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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…
Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 8:19 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 10 a.m…
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…
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…
Mr. Speaker, I say to Mr. Panetta that if we do current policy and don't offset the impact of the deficit, that would be a dangerous precedent. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Bergman).
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
I will not vote for this bill. Because it is not responsible.
That’s up to the president, of course, but I think it would be awesome to livestream Fort Knox.
We’re going to end up spending hundreds of millions of dollars, potentially, on this race in Texas.