Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, as we close out this debate, once again, I acknowledge that I have been aided on the floor during rule debate by the able services of Rachel Huggins, who, unfortunately, is leaving my office at the end of this month to join the Foreign Service. Our loss is the Foreign Service's gain, but she will continue to serve her country and serve her country well. We are so grateful for her service that she has provided in both my office and at the Rules Committee. Now, despite the name, this bill will do very little to reduce inflation. According to an analysis by the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, the bill increases inflation through 2024 while having an overall negligible effect. You would almost need to be an atomic physicist to be able to measure on a molecular level how much this is going to reduce inflation, but it is going to increase Federal spending. We know already the increase in Federal spending is what lit the fire of inflation in the first place. This is a bad bill. Reject the previous question so we can take up Mr. Smith's amendment. Reject the underlying bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. The decision before us is simple.…”