Bryan Steil: “I thank the gentleman from Illinois for yielding. Madam Speaker, when I saw that there was going to be a bill rushed to…”

“I thank the gentleman from Illinois for yielding. Madam Speaker, when I saw that there was going to be a bill rushed to the House floor with 5 days remaining in a legislative calendar without a committee hearing, I thought maybe the Democratic majority would be rushing to the floor a bill to address inflation that is clobbering the American people. No. I thought maybe they would be rushing to the floor a bill to address the crime crisis that is plaguing cities across the United States. But no. I thought maybe there would be a bill rushed to the House floor without a committee hearing 51 hours after the text was introduced to address the crisis taking place at our border and the millions of immigrants coming into the United States illegally and the fentanyl that is coming across our U.S.-Mexico border and killing thousands of Americans. But no. So what is so important that a bill needs to be rushed to the House floor without any committee hearing to review and analyze the bill? And it is the Presidential Election Reform Act. As the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Elections of the House Administration Committee, I have to admit I am disappointed we didn't have the opportunity to thoughtfully review the legislation before us. {time} 1530 In fact, we haven't had a hearing in the Subcommittee on Elections since July.…”