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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.
Okay. In that case, I am sorry, I am going to talk even faster. I am going to make an argument that there is a technology disruption here that can help us change what we pay. The single thing we could do immediately to have the most impact…
I know we are all up against the clock; as my wife would say, the tyranny of the clock. So I had all sorts of boards and information. I was going to drive the poor stenographer nuts because sometimes I talk a little fast. I will try to…
Okay, I will talk faster. I know this is a little bit geeky, but this is important. Open borders, inflation, these are components that just crush the very people who we were having so much success with for a couple of years. We all talk a…
Before I start my presentation--and I am going to focus sort of on some of the economics, the debt and economic growth, particularly in some of the proposals that are hitting the House right now--I wanted to touch on something. We just…
Tonight, I am going to actually try to do something that is a little tricky, but I am going to first sort of explain the theme, and then I am going to sort of walk through some of the backup material. We understand right now, our brothers…
This is going to be one of those evenings where you have a lot of things to share, but they are actually really about two subjects. And I am going to ask us to try to think about things a little bit differently. And as is my bad habit, I…
I want to do a handful of other things because, with the craziness of our schedule, we haven't had a chance to sort of walk through a lot of policy thoughts. But there was one that has been bugging me. I have the hour, so I was going to…
I am going to do a couple of things right now, and one of the first ones is a little conversation about someone we lost in my community who actually was a friend and a neighbor and had an impact in ways that are hard to describe. I…
The other thing I also want to talk about is why so many of us who actually own calculators are intensely concerned about the left's policy in the last couple of months. This is one of those things that I genuinely believe both sides here…
When we have someone special in our districts like that, sometimes with the chaos around here, it is hard finding time. Mr. Speaker, one of the things I wanted to do this evening is to start to build on a theme that I have done in the…
Once again, back to facts over feelings: After the tax reform, what did we see in our society? It was the first 2 years that we actually saw income and equality shrink in modern economic times. I thought that was the Holy Grail. Did you…
Just a couple points. There is still $280 billion sitting in the payroll protection account. There is still $239 billion sitting in the health spending account. I am someone who, on a personal level--and I believe our Republican side of…
In many ways we are all saying the same thing. It is just, once again, trying to make the argument, if we do this smartly and well-targeted, we can do it for a dramatically more efficient cost and actually help more of the poor that we…
Once again--and I am probably going to keep making this point over, and over, and over--I care deeply and am desperately concerned particularly for the poor and the working poor in this country. And this document, if we are going to be…
I will tell you this: Mr. Green also can sing, and he is one of those I consider a friend. He and I have done a number of pieces of legislation, and he and I have a running discussion of what actually helps the working poor. We have…
I would like to say that Congresswoman Beatty has a great mask. It is wonderfully sparkly. I did want to share one thing very, very quickly. This is our CBO projection of where we are at right now. With the moneys that have already been…
As we get ourselves sort of organized, one of the hazards of being someone that almost can't speak without a chart with them, I wanted to do a couple of things in this time this evening. Some of it is the continuation of the debate that…
Mr. Lipinski, being someone from the other side, you really are one of the good guys. I have had a handful of great conversations with you over the years. Even though I am a conservative from the desert, you have always been very kind to…
With all the chaos and the activity going on around us, as we all know, we are all organizing our conferences. I wanted to touch on a couple of pieces of legislation that are out there right now that I am hoping, if we do some packages…
I thank Ms. Sewell and Dr. Wenstrup for taking this on. My reason for being here behind the microphone is more than Arizona grows an amazingly high-quality cotton and this is one of our markets. I think, actually, it is part of a vision a…
Look, I have a soft spot. My mother was from Baton Rouge. It is one of the reasons I love the food. And every time I hear your accent, I think of my extended family. But I wanted to give you some time. Tell us what is happening in your…
I wanted to do something this evening in light of the angst which is election time. You hear somewhat sort of the hyperbolic language. I am actually hearing many of our friends on the left almost sound like it was 5 years ago, talking…
We will come back next week and do the Invest Act, and I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________
We know we are in an election year. We know passions are running high. We know we have an environment where our country is incredibly hurting right now. If you saw the unemployment numbers this morning, the GDP numbers, how vibrant the…
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