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On the recordFebruary 11, 2025
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for closing. Mr. Speaker, we have covered an awful lot today. We discussed how Trump, Elon, and their DOGE minions are trying to take down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency that has delivered more than $20 billion, that is $20 billion with a b back to consumers because Elon doesn't want his business to be regulated. We talked about how former FOX News personality turned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to spend $50,000 in taxpayer money on a high-end house paint job all while Republicans cry about government waste. We exposed how some Republicans are committing the equivalent of voter fraud in the United States Congress, and, yet, they still refuse to let new parents be able to vote remotely. I have a name for all of it, Mr. Speaker: Corruption. Rule for thee, but not for me. It is hypocrisy. Mr. Speaker, is there a single thing any of them, Trump, Elon, or any of the people on the other side have done or are doing to help regular people? Can they name a single thing? They promised they would lower grocery prices. Egg prices are through the roof. They promised $1 a gallon gas. Gas prices are going up since Trump took office. Don't forget, they promised to end wars. Trump is now talking about sending U.S. troops to Gaza so that Jared Kushner can build a Middle East Mar-a-Lago.…
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Michelle Fischbach
Republican · Minnesota

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