Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, we cannot continue to surrender dominance over our critical supply chains to our geopolitical rivals. Communist China will exploit any economic or security vulnerabilities that could be created from the Department of Homeland Security's reliance on lithium-ion batteries. To put an end to this dependence and to take important steps in decoupling from the CCP, I urge a ``yes'' vote on H.R. 8631. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Gimenez) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 8631, as amended. The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ____________________”