eight years under president obama. today we have a great privilege of arizona. governor sam brownback from kansas. [applause] governor of kansas elected in 2010. he is now in his seco
and governor scott walker of wisconsin. and from the line and harry bradley foundation richard graber. [applause] [music] okay. good morning everyone. my name is rick bremer president of the bradley foundation it is great to be here. our topic today is federalism. and certainly over a lifetime as we witnessed a frightening and really disturbing expansion of federal government.far beyond what our founders ever anticipated and they truly did work hard to work against and present and that expansion of federal government has only gotten worse over the last eight years under president obama. today we have a great privilege of arizona. governor sam brownback from kansas. [applause] governor of kansas elected in 2010. he is now in his second term. attorney by training. also of course a former congressman and senator. he signed the largest income tax cut in kansas history and 2012. [applause] he has been a champion for government education systems and environments that promote job
please welcome and governor scott walker of wisconsin. or moderator from the harry bradley foundation, richard ghraiber. got it? good morning, everyone. my name is rick, i m president of the bradley foundation. it is great to be here. our topic today is federalism. and certainly over our lifetimes, we ve witnessed a frightening and really disturbing expansion of federal government. far beyond what our founders ever anticipated, and they truly did work hard to work against and to prevent. and that expansion of federal government has only gotten worse over the last eight years under president obama. today we have the great privilege to welcome four outstanding governors to discuss these very significant issues of federal growth and regulatory overreach. and they really do bring a great firsthand perspective why states should be the laboratory of the governmental system in the united states. just a couple of works on each of our governors. starting to my far right, gover
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