On the recordFebruary 6, 2018
Reclaiming my time, Democrats do not want to weaken financial protections keeping our economy stable and strong. Democrats do not want to make it harder for Americans to know the nutritional value of their food. Rather, Democrats are ready to pass a budget that creates jobs and grows the paychecks of hardworking Americans. Democrats are ready to provide relief to our fellow Americans suffering from natural disasters. Democrats are ready to protect American's pensions. Democrats are ready to protect DREAMers; people who have known no other country than the United States; people, who, but for one piece of paper, are just as American as anyone who will walk in this Chamber today; people who served in the United States military, almost 1,000 of them. Preferably, we would like to do that work in a bipartisan way. All we need is for the Republican Conference to stand up to the extreme faction in their party and to finally work with us. Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``no'' vote on the rule, and I yield back the balance of my time.
