Mark Alford: “I will just preface my remarks by saying how much respect I have for the ranking member and her passionate arguments.…”

“I will just preface my remarks by saying how much respect I have for the ranking member and her passionate arguments. Although we don't agree, I respect her highly. Mr. Speaker, America broke up with the progressive Democrats, but they just can't let it go. In the words of Glenn Close, they will not be ignored. They are like the ex in the 1987 movie ``Fatal Attraction,'' the ex who got dumped and is stuck in a deranged reality, refusing to move on. They are causing chaos, spreading mistruths, and doing everything they can to disrupt what the American people voted for, all because they cannot accept that their Big Government, open-border, America-last agenda is over. We saw it just last week in this very Chamber, Mr. Speaker. We see it when we go back home to try to have conversations with our constituents. It is quite simple: House Republicans are here to govern. We are passing a continuing resolution to keep America open for business, freeze wasteful spending, and secure our border. This continuing resolution gives President Trump the time and power to continue draining the swamp and undoing the damage the radical left did to our country for the past 4 long years. What is the far left doing? They are throwing a tantrum, a childish, petulant tantrum full of fear-mongering and gaslighting of the American people, rooting for a shutdown just so they can point fingers. Let me tell you something, Mr. Speaker. It is not going to work. We are not falling for it.…”