On the recordMay 13, 2022
Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to close. My friends at home tell me all the time that they believe common sense is in short supply in Washington. I completely agree with them. It is practically nonexistent on the other side. Madam Speaker, we can exercise common sense by focusing on reforming the Federal safety net so that programs pull people out of poverty and into self-sufficiency and not encouraging them to stay in dependency on the Federal Government. Adding more duplication and bureaucracy to the CSBG program will not accomplish that goal. I urge my colleagues to oppose these amendments and yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1097, the previous question is ordered on the amendments en bloc offered by the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Bonamici). The question is on the amendments en bloc. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.
