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Jeff Flake is a former U.S. Senator from Arizona, serving from 2013 to 2019 as a member of the Republican Party. He is known for his advocacy of free trade, fiscal conservatism, and a more restrained foreign policy. Flake has been a vocal critic of partisan politics and has often emphasized the importance of civility in political discourse. During his tenure, he focused on issues such as immigration reform and government accountability.
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I hope that nobody in this Chamber or watching here misses the irony of this, that we are spending money to subsidize Brazilian agriculture so that we can continue to subsidize agriculture here. That is…
I have an amendment at the desk, No. 367. 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 new section: Sec. __. None…
I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the amendment is withdrawn. There was no objection. Amendment No. 166 Offered by Mr. Guinta.
This amendment would be to save the taxpayers roughly $30.5 million by preventing the funding of Radio and TV Marti. I have decided to withdraw this amendment in the interest of time and also to work on it in committee with the gentleman…
Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be postponed. Amendment No. 367 Offered by Mr. Flake
Mr. Chairman, this is not a choice at all. It's a mandate. That's why we've got to end it. It's been a boondoggle for 30 years. It remains so. Let's vote for this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. Chairman, the taxpayers have subsidized ethanol for far too long. This amendment will simply bring that slowly to a stop. I reserve the balance of my time.
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. __. None of the funds made…
Madam Chairman, I want to thank the gentleman from Indiana for bringing this amendment forward. It was said earlier in this discussion that this is a war being waged by one Congressman on one organization. I don't think that that's…
Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the amendment. If the Department wants to issue a rule, do a rule that actually targets the abuses rather than takes on a segment of the industry that may or may not be complicit in the kind of…
Mr. Chairman, 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 273, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $64,100,000)''. Page 359…
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