David Schweikert
The Public Record
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.
Every dime, every dime of U.S. sovereign debt from today through the next 30 years comes from two places.
I will talk faster and not do all the boards. I have come to this mike how many times over the last few years and done things, saying, let's talk about the policy revolution. Cures are part of the solution: Cure disease, change technology…
As I am getting myself organized here, I am going to try something tonight as a variance of something I have done now for years. I am going to try to walk through some of the math, but please understand to anyone who is insane enough to…
We care about the families, we care about the kids. Help us make sure we are doing the right thing.
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 65, line 11, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $5,000,000)''. Page 94, line 14, after…
This is actually one of the occasions where we as Members of Congress actually should take a little bit of a victory lap. For those of us in the desert Southwest we have something called Valley fever. It is a fungus in the soil. For most…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. Each amount appropriated or…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 57, line 2, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $2,000,000)''. Page 94, line 14, after the…
To the chairman and ranking member, their stamina is impressive while going through all of this. I still think we should change the House rules and allow us to drink coffee on the floor. Mr. Chairman, the first amendment here is basically…
Look, this is actually a just an amendment I have introduced on a number of these bills to make a point. I am not going to ask for a vote on it, but I do want us to conceptually think about something, and I have been trying to find forms…
To the gentlewoman, I am trying to be just an honest actor on this one. It is something we have spent a lot of time on. The reality is that diabetes itself is something I wish as a body we would actually have a much more honest and, in…
Should I be creeped out that we are about to have a group hug? It is late at night. Look, for those of us that refer to this often as cocci, this is more than just the desert Southwest. Do you understand we are now actually seeing versions…
I am not going to go into correcting the TCJA math, but I would point out Democrats functionally, through the Biden administration, have borrowed $4.8 trillion in functionally 3 years. The 1.7, actually the multiplier, if you look at the…
It feels like it has been a while since we had these. I think it has been 6 weeks since I have been behind this microphone, 6 weeks since we basically shot ourselves in the temple and all the other craziness that went on. The amazing thing…
The reason I am doing this again is that I have just grown exhausted trying to work with some of my brothers and sisters on the Democrat side who I have walked through the math with, and say, here are some ideas and things we can do. They…
A couple years ago, we dove into post offices, particularly those that did not appear to be financially vibrant and surviving. We realized much of the data we were working on had holes in it. We couldn't get certain lease costs or were…
I think it was intellectually lazy. I care about the debt, and at the same time move something as your pay-for that actually will have a multiplier of raising the debt.
May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Arizona has 3 minutes remaining.
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 127, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''…
I thank my friend and colleague from Arizona and the ranking member. Mr. Chairman, we remember the EIDL loans from during the pandemic. We have some documents that say there may be as much as $62 billion in impairment. Understand that…
I think it was intellectually lazy. I care about the debt, and at the same time move something as your pay-for that actually will have a multiplier of raising the debt.
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 133, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''…





