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On the recordJune 11, 2024
Mr. Speaker, every year since 1996, Congress has failed to pass our annual spending bills on time. Every year since 1996, despite work still left to be done, August rolls around and Congress goes home, kicking the can down the road and leaving funding for our Federal Government to another day. Mr. Speaker, let's fix how Washington works and remain in D.C. until our budget work is done and completed this year. We must fix how Washington works. That is why I am introducing the Do Our Job Act. If our work is not done, we must not go home in August. Let's show the American people that we are serious about reducing our debt and keeping our government running. ____________________
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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