Virginia Foxx: “I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule, which provides consideration of the…”

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule, which provides consideration of the fiscal year 2025 budget resolution. Our Nation stands at a fiscal crossroads, one where we are beckoned to answer a simple yet pertinent question: What path will we choose to go down? The answer to that question is clear: We must embark upon a path that restores the fiscal health and vitality of the Nation. Many have lobbed spurious caricatures and distorted criticisms at this budget resolution, but the truth is that it will work to put the Nation back upon a sound footing where it belongs. Last night at the Rules Committee, we caught Democrats dead to rights. A Democrat tried to refer to the alleged ``cuts'' in our debate but instead admitted that ``it is not there.'' That is right. It is not in the budget resolution. You simply cannot find programmatic cuts in any respect, and I stand here to tell the truth about this budget and the rule we need to get it across the line. From shielding Americans from the greatest tax increase in history to supporting the military, allocating resources to the Trump administration to secure the border and to trimming wasteful programs, our budget resolution has solutions that the American people expect and demand. President Trump specifically requested ``one big, beautiful bill,'' and House Republicans have answered that request with a constructive, full-bodied product.…”