On the recordOctober 7, 2015
I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this wasteful maneuver by Republicans in Congress to establish yet another investigative committee at a cost of untold millions of taxpayer dollars. It is unconscionable to establish such a committee without any basis to do so and at a time when Congress should be focused on higher wages, modern infrastructure, and the basic responsibility to pass an appropriations plan for America. But no, action on all of these pocketbook issues for American families and businesses is being shoved aside by Republicans in Congress for a witch hunt based upon false You Tube videos that are full of distortions and misinformation. Republican attacks on Planned Parenthood and women's health care is part of an unfortunate pattern of assaults over the last two decades. But this latest maneuver borders on an abuse of power. At best, it is an attempt by Republican leaders to distract the American public from their failure to do their job. I urge my colleagues to defeat this bill and get back to the business of hardworking Americans.
