Brett Guthrie

Mr. Chair, this isn't a hollow exercise. This is our opportunity to say these programs are important to us. Article I of the Constitution clearly gives us legislative authority: All legislative authority will vest in the Congress of the…

I want to point out one more time that in Medicaid reform, people with substance use disorder and mental health issues are exempted from having to comply with the work requirement so that hardworking taxpayers who go to work will provide…

I want to point out that Medicaid reform specifically exempted people with substance use disorder from being defined as able-bodied for the purpose of the work requirement. It specifically exempted them. We understand that Medicaid is a…

Mr. Speaker, the legislation before us today addresses a key issue created in the Biden-Harris administration that harms American businesses and actually disincentivizes investment to reduce pollution. This was originally created during…

Medicaid was created to provide health care for Americans who otherwise could not support themselves, but Democrats expanded the program far beyond this core mission.

Disruption of congressional business is a violation of law and is a criminal offense.

I think that the people who will have the most difficult time with it would be that it doesn’t go far enough.

Medicaid was created to provide health care for Americans who otherwise could not support themselves, but Democrats expanded the program far beyond this core mission.

When so many Americans who are truly in need rely on Medicaid for life-saving services, Washington can’t afford to undermine the program further by subsidizing capable adults who choose not to work.

On Roll Call No. 114, H.J. Res. 88, I was not recorded due to official business. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 114, H.J. Res. 88. personal explanation

I appreciate the opportunity to be here, and I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong support of the waivers before us today: H.J. Res. 87 by Representative James of Michigan; H.J. Res. 88, led by the vice chairman of the full…

We have an expansion population that gets 90% federal money, and you have traditional [Medicaid], so a disabled child in Kentucky gets 72 cents when they go to the doctor. And we know that’s just unsustainable.

Balancing the federal budget must not come at the expense of those who depend on these benefits for their health and economic security.

I have a letter here from the National Automatic Merchandising Association--vending machines, as most of us would know it--that it would be affecting their vending members. Most are small businesses. Ninety-plus percent of their operators…

It is difficult for small businesses to stay in business. I would say if this equipment was going to do for small businesses what the Department of Energy and the other side is saying, they would buy them. They wouldn't have to be told to…

The Federal Register lists this class of equipment, and the simple payback period in years is 93.9 for all purchasers. I have it right here. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce), who is the vice…

I thank the chairman for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.J. Res. 35 to repeal the Biden- Harris administration's natural gas tax. For the last 4 years, Americans witnessed firsthand the implementation of a heavyhanded…

I just want to note that the bill before us today schedules illicit fentanyl. We had testimony to say this will save lives. That is the vote before us today. Hopefully my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will vote for it. We can talk…

All I will say is that we know, and we have had testimony. We have had testimony from so many people who have come before our committee. We know that if we have illicit fentanyl that is no longer illegal, it is not going to save lives. It…

We know that if this emergency declaration expires, that illicit fentanyl will no longer be scheduled and individuals will no longer be subject to arrest and prosecution. I don't believe we need to study this. That is why we have the…

I appreciate the comments. Mr. Speaker, I just will say that, if someone is trafficking in illicit fentanyl, they belong in jail. I understand the argument that people who are addicted need help and support, but if someone is trafficking…

We are going to work on the SUPPORT Act, but the vote before us today that people are going to put their names to, a yes or no: Do we want to make illegal derivatives of fentanyl produced and conceived in China sent to Mexico and across…

Derivatives of illicit fentanyl have to be scheduled for traffickers to be prosecuted. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Allen), my good friend and member of the committee.

I thank my good friend for yielding. I appreciate that. Mr. Speaker, I am here to honor one of my dear friends. When I first got on the Energy and Commerce Committee, the battle that was going on in that committee was over healthcare…

I, again, thank my good friend from the Hudson Valley, my Rockbound Highland home, who, unfortunately, didn't beat Navy this weekend. He is from a great area of our country, a beautiful place, and has well represented the Hudson Valley. I…