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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 have an amendment at the desk. The 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 available…
This amendment would simply prohibit Members, Committees, and leadership offices from using taxpayer-funded MRAs to purchase online advertisements. These ads are little more than a tool to boost name identification. They blur the lines…
I have an amendment at the desk designated as No. 2. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 37, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $412,908,000)''. Page 99, line 17, after…
What I simply meant was take back the spending level to where we were last year. Nobody wants to go back in time. But if we want to talk of a future for our kids, as was mentioned, saddling them with $15 trillion in debt doesn't give them…
I have an amendment at the desk, designated as Flake No. 2. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds…
I rise to thank the gentleman and express a lot of shock here. But I appreciate the fine work the gentleman does on this legislation. Again, this program is advocacy for a proven technology. After 13 years of this program, to spend…
I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Fortenberry). The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Flake moves that the managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of…
It is an amusing discussion what is a side issue or a theoretical issue with no practical application. Sounds just like someone who comes from a State that receives more than a dollar for the dollar they kick in, and that's exactly the…
This has been an interesting discussion. It went about how I thought it would. Those of us who are donor States want a little fairer shake. That's all we're asking. So, to those coming to the floor, check and see where your State falls…
I thank the gentleman. I think we are talking in circles here. The bottom line is those who are receiving more than dollar for dollar, once the general fund revenue is not supplanting or supplementing what is taken in by the gas tax, those…
I thank the gentleman. Again, we're having an argument from somebody who represents a State that's getting a lot more than they kick in, and that's the bottom line. To relate this highway user fee, and it's not a pure user fee because…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 2, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $50,000)''. Page 7, line 13, after the first dollar amount…
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