Betty McCollum: “So what we are trying to do is utilize you and the testimony today to ask our leadership for a bigger allocation, so…”

I rise in opposition to the slate of permitting bills that the Republican majority has brought to the House Floor this week.

The Republican's Reckless Budget Scheme is back on the House floor today, proposing the same devastating cuts to our families and communities in exchange for massive tax breaks for Elon Musk, President Trump, and their billionaire buddies.

Mr. Speaker, last week the Republican Majority in the House of Representatives decided that they know better than the residents of the District of Columbia what their local government needs.

Impeachment is the most consequential tool Congress has for upholding our duty to defend the Constitution and protect the American people from a president who has betrayed his oath and engaged in illegal conduct.