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On the recordMarch 11, 2025
Mr. Speaker, it is really laughable for the listening audience and those watching on TV to hear my good friend, Mr. McGovern, talk about defunding the police. They are the party that wanted to defund the police. Their Vice Presidential candidate put up money to pay the rioters to get out of jail. Mr. McGovern talked about the military. We have had 4 years of a Biden administration that ran the military off with the wokeness in DEI. Enrollments are up at record levels. President Trump has been in office now for 49 days. Look what he has done. My friend mentioned cutting Social Security. There is nothing about Social Security that is in this bill. My friend mentioned or I guess will mention cutting Medicaid. There is nothing about cutting Medicaid in here. What they are doing is using scare tactics, but the American people aren't buying it. The Democrats had 4 years to have their way with the government and look what it brought. It brought high taxes, high gas prices, and high egg prices. Why did 77 million people vote them out of office? It was because of their policies. President Trump in 49 days is bringing it back. If the Democrats get back in control, the main thing they will try to get a concession on is to defund--they keep saying ``billionaire Elon Musk.'' I am sorry. Elon Musk didn't make it from government. He made it from producing a product. Guess what he has had the mind and the genius to find.…
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Ralph Norman
Republican · South Carolina

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