Tom Rice: “The government ought to be more accountable. It ought to be more effective. It ought to be efficient.”

I thank Mr. Brady, Mr. Neal, and Mr. Doggett for their leadership on this bill to sanction Russian energy exports, which I support, but I must express my frustration that this bill does not go far enough. {time} 1945 On February 7…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on the motion to recommit H.R. 5377 will be followed by 5- minute votes on: Passage of H.R…

I am in its present form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Rice of South Carolina moves to recommit the bill H.R. 5377 to the Committee on Ways and Means with…

My motion to recommit is very simple. Despite the terms of the underlying bill, it would retain the $10,000 cap on the SALT deduction only for tax returns where the people earn more than $100 million a year. This would produce about $7…