Rep. Mary Miller | Facebook
Rep. Mary Miller | Facebook
U.S. Rep. Mary Miller (R-Danville) shifted the inflation blame onto the shoulders of Congress and President Joe Biden's Building Back Better agenda.
The farmer and politician spoke her mind in a Nov. 10 tweet where she revealed her thoughts on the inflation dilemma.
"The crushing inflation that is causing prices to go up and the value of our paychecks & savings to go down is the result of reckless spending by Congress, and Biden's plan is to tax & spend even more," she said. "Democrats want to pass Build Back Broke without knowing how much it cost!"
In a link attached to the tweet, Miller shared a piece from Wirepoints calling for more than just platitudes to assist the manufacturing industry in Illinois. In the article, Wirepoints founders Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner point out just how bad things have gotten for manufacturing in Illinois, noting that the state has lost more than 300,000 jobs since 2000, according to Wirepoints.
This is not the first time Miller has criticized the Build Back Better plan. In an Oct. 13 tweet, she pointed to empty grocery shelves, rising prices and said the government was "forcing companies to fire people," according to Metro East Sun.
She has also questioned Education Secretary Miguel Cardona regarding the Department of Education's guidance for schools on how to handle issues related to transgender students, according to SE Illinois News.
"Mr. Secretary, I'm truly shocked at your position on these issues," Miller said at a Department of Education Committee hearing, according to SE Illinois News. "While I have nothing but sympathy for those who struggle with gender confusion, instead of offering kids help, your department is planning to punish schools who attempt to protect girls' privacy and support female athletics," Miller said during an Education and Labor Committee hearing. "Our school administration and teachers have better things to do than to enforce the Biden administration's extreme gender ideology."
Miller has been serving in the U.S. House of Representatives since Jan. 3, 2021.
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