Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I am confused. My colleague across the aisle said that this is a controversial poison pill. Just this year, this exact same language was passed off of this floor in this Chamber not just with Republican support, but Democrat support. This is not a partisan issue. Reasserting the will of the people, empowering the people that hired us to do this job, that is not a controversial issue, nor is it a poison pill. None of our constituents sent us to Washington to cede power to an unelected nameless, faceless bureaucrat somewhere in a basement in Washington. I disagree tremendously that this piece of legislation, this amendment specifically, would be a poison pill to the very thing that we are trying to accomplish here, one of our critical appropriation bills. I would also say that today, because of the Biden administration's overreach and aggressive regulatory environment, we now spend more than $2 trillion a year in our economy on compliance and additional costs. Families are paying more than $14,860 a year in additional regulatory costs and burdens on them. I don't know many families, certainly not in my district, that can afford an additional $14,860 a year in additional costs. I agree with my colleague, however. It is time to get serious. When I say serious, it means reasserting our authority as Representatives of the people. This amendment does just that. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR.…”