Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., told the Sunday morning news he was a yes on a budget resolution bill that would allow for $5.8 trillion in deficit spending because it wouldn’t raise taxes.

When hit with a quote by Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday” from the Committee for a Responsible Budget that stated, “This budget sets the stage for the largest deficit increase in history — an unprecedented bill that requires just $4 billion in savings to offset up to $5.8 trillion in deficits. What an absolute disgrace,” the senator construed:

“So that is the wonderful Washington, D.C.-math that is coming through on this. Washington, D.C., says they want all taxes to increase on every single American because Jan. 1 of next year, every single farmer and rancher, every single small business, every single individual of all tax brackets, their rates will go up dramatically next year, and Washington, D.C., is saying, ‘Yes, increase taxes.’

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