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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Oct 22, 2021

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman again for his comments. There is clearly a bipartisan bill on infrastructure that we would be happy to support, S. 3011. Nobody in the House on the Republican side was included in any of those…

Congressional Record · 2021-10-22
Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Oct 22, 2021

The House, Senate, Republican, Democrat, we came to agreement on those budgets, and that is why the gentleman voted for it. That is why I voted for it, because it was a negotiated agreement. There was give and take on a number of items but…

Congressional Record · 2021-10-22
Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Oct 22, 2021

Madam Speaker, we need to do this in a bipartisan way, which hasn't happened. But partisanship is not patriotism, and we have seen a lot of partisanship. I have served in leadership under three different Presidents now. When we had to…

Congressional Record · 2021-10-22
Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Oct 22, 2021

Madam Speaker, we stand ready to work, if there is bipartisan efforts made. We will see if that develops. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

Congressional Record · 2021-10-22
Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Oct 22, 2021

Madam Speaker, I rise for the purpose of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for next week. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), my friend, the majority leader.

Congressional Record · 2021-10-22
Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Oct 22, 2021

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman. As we go through the bills that may come up next week--of course, we just finished a week bringing some bills to the floor, but as we look around the country, clearly the main concern we are hearing…

Congressional Record · 2021-10-22
Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Oct 22, 2021

Madam Speaker, clearly, we stand ready to help on all of those issues. But had Washington spending and borrowing money solved the problem, we would not have any of these crises because trillions of dollars have been borrowed and spent…

Congressional Record · 2021-10-22
Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Oct 22, 2021

We all negotiated on the three different debt ceiling increases that happened under the Trump administration, including CARES and the Paycheck Protection Program. They were very bipartisan. Does the gentleman disagree with that?

Congressional Record · 2021-10-22
Bill Cassidy
@billcassidy· Republican · LA· Oct 21, 2021

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Isabel Rubio, from my office, be granted floor privileges until October 22, 2021. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Congressional Record · 2021-10-21
Bill Cassidy
@billcassidy· Republican · LA· Oct 21, 2021

Madam President, the IRS should not have the right to spy on American bank accounts, period. We all know the list of reasons why the Democrats' $3.5 trillion tax- and-spend spree is a disaster. It will bury the American people in a…

Congressional Record · 2021-10-21
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Oct 20, 2021

Madam Speaker, I thank my friend. He is right. We better wake up. Just by way of a quick reminder, over 1.2 million illegal immigrants have been apprehended at the border since February alone. We know that number is grossly undercounted…

Congressional Record · 2021-10-20
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Oct 20, 2021

Madam Speaker, Mr. LaMalfa is exactly right. It has been only 9 months. It is only going to get worse. Madam Speaker, what you have heard tonight is a quick summary from a number of our friends. We could go on for hours if we had the time…

Congressional Record · 2021-10-20
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Oct 20, 2021

Madam Speaker, Mr. Pfluger said it so well. We feel this acutely in energy States like Texas and my home State of Louisiana, the Permian Basin and Haynesville Shale, but all across this Nation. We benefit from domestic energy production…

Congressional Record · 2021-10-20
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Oct 20, 2021

your memorandum directing the FBI and other Department of Justice officials to get involved in political school board debates

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Oct 20, 2021

millions of Americans are deeply concerned today that, instead of addressing the most pressing issues facing our country, we are watching the Biden-Garland Justice Department be weaponized

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Oct 20, 2021

Madam Speaker, this is such an important issue in Louisiana, my home State. We are a big energy State. We were so excited to have achieved not just energy independence under the Trump administration but energy dominance. We were a net…

Congressional Record · 2021-10-20
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Oct 20, 2021

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the subject of my Special Order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…

Congressional Record · 2021-10-20
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Oct 20, 2021

Madam Speaker, during my time this afternoon, my colleagues and I will address the burning issues that are on the hearts and minds of all our constituents back home--really, all Americans--and that is the numerous self-inflicted crises of…

Congressional Record · 2021-10-20