Economy
Kansans want a strong economy where people who work hard can make an honest living and succeed. We understand all too well the pain that reckless federal spending can have on everyday Americans, and how overregulation can exacerbate costs for American families.
Congress needs to support policies that restore our economic strength by rolling back unnecessary red tape, lowering taxes, and reining in wasteful and fraudulent spending once and for all. We have an opportunity to usher in a new era of economic prosperity and growth for the country, and we must embrace policies that promote that growth, not stifle it.
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Rep. Tracey Mann released the following statement regarding the budget reconciliation blueprint:
"Today, Speaker Pelosi forced a vote on a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint through a tool called budget reconciliation.
Rep. Tracey Mann released the following statement regarding the USDA's delay in distributing Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP) payments to agriculture producers:
Rep. Tracey Mann released the following statement regarding the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Legislative Branch, State and Foreign Operations, and Commerce, Justice, and ScienceAppropriations bills.
Today, House Democrats have once again put politics over policy, as they attempt to push three appropriations bills through Congress at the last minute, without proper consideration. These partisan, overreaching bills not only violate the constitutional rights of Americans, but also include unprecedented and irresponsible federal spending increases.
Having grown up on a farm in western Kansas, U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann keeps his hand on the pulse of agriculture and serves on the House's agriculture committee.
Earlier this week, Mann introduced legislation to halt the 30 by 30 portion in President Joe Biden’s Jan. 27 executive order. To Mann, this plan is ambiguous and lacks set parameters.
Other agricultural concerns high on Mann's list include the possible elimination of the stepped-up basis, inflation, a shortage of workers in Kansas and the need for expansion of broadband in rural communities.