Political Quotes

“Madam Chair, I yield myself the balance of my time. This legislation asks every Member to answer two simple questions. First, do you want the President to know what the inflationary dangers are before he takes executive actions? Second, when the President knows about the economic dangers of a policy and inflicts them on our constituents anyway, do you want to be better informed so that Congress can take the necessary action to rein in the executive branch? The answers to both of those questions ought to be yes. This bill makes sure both the President and the Congress have the necessary information so we can discharge our duties more efficiently and responsibly. Our constituents back home, who have been suffering from the inflationary effects of Washington's poorly thought-out policies, deserve nothing less. I urge my colleagues to support this much-needed bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. All time for general debate has expired. Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 5-minute rule. The bill is considered as read. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 347 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation Act''. SEC. 2. EXECUTIVE ORDER MANDATED INFLATION ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM.…”