Kathy Castor: “As one of the world's largest oil and gas producers, the US has both the responsibility and the opportunity to take…”

I was about to answer the question on everyone's mind: Why would anyone oppose putting money back into the pockets of hardworking American families? It is because the GOP is so aligned with oil and gas companies that they want you to use…

It's wrong and fiscally unwise—and will set children back at a time that they need support.

I thank the ranking member for yielding the time. Mr. Speaker, here we are at the end of February, 2 months into the new congressional session, and House Republicans haven't offered one bill to lower the cost of living for our neighbors…

I encourage all of my colleagues to vote in favor of H.R. 7224, and I yield back the balance of my time.