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David Schweikert is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 1st congressional district since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he has focused on issues such as fiscal responsibility and economic growth during his tenure in Congress. Schweikert has been involved in various legislative efforts aimed at reducing the national debt and promoting job creation in Arizona. He has also served on several committees, contributing to discussions on budgetary matters and financial services.
I promise I am not trying to go for the record of the most boring for half an hour, but if I make it, bless us all. Madam Speaker, over the next half hour, I am going to try to walk through--and a lot of this is just sort of the boiling…
much of the economic discussion we're having here is intellectually vacuous and dishonest
the left has made a commitment. They will pay for every dime of the spending in this package
We cannot tax and spend our way to shared prosperity. Instead, we need to stop spending indiscriminately and make America the best place in the world to do business, pursue happiness, and earn success.
Forgive me. I have had a lot of coffee today. I am a nondrinking Catholic, but I believe if you are not walking around with expresso, you are just not trying. Mr. Speaker, I am dead serious about this. It is more than just the debate you…
This is one of those moments I am actually behind the microphone to say thank you. I was born in an unwed mother's home--so was my brother; so was my sister--and you have all met my little girl, as she is here, that came to us as a gift…
To my friend Louie, it is always interesting listening to you. People know how freaky smart you are. Mr. Speaker, we are going to try to do something for the next half an hour, and I don't want to sound like a jerk when I do some of it…
This is a moment where I am hoping our friends on the left will keep a certain promise that many of you have made, Madam Speaker, because we have a long list of the promises from the President to leadership and to others promising that…
To the gentlewoman from Oklahoma, I only got this in an alert just about 2 hours ago, and I will send her a copy of it. Apparently, we now have a whistleblower, a formal whistleblower complaint. They were there to help take care of these…
I am sorry if I sound a little cranky, but I have had a lot of coffee. As you know, Mr. Speaker, at a certain point when you start to stack this stuff up it just breaks your heart, because we are better than the games we are playing right…
What do you think the likelihood is that the Democrat majority here, in their constitutional oversight responsibility, will take that whistleblower complaint seriously and look into the fact that, if it is true, we have been lied to?
I appreciate the clarification. I know we are all trying to get our heads around it because things keep changing around here. Mr. Speaker, the gentlewoman from Oklahoma had a couple of things she wanted to share tonight. This is the first…
My question is, just because the Democrat leadership here changed the rules sometime last night, do I have to wear this thing while standing here alone during my 1-hour Special Order? May I take it off when I am at the mike? The SPEAKER…
I thank the gentlewoman and wish her a great evening. Mr. Speaker, we are going to do a couple of things this evening, and I am going to try to tie it together. Hopefully, some of this makes sense. I am going to start off with just a…
May I make a quick parliamentary inquiry? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.
Yes, it is one of those last names. I have family members that have trouble pronouncing it. Parliamentary Inquiry
I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. Calvert) to give a closing good-bye to Mr. Lewis.
I thank you for your patience. You look good up there. Maybe this is a harbinger of the future. Before I start--because there are some serious things here I want us to get our head around on what is happening financially, and some of the…
I also apologize. I have had a stunning amount of coffee already today. Mr. Speaker, I am going to mix a couple metaphors. I am going to both talk about the cost, but I am also going to talk about the environmental impact. A lot of my…
So we can finish up some things, and for many of us who were very fond of Mr. Lewis, I am going to yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. McClintock), my friend. {time} 1415 Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for…
The promise of Dodd-Frank was it was going to become a disruption in financial markets, and we were going to see all sorts of new products and new competition.
This evening, I am going to try to do something that is a little bit different, and parts of it are going to be incredibly annoying. I am going to hurt some feelings, but my theme is actually very simple. There are general solutions to so…
I have actually been blessed to spend lots of time with Professor Laffer and, actually, a couple of other folks who also have Nobel Prizes in economics. They tolerate me. Gilder, I consider a personal friend, if you really want to geek…
That didn't lose their jobs. And the harder part of the scoring is--and this was one of the miracles of 2018 and 2019--the Democrats repeatedly attacked the tax reforms from the end of 2017 and the regulatory reforms. But there were so…
I thank Congressman Gohmert for yielding to me. For anyone who is not particularly familiar, we have sort of mechanisms. Last night, we were running late, and once we hit 10 o'clock, we were shut off. And trying to do 21 boards in 8…
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