I congratulate the gentleman, because the gentleman brings an amendment to the floor that does something with the $2 trillion budget deficit. He is right, we have a $33 trillion debt. Our interest payments in a few years are going to be…

First, it was that we are cutting it to FY 2000 levels, then it was 2001 levels. Now, they raised the ante. It is FY 2003 levels. The FY 2003 funding level in this bill was $17.55 billion. I will remind all the Americans watching that 17.5…

I congratulate the Member from Florida for bringing a concrete idea to the floor on how to cut our $2 trillion Federal deficit. Once again, it is very easy to spend money. We could make a list of a thousand programs that are deserving…

I remind Americans, if they are watching, that we are not dealing with Monopoly money. Where are the ideas to solve a $2 trillion budget deficit? The President didn't have any. In fact, the President submitted a budget to Congress that…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for offering the amendment. It turns out in the wisdom of the committee we have already defunded the Civilian Climate Corps, but belts and suspenders is fine, I have no problem with that, because…

I guess it is fact-check time again for the American people. FY 2000 was $14 billion. I think I demonstrated that 22.5 is more than 14. The gentleman says we are cutting it to FY 2001 levels. Well, Mr. Chair, that was $15 billion. Again…

What is really harmful is a $2 trillion deficit, not the legislation before us. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Miller).

I thank the gentlewoman from Colorado for offering this amendment. There is one thing the Federal Government should not do when it has a $2 trillion deficit, and that is do duplicative things in one department. There already is an Office…

I thank the gentlewoman from Florida for offering this amendment. My colleague across the aisle read verbatim from an executive order to analyze the effect of climate on migration. What we need is an executive order to examine the effect…

I thank the gentleman from Virginia for bringing this forth. Mr. Chair, look, I urge everyone just to read the Fifth Circuit Court opinion. The fact of the matter is, the Fifth Circuit Court said the FDA way overstepped their congressional…

The American people deserve to know why we are in this position. They need to know that less than 5 percent of the 435 Members of this body have put us in this position. The gentleman from Texas indicated how they did that. They have held…

I only have 30 seconds left to say some pretty substantive things, and I won't have the time to do it. Madam Speaker, Mr. and Mrs. America ought to know that when I was the majority leader we didn't shut down the government. When I was the…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for coming to the floor with a specific idea of how we stop the out-of- control Federal spending leading to a $2 trillion deficit and runaway inflation. That is the bottom line. There are plenty of…

The Republicans were sent back to the majority this term of Congress to get things in order in Washington. Mr. Chair, I ask my colleagues to support the fiscal year 2024 Agriculture appropriations bill, which returns to pre-COVID spending…

I thank the gentleman from Missouri for putting forth this amendment. It is common sense. Able-bodied people ought to work. That is the bottom line. There are two things about this program. One is that my colleague on the other side of the…

Mr. President, I rise today to highlight a historic moment which will help millions of older Americans and families access affordable prescription drugs. For too long, U.S. families have paid the highest prices compared to other countries…

Mr. President, I ask consent that the vote begin immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the Smith nomination?

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