Congressman Moran weighs in ahead of US presidential debate
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TYLER, Texas (KETK) — The nation will closely be watching next week’s presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump.
The 90-minute debate will be hosted by CNN on June 27 with two commercial breaks where campaign staff cannot interact with their candidate during the break.
Moran spoke with KETK News and listed the topics he wants to see addressed during the debate including border security, national debt, foreign policy and mandatory spending programs.
“These mandatory spending programs are eating up all of our budget each year and leaves nothing for defense, for veterans and for the things that we need to be focused on. But instead, they’re being gobbled up by mandatory spending programs and it’s increasing our debt beyond a sustainable level. We need to roll back government spending,” Moran said.
Moran said Biden’s competency will be questioned during the debate as he goes head-to-head with Trump due to concerns of his age and alleged memory loss.
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“That’s a real issue as we see him age, see the behavior that he exhibits when he’s in public these days and the memory lapses that is very concerning to the American public. I don’t know how he’s going to be able to sustain himself in a one-on-one debate with [former] President Trump, but we are here to see it.” Moran said.
Moran added that Americans should also focus on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 that changed tax rates and the tax base for individual income tax that is set to expire by 2025.
“It was a business friendly and family friendly tax bill that President Trump got through Congress and signed into law that dropped taxes for businesses and families. Those provisions actually terminate next year,” Moran said. “So next session there will be a lot of discussion on how do we make sure we keep taxes low and not let those provisions expire, which would raise taxes on everyday working families.”
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