On the recordJuly 23, 2024
I thank the gentleman for yielding time. I obviously rise in opposition to this amendment. If you want to increase fraud and hinder the ability of the Federal Government to quickly and efficiently interact with private businesses, then, by all means, vote for this gentleman's amendment. However, I will vote against it because we must continue to invest in the manufacturing prowess of this country. We have to catch up. So many of our jobs were outsourced to penny- wage environments in very undemocratic countries, and we lost manufacturing in small towns and big cities across America. So we are in a catch-up mode right now to domestic onshoring and reshoring of vital economic activities, including the manufacturing of vehicles that all of us use to get to work and to conduct the business of this country. I urge my colleagues to vote for America against this misguided amendment.
