Political Quotes

“In opposition to the en bloc package of amendments. This package contains 34 amendments. As has been the case throughout this unprecedented process, not a single one of these amendments has come from Republicans. I find it interesting. I keep hearing time and time again from the other side about how bipartisan this bill is. But yet here we are again with 34 amendments and not a single Republican amendment. Many of the provisions were stuck in this giant, expensive bill after markup and without any opportunity for the committee to review and consider them. The en bloc amendment includes expensive and burdensome new mandates on the railroad and airline industries even as they strive to keep our economy moving and workers employed in the middle of the current health pandemic. I would like to note that when Republican Members offered aviation amendments during markup, the majority refused to consider them. Do you know why? Because at least at that time they said the bill didn't include any aviation provisions. Yet this en bloc also contains amendments that authorize hundreds of millions of dollars in new spending for broad and vague programs without any plan on how to pay for them. It also contains more costly Green New Deal mandates that offer no relevant or beneficial gains to our Nation's infrastructure. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose this package of amendments, and I reserve the balance of my time.”