Bill Lee said "To the extent this is already law, fine. We shouldn't hesitate for a second in attaching a spending condition to this. The truth is it is not part of law; it is part of the Justice Manual. We ought to make it a condition of the spending bill. As far as this causing a shutdown, this is going to take 10 minutes. We are going to have this vote with or without opposition to it. We might as well pass it now. What I didn't hear is any refutation of the fact that the Justice Department has been weaponized against the 45th President, President Biden's lead political opponent. That is wrong. I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 8, 2024

To the extent this is already law, fine. We shouldn't hesitate for a second in attaching a spending condition to this. The truth is it is not part of law; it is part of the Justice Manual. We ought to make it a condition of the spending bill. As far as this causing a shutdown, this is going to take 10 minutes. We are going to have this vote with or without opposition to it. We might as well pass it now. What I didn't hear is any refutation of the fact that the Justice Department has been weaponized against the 45th President, President Biden's lead political opponent. That is wrong. I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?

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Bill Lee

Republican · Tennessee

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