I do. The Speaker pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman reclaims his time and is recognized.

I believe we are in a period of dueling reserves, trying to accommodate colleagues who are en route. But I would elaborate. As a prior enlisted servicemember, never serving in a field of combat, just getting a letter from home when you…

I would just conclude by saying yes, I am prepared to close, and I urge all of my colleagues to support S. 321. I yield back the balance of my time.

It is not compassionate to bankrupt America. That is exactly what this plan does. It equips this country with more debt to pay for the past debt with no plan to pay for the future debt. The only thing is more debt. It is a debt bomb, and…

I thank the chairman and the ranking member, the Speaker, and the minority leader. It is nice to have this committee to focus on such an important topic and to do it in a bipartisan way. I am sure we will have our differences of opinion…

I claim the time in opposition, and I am opposed to this amendment. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Ohio is recognized for 5 minutes.

This amendment requires the discharge of private education loans in the event the borrower dies or becomes permanently and totally disabled. Republicans are very sympathetic to both situations. Private education lenders already provide…

I think the reason it was ruled germane by the Parliamentarian is the cartels control the drug trade in the United States. While most States have made some legal form for marijuana, the cartels still dominate the market. Part of the reason…

I would just reiterate that private student lenders already work with borrowers for these unplanned situations clearly in death and in disabilities alike. I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed. Amendment No…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed. The Chair…

In closing, I would just reiterate that recouping a loss is a basic tenet of our credit-based economy. This amendment would further limit credit options for all Americans, hurting those who buy care from any place who can't collect debts…

This amendment delays the collection of servicemembers' medical debt for 2 years. It outright bans the reporting of a servicemembers' medically necessary procedures to a credit reporting agency ever, and it restricts the reporting of a…

I appreciate the Majority for calling attention to the power that credit reporting agencies have over our lives.

We should be using the power of government to stop that, not enable it.

They are using their whole financial system as a means of control.

The Federal Government has not been a trustworthy wielder of its power.

The bill before us rightly commemorates June 19, 1865, the day Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, announcing the end of the Civil War, and the formal end of slavery. It is effectively freedom day for the last…

I thank my colleague and the whole group of the Republican Study Committee for working on this budget proposal because, frankly, this is an incredible threat to our Nation's security. It is a threat to the U.S. dollar as our global reserve…

I want to emphasize that we must pursue CBDCs for the right reason, and not simply to pressure ourselves in a pursuit for the sake of trying to keep up with China.

Financial inclusion is very important, and I appreciate the bipartisan spirit that this bill was worked through in our committee. Frankly, not all things have moved through Congress in a bipartisan fashion this year. Frankly, it has been a…

I appreciate the surface-level intentions of those who support this bill, things like checking the abuse of the Federal Government's power. But this comprehensive package would leave both consumers and creditors worse off than they are…

I am not sure that long-term care, whatever its merits, has a place in an infrastructure package.

As John Maynard Keynes, a favorite economist of big government advocates, once aptly said, "The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones."

For about a century, Washington has been married to the idea that the more money that government spends, the more the economy flourishes.