On the recordOctober 26, 2023
To my friends on the other side of the aisle, I agree with you. The people that joined the corps, they are well-meaning people. They work. They build trails, as you mentioned. They fix houses up. Their motives are pure, or they wouldn't do that. It requires physical labor. I have met them on-site. What this does has nothing to do with the good that they do. It just burdens them. In America, we have become the country we were in the past not by guaranteeing equal outcomes but by guaranteeing equal opportunity. What I want to do is grant the opportunity for people to join the American Climate Corps to reach their highest potential. It is not putting the money or making them fill out some crazy form like the banks are having to do. For those who have been in the private sector, they would be with us at every level to stop this kind of rampant spending of our tax dollars. I urge support of this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Norman). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it.
