Don Beyer: “And no other government activity, no legislation could pass the House or the Senate until we open the government again.”

the current law that this amendment addresses doesn't hinder our readiness at all, nor does it raise costs. It is not costly. It is not a general ban on the internal combustion engine. Mr. Chairman, I believe I may be the only certified…

“Job creation has effectively ground to a halt, and businesses simply are not hiring at the pace a healthy economy demands.”

Trump can’t fire his way out of these stark facts: inflation is heating up, prices and unemployment are both rising, and job growth is weakening sharply, all thanks to Trump’s tariffs.

the PERMIT Act is the bill you offer when you don't want to protect clean water. It is a very sad and extreme bill. With respect to my good friend, Chairman Babin, this amendment only makes it worse. In 2023, the Supreme Court gutted clean…