Senator Rick Scott (R-Fl) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) are calling on Republicans to unite against the major spending agenda being pushed by the Democrats in the lame-duck session of Congress which would drastically increase the national debt.

The two are calling for fiscal sanity in the face of much more Democratic pork-filled reckless spending in a recent opinion piece published by Fox News. This isn’t the first time the two have pushed for more fiscal responsibly, “Back in September, we wrote in these pages about our disgust with reckless spending in Washington and the historic inflation it was forcing on American families.”

“In that op-ed, we made clear that for the spending to stop, Republicans must unite in opposing another spending bill and demand that we pass a continuing resolution (CR) that simply maintains current federal spending levels – and not a penny more – until a new Congress begins,” they said.

The plea for fiscal responsibly at the time feel on deaf ears and the Democrats are again trying to push through a major spending bill full of extras.

“Now, with the government funding deadline just days away and the start of a new Republican majority in the House coming in mere weeks, we again demand fiscal responsibility and urge our colleagues to stand strong in opposing the Pelosi-Schumer spending bill. Last week, we were joined by four more of our Republican colleagues in the Senate to make clear our staunch opposition to passing the Pelosi-Schumer spending bill in the lame-duck Congress,” they said.

They went on to say how the during the past two year the Democrats have wreaked hardworking American’s, their families and businesses by pushing progressive polices leading to a sharp rise in inflation.

“The national debt has grown by nearly $5 TRILLION to an insane $31 TRILLION, causing record inflation that is nearly four times higher than the Federal Reserve target of 2%,” they said.

“Instead of delivering tax relief to American families, Washington Democrats have worked to raise taxes on nearly every American while recklessly spending $80 BILLION so the IRS can hire 87,000 new agents to target working families and small businesses. Worse still, Democrats are now forcing every American to report any transaction of $600 or more to the IRS, giving the federal government unprecedented access into the personal finances of American families,” they said regarding the IRS’s role in reporting cash transactions on sites such as Venmo and PayPal.

“It’s also worth repeating our total rejection of the failed and ridiculous thinking here in Washington that the only way to get some things done is to shove them into a giant spending bill negotiated in secret and pass it before anyone has time to read it. That’s not how any family or business operates. In the real world, you make plans, meet deadlines and live within your means because failing to do those things means failing to survive and prosper. Congress should be treated no differently,” they wrote.

“Washington has been broken and unaccountable for too long. Congress should pass a funding bill that balances the budget and do so on time. That’s not too much to ask – it should be the bare minimum. Unless we stand up now, the reckless inflation-fueling spending will only get worse.”

The two Senators called on Republicans to unite and force the Democrats to own every part of the spending bill and urged them to listen to the American people.

“It’s time for Republicans to stand together and force Democrats to compromise. We cannot cave and give Nancy Pelosi, a multitrillion-dollar gift right after she’s been fired as speaker of the House. To ignore the clear results of the recent election by locking in and fully funding the Pelosi-Schumer spending agenda just weeks before the new Congress begins would be an unforgivable betrayal of the will of American voters,” they said.

“The American people have made their voices heard. It’s time to end the madness and get our house in order before it’s too late,” the wrote concluding their arguments for a more fiscally responsible path forward.