On the recordJanuary 5, 2023
I will, Madam Clerk. Thank you. So that everyone will have equal representation, equal representation for the districts that elected them. These are not radical deviations from the norm. These are a restoration of the rules so that this place can function properly. Things like single-subject legislation that most statehouses utilize right now so that we don't have 4,000-page documents that we are given a matter of hours to review that are filled with many subject matters that are trillions of dollars in cost; rules like germaneness so that you can actually bring an amendment forward on the floor as long as it pertains to the bill that was originally being addressed; an open rule process, again, so that each individual here can participate in the thing that we were sent here to do, to help collaborate and craft legislation and work together, that is what we were sent here to do. These are commonsense amendments that would restore the process and give each of us an equal voice. This is how we are going to secure the border that everyone now, I do believe, has recognized that there is a problem with. This is how we are going to regain energy dominance again, which is not just an economic issue. It is a national security issue. This is how we are going to reduce the inflation rate, by working together, but we cannot call it working together if you cede all of that power to the hands of a few. Hoping for this change will not create this change. Change is uncomfortable.…
