Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I thank my good friend from the First District of Utah for yielding. His magnificent career before he came to Congress in business and in national security make us all proud. We are so grateful that he is our vice chair of the Conference, and that he leads us in bringing the good work of Republicans to the House floor every week so the American citizens see what we are doing and hear from us directly. Aside from his beautiful family, the best thing about him is that he is an Eagle Scout. People are still talking about his Eagle Scout project in Utah. I thank him for letting me share some time with him. Madam Speaker, I come to the House floor tonight to also express my deep dismay for the plethora of midnight rulemakings that we saw at the end of the Biden-Harris administration. Last December, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott and I were clear when we sent letters to outgoing Biden-Harris regulators and department heads urging them to put their pens down. Don't issue any more rulemakings or guidance. Don't sue anybody. Their time has come to an end. What did we see in response? We saw an avalanche of relentless rulemakings, one after another after another. Madam Speaker, the worst offender was former head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra. Madam Speaker, I think he became the poster child of midnight rulemaking renegades. Chopra never put his pen down.…”