Political Quotes

Mr. Speaker, I rise to remind my colleagues of both parties that the legislation before us could do irreparable harm to our Nation's veterans. This bill would force a 22 percent cut to nondefense spending. That would slash $30 billion from…

Madam Chair, this amendment simply requires Federal agencies to certify that they have the staffing capacity to meet the new environmental timelines established under this bill. According to the Government Accountability Office, the main…

Mr. Chairman, I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 1, the polluters over people act. Although energy independence and lower costs are laudable goals for any energy legislation, unfortunately, this bill achieves neither. Instead, H.R…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend from Illinois, and I thank Chairwoman Castor for her exceptional leadership of our select committee. My colleagues have done a good job so far of explaining why we need ambitious climate action that…