I would agree. And I would add that 27 percent of this bill, over $510 billion goes to State and local governments. So the taxpayers of my State of West Virginia and your State of Texas and other States are literally bailing out States…
Alex Mooney
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Alex Mooney is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he has focused on issues such as fiscal responsibility, job creation, and supporting the energy sector in his legislative efforts. Mooney previously served in the Maryland State Senate before moving to West Virginia, where he has continued to advocate for conservative policies. He was born on June 4, 1971.
Federal debt has increased sharply. I have this beautiful chart here starting in 1790, the first budget in our country right after the Revolutionary War, and you can see the national debt. This is done in a fair way. It is debt to the…
Mr. Speaker, now I am going to change topics to something that is not talked about enough in this Congress, and that is spending. We talk a lot about these bills and how much we are going to spend on this group and spend on that group, and…
Mr. Speaker, there are good parts of this bill, the things President Trump asked for at the very beginning, like tax relief for employers, help for those who lost their jobs, and funding for the medical community and first responders. I…
Mr. Speaker, for the first time in recent American history, the President of the United States was impeached with only Members of one party voting for it. This has been a shameful, partisan exercise in the U.S. House from start to finish…
Madam Speaker, a Rasmussen poll conducted on October 2 of 2019 found that a sky-high 69 percent of independent voters were ``angry'' at the media, and over 60 percent of all voters share that anger. These voters are not upset at the media…
Madam Speaker, during the impeachment inquiries of Presidents Nixon and Clinton, the House of Representatives, led, respectively, by Speakers Carl Albert and Newt Gingrich, established the following procedures that are currently not being…
Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman Grothman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I spoke a little earlier in a 1 minute on this topic, but I was a little pressed for time, and I saw my good friend from Arkansas, Mr. Hill, speaking on this and other…
Mr. Speaker, on September 18, on rollcall No. 535 for passage of H.R. 4285, the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019, I mistakenly voted ``nay'' when I meant to vote ``aye'' in support of the bill…
Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from West Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 45 Offered by Mr. Cicilline…
Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. {time} 2215 Amendment No. 47 Offered by Mr…





