On the recordNovember 7, 2023
Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, the sky is not falling. I would remind my colleagues on the other side of the aisle that the spending levels in this bill are the same as they were just 10 months ago. The sky was not falling then, and the sky is not falling now. We are talking about cuts to some agencies, agencies that are intent on overregulating our small and midsize banks out of business. If our colleagues on the left would have their way, we would have three major national banks and no access to community lending. I certainly think my constituents would rather have access to their community banks than worry about how much funding level we are giving those agencies. Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Langworthy).
