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Veronica Escobar
@veronicaescobar· Democratic · TX· Apr 9, 2025

Mr. Speaker, Republicans spent the last 4 years telling Americans to trust them on the economy, and Donald Trump promised to lower costs for Americans on day one. Months into this administration, with Republicans in complete control…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-09
Jodey Arrington
@jodeyarrington· Republican · TX· Apr 9, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I wonder how my colleagues justified the $800 billion tax break for multibillion dollar, multinational green energy corporations. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Moore), my friend and…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-09
Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia
@sylviarodriguezgarcia· Democratic · TX· Apr 9, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I mentioned earlier that Democrats created a watchdog, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to stop scams and protect everyday people. One of the most important things they have done recently: They capped bank overdraft…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-09
Jodey Arrington
@jodeyarrington· Republican · TX· Apr 9, 2025

Mr. Speaker, after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the top 1 percent of earners in this country, who pay 40 percent of the light bills and the expenses of this growing, massive Federal Government, paid more of a share of taxes than they did…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-09
Jodey Arrington
@jodeyarrington· Republican · TX· Apr 9, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, in the most historic election of our lifetime, Americans resoundingly elected President Trump and a Republican-led Congress to reverse course on the failed policies and…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-09
Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Apr 9, 2025

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the previously scheduled rollcall vote occur immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Congressional Record · 2025-04-09
Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia
@sylviarodriguezgarcia· Democratic · TX· Apr 9, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, known as CFPB, was created for one reason: to protect everyday people from getting ripped off, especially when tech…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-09
Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Apr 9, 2025

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that as if in executive session, the nomination of David Fogel, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service received…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-09
Roger Williams
@rogerwilliams· Republican · TX· Apr 9, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember and honor the life of my friend, Joshua King, of Weatherford, Texas. Joshua was a man of strong faith, a dedicated Texas patriot, and a loving family man. Spiritually and physically, he embodied what…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-09
Jodey Arrington
@jodeyarrington· Republican · TX· Apr 9, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Smucker), a dear friend from the Keystone State and vice chair of the Budget Committee.

Congressional Record · 2025-04-09
Lloyd Doggett
@lloyddoggett· Democratic · TX· Apr 9, 2025

Mr. Speaker, Speaker Johnson calls our soaring national debt the ``number one threat'' to our Nation. The Republican Senate leader says that it is a ``ticking time bomb'' just before he lights the fuse with this sorry resolution that hikes…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-09
Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Apr 9, 2025

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 10; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-09
Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Apr 9, 2025

Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 17, H.J. Res. 20. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 17, H.J. Res. 20, a joint resolution providing for congressional…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-09
Chip Roy
@chiproy· Republican · TX· Apr 9, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Texas for yielding. I appreciate the able job that he has done in ushering through a responsible budget on the House side of the Capitol. Unfortunately, we are here debating an irresponsible budget sent…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-09
Jodey Arrington
@jodeyarrington· Republican · TX· Apr 9, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I take that it we don't have the support of our Democrat colleague for the hundreds of billions of dollars in waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid. Quite frankly, it is pervasive throughout the Federal Government and threatens…

Congressional Record · 2025-04-09