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For the People Act of 2021

Floor Speech

Date: March 2, 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Taxes Campaign Finance

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Mrs. STEEL. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of free speech.

I also rise today to protect our constituents' taxpayer dollars.

This bill we are debating, H.R. 1, would federally mandate a 6-to-1 government match of contributions in congressional or presidential campaigns. That means for every $200 donated to the campaign, the Federal Government would match $1,200. That is $1,200 of our constituents' hard-earned tax dollars sent to a campaign or candidate that they may not even agree with or believe in.

In the upcoming 2022 election cycle, that means up to $7.2 million of public funds, per candidate, would be given to the candidates. This is not how the government should be spending our taxpayers' money.

H.R. 1 would also allow the IRS to investigate the political and policy background of organizations before granting tax-exempt status.

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Mrs. STEEL. Madam Speaker, this is a slippery slope towards discrimination against organizations. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this bill.

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