Betty McCollum: “Our drive to achieve energy security by decreasing our dependence on foreign oil is an issue Americans all agree on.”

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.

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

The American people just want to afford the basic necessities for everyday life, but this administration is not doing anything to help them with the cost of living crisis.