You don't want to shut the government down right before Christmas, Chip. That can never happen, which is why the gentleman from Texas suggests that this is a setup. The CR, the continuing resolution--because we don't pass budgets, because…

Is the gentleman suggesting--even though we all know that we want to help, what is happening in Ukraine is objectionable, we disagree with every bit of it, what Russia is doing--but is the gentleman suggesting that the first time since the…

I would agree with that, and I think that the gentleman from Texas would also agree. Look, neither of us like what Vladimir Putin or the country of Russia has done to its neighbor, Ukraine. Being a bully, invading, blowing up their…

You were talking about defense. Of course, as a citizen who has been honored to wear the uniform for over three decades, certainly the number one priority outlined in our Constitution is defending our Nation and its citizens. When we talk…

Well, the retiring Senate chief appropriator, Senator Shelby, happens to come from Alabama. I have got nothing bad to say about Alabama. I spent a fair amount of time down there. I love Alabama. Here again, I don't know why Pennsylvanians…

That is on our team, I get that. But how is it the people of Pennsylvania or Texas or Maine or anywhere across the country's job, why is it their responsibility to pay for that? I don't get it. $2 million for programs promoting career…

The shortest day of the year, the darkest day of the year, and now we are voting on it without-- Let's face it, let's talk about some of the things we know that are in it. We already know, as the gentleman from Texas told us, that your tax…

That is exactly right. We all want to help, but you don't write a check that you can't afford. There is no money in your bank account to pay for somebody's house down the street while leaving your house unpaid for and your back door open…

It's pretty rich to say we cannot do it in the middle of a war.

I do not think asking our own government for an accounting of our citizens' tax money in regard to the support of Ukraine is too much to ask.

While our country has an invasion going on at our southern border, we're willing to... spend this money overseas.

It wouldn't be disinformation to say that the Chinese are practicing colonialist activities in Africa.

Would you characterize yourself as generally for colonialism or generally against colonialism?

I have found him to be an engaged, informed, and thoughtful and worthy adversary.

I thank the gentleman for making the contrast. Here is what else it is more than: It is actually almost more than Russia's annual military spending. The United States alone, the United States taxpayer alone, is spending more in Ukraine to…

I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Roy), the other gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gohmert), and my good friend, the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Higgins). Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

I thank the gentleman from Louisiana. One of the other things that is in this continuing resolution: $1 billion for increased home heating and cooling cost subsidies. Think about that, for subsidies. At the very same moment, the…

I thank the good gentleman from Texas (Mr. Roy). He is spot on. It is tyranny. We use euphemisms around this town. We call it loan forgiveness. You took out the loan, and we are going to forgive you paying it back using someone else's…

Mr. Roy is absolutely right. Before I turn it over to the gentleman from Texas, I want to prime the pump here a little bit. The Department of Energy was created for one sole purpose, one purpose and one purpose only: To make the United…

It is my understanding, I think that in the last year and three-quarters, the Biden administration has racked up more debt than the entire 8 years of the Obama administration. We found that unacceptable, but yet here we are. And yet, in…

I can't tell my colleague that it is not tyranny. It certainly is. This is the same OSHA that at some point required reporting of adverse reactions to the so-called vaccine, the jab. In the dark of night, in the middle of the week, when no…

How do you explain that to your constituents? How do you explain, Well, I voted for that because it is important that Washington, D.C., and all these programs needed your money, needed the money that you wake up every day and go to work…

I would just ask my colleagues, how many more times do we need to see it, the abuse of power by the Department of Justice? I am sure, just like I do, you travel your district, you talk to people. Some agree with you; some don't agree with…

May I inquire as to how much time I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 4 minutes remaining.

I thank the good gentleman from Texas for being here and making this plain to all of us. We are going to talk about the CR some more. It continues the highly inflated funding levels. We just saw the Fed--I have issues with the Fed; that is…