Political Quotes

“And I rise in opposition to the amendments en bloc. These amendments en bloc would further expand upon the majority's wish list of progressive priorities for water infrastructure, just like the underlying bill. These amendments create additional programs costing billions in taxpayer dollars. In addition, several of the amendments create additional burdens and take discretionary, science-based regulatory decisionmaking out of the hands of the experts. Again, this bill is nothing more than a partisan exercise, and this en bloc just throws together another bunch of bad ideas with little opportunity for input or debate. This group of Democrat amendments we are considering at the moment is completely lopsided, and by considering them en bloc, they will not be subjected to the scrutiny of standalone votes or debate. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose this en bloc amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.”