Political Quotes

“First of all, let me express my appreciation to the members of this committee, Gerry Connolly, and then to look at my friend, Mr. Raskin, I am delighted to be on the floor with him and delighted to be on the floor with the manager of this legislation as well. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 300, the Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2023, which would help increase the transparency of executive agencies to the public and allow the public to hold the government accountable. This is the people's House. We were just discussing, even today, the enormity of the work that we have done in the powerful infrastructure bill, the CHIPS bill, and the Inflation Reduction Act. But if there are aspects of a bill that should be directed to the people, if there is information that lets them have a fullness of what has happened on behalf of the American people--what have we accomplished? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.”