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Chip Roy is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 21st congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Roy has focused on issues such as fiscal responsibility, government accountability, and border security during his time in office. He has been an outspoken advocate for conservative policies and has often emphasized the need for the government to operate more efficiently and transparently.
We are sitting here on the precipice of entering December, a month in which those of us who profess the Christian faith and belief in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, celebrate his birth into this world to give the world, and each and…
My friend from Pennsylvania is 100 percent correct. This was a point that I made in the remarks I made right before Thanksgiving, which is what are we going to say that we have accomplished, other than to say that we are less bad than…
I agree with my friend from Pennsylvania. While he is still on the floor, I will close with a couple of questions. I assume that the gentleman from Pennsylvania, my friend, when he ran for Congress, and when he has run every term since, he…
I thank my friend from Wisconsin for making those really important points. I think the commentary by one of the Republican candidates for President, the former Governor of South Carolina, was a mistake. As another candidate, the Governor…
The amendment that I am offering here prohibits any of the funds in the Labor-HHS appropriations bill from being used to carry out President Biden's executive orders on climate change. Now, I have been offering this amendment to each of…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds…
The gentlewoman and a number of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle raise issues about the fact that we are using appropriations bills to address some of these issues. First of all, my constituents and most Americans I know of…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…
The amendment that I am offering here prohibits any of the funding in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act from being used to carry out President Biden's executive orders on climate change. This is something I…
In March of this year President Biden signed legislation that we moved through this body overturning the criminal code revisions of the D.C. City Council that reduced the maximum penalties for burglary, carjacking, and robbery. Our own…
The gentleman says ``come on'' to my assertions about the damage that this causes, but I would just say come on with respect to the family that has to choose between fuel and food this month because that is what is happening. It was the…
The amendment that I am offering would prohibit the District of Columbia from using Federal funding to require that elementary or secondary school students take the COVID-19 vaccine and all the boosters to attend school. In 2021, the D.C…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…
I thank the gentleman from Georgia for the time. With respect to the gentleman from Maryland, I understand the perspective with respect to free speech, and I certainly wish to always stand aside the protection of free speech in this…
I appreciate my friend from Pennsylvania offering the amendments that he has offered. I am offering here an amendment that I have offered to other appropriations bills affecting other agencies that would prohibit any of the funding in this…
The problem is that if you listen to our Secretary, we saw that in 2 months after he made those comments, California asked EV owners to stop charging amid a heat wave. Secretary Granholm literally pushed aside a pregnant woman and her…
The amendment that I am offering here on the legislation we are considering would prohibit any of the funds in this appropriations bill from being used to carry out so-called environmental justice activities. This so-called environmental…
The fact is, I have not heard one constituent--not one constituent among the 750,000 people who I represent--come up to me and say: Do you know what I need, Congressman Roy? I need environmental justice funding. Calls to my office are just…
Before I talk about this amendment, the gentlewoman referred to the importance of having trees. No one disagrees with that. Yes, I live in the Texas Hill Country, where live oaks are something we try to figure out how to protect…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds…
The fact of the matter is that, yes, this bill returns the funding to the ever-efficient model of effectiveness of the 2018 Federal Government. Yes, it does back up the funding levels. Frankly, we ought to be doing it for more of our…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…
I have no doubt the floor staff is overjoyed to be returning to the floor and having business get back to normal. I will be sure to try to make sure I use the entirety of the 60 minutes and regale our fine staff. I do want to take a moment…
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 19 Offered by Mr. Perry The Acting CHAIR. It is now…
The amendment that I have here fully defunds the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The FY23 omnibus gave this office $3.5 billion, and while the underlying bill and rule cut funding down to $2…
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