WHILE DEMOCRATS SCREAM “AFFORDABILITY,” LET’S EXAMINE THEIR RECORD.
If Democrats truly cared about making life affordable for Americans:
- They would not have passed a $1.9 trillion stimulus package - without a single Republican vote - after the economy was already reopening and supply could not keep pace with demand.
- They would not have revoked the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, canceled an $8 billion energy project and then lectured Americans about energy security. Or shutdown refineries.
- They would not have paused new federal oil and gas leasing while promising to move America away from fossil fuels before reliable replacements were ready.
- They would not have passed another massive tax-and-spending package called the “Inflation Reduction Act” on a completely party-line vote while Americans were already being crushed by inflation.
- They would not have supported approximately $1.4 billion in FY2023–24 funding to reimburse communities and organizations providing shelter, food, transportation and other services to migrants released from federal custody.
- Every House Democrat would not have voted for another $60.8 billion Ukraine package while American families were struggling to pay for groceries, fuel, housing and healthcare. The bill was bipartisan - but not one House Democrat voted against it.
- They would have secured the border before forcing taxpayers, cities, schools, hospitals and police departments to absorb the consequences of millions of illegal crossings.
- They would have strengthened American refining and energy infrastructure before global wars exposed how little spare capacity remained.
Now - with the midterms approaching - they are running advertisements screaming:
AFFORDABILITY! AFFORDABILITY! AFFORDABILITY!
And suddenly, the Iran conflict is supposedly the beginning and end of America’s economic pain.
No.
Iran explains the latest spike. It does not explain the entire bill.
Democrats supported the spending, border failure and energy decisions that made America more vulnerable. Now they are using the latest crisis to divert attention from their own record.
Their political formula is simple:
- Spend recklessly.
- Restrict domestic energy.
- Send billions overseas.
- Make Americans finance the border crisis.
- Wait for another global emergency.
- Blame President Trump.
- Run emotional midterm advertisements.
- Hope voters forget everything that came before.
If Democrats cared about affordability, their record would show it.
They are not suddenly worried about your grocery bill.
They are worried that your grocery bill will cost them the midterms.