Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I rise in support of the Perry amendment. My colleague's amendment extends the bill's coverage to executive orders with annual impacts of $1 million or more. This makes sure inflation assessments will be prepared for most executive orders. This is not an undue burden on the President. Even at President Biden's relatively blistering pace, he has issued only 107 executive orders over more than 2 years. I submit that, with today's sky-high inflation continuing and with no clear end in sight, it is important that the inflationary impacts of most of President Biden's executive orders should be assessed. If my colleague's amendment is adopted, they will be. Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this amendment.”