Joe Neguse: “I wouldn't miss a hearing being held by Chair Massie.”

I wish to clarify something that the Speaker said. That is not the name of the bill. Just to be clear, I encourage anybody who is watching to go online and pull up the bill. It is, I think, about 350 pages. The one phrase that you will not…

I think, as you know, Mr. Speaker, last month the U.S. economy shed over 100,000 jobs--100,000. It was the worst month with respect to job losses since the Great Recession in 2009. Prices are going up across the board. Everything is…

Congress has and must continue to reject these short-sighted proposals on a bipartisan basis, including by standing firmly against the proposed cut.

I thank the ranking member for his leadership, and I echo his remarks. Mr. Speaker, it is difficult to listen to this debate and to hear the arguments peddled by my colleagues that are hypocritical at best and intellectually dishonest at…