On the recordJune 1, 2023
I rise in opposition. The bipartisan package importantly negotiated between Speaker McCarthy and President Biden, in fact, makes specific rescissions to unused COVID funds while protecting important funding for programs that are still necessary to support our community. This amendment, colleagues, goes beyond the McCarthy-Biden agreement. This amendment would take an ax to nearly all of the funding in the Recovery Act and several other COVID bills, even if the communities are still depending or planning on using that money. Blue States or red States, pass this amendment and you risk default. I strongly urge a vote against this amendment. Vote on Amendment No. 134 The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The question is on agreeing to the amendment.
