Sheila Jackson Lee: “For those of us who have had the privilege of serving in the United States Congress for a period of time, going through…”

“For those of us who have had the privilege of serving in the United States Congress for a period of time, going through any number of Speakers and majorities, what we are doing this evening in the midst of the needs of the American people is deja vu. Let me say that the Congressional Review Act process, which we debated just a few hours ago, would have added a 60-day review period on crucial, lifesaving executive orders that would have been necessary or have been necessary to save lives and to improve the quality of life of the American people--in this instance, rulemaking. It is obstructionist. It was passed, the Congressional Review Act-- obstruction--some 60-day review period, adding a Senate vote, a House vote, a veto, and coming back again when American lives are in jeopardy for healthcare, for the environment, for labor laws, any number of things, for criminal justice reform, any number of rules that would create a better pathway for Americans. Now, we come with the REIN IN Act. I am positive that we did the REIN IN Act some years ago. It sounds very familiar. This one deals with allegedly providing some pathway for dealing effectively with inflation. I would hope my colleagues would be as interested in raising the debt ceiling, which will stop the bleeding of the American people and busting their wallets open because we have refused to pay our bills.…”