Political Quotes

“I thank the distinguished ranking member of the House Ways and Means Work and Welfare subcommittee for the time. Mr. Speaker, this bill, the surprise billing our workers act, is another extreme MAGA attempt that threatens to punish hardworking constituents whom, at no fault of their own, may have been overpaid unemployment insurance benefits. If deficiencies and errors on the part of the unemployment authorities in each State caused an overpayment, this bill would allow the government to go after those funds for up to 10 years. Imagine that. Constituents in my district in North Las Vegas, who have been working hard, paying their bills, and taking care of their families, suddenly get a surprise bill that says that they owe hundreds or even thousands of dollars. On top of that, you want to go after fraudulent people gaming the system. We have laws and resources in place to go after networks and individuals who purposely try to get money that they are not entitled to. Just look at the Member from the other side of the aisle who was indicted yesterday for unemployment fraud, among other things. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.”