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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5376, BUILD BACK BETTER ACT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Stephanie I. Bice (Republican, OK) \u2014 2021-11-5

. Madam , I rise today in strong opposition to the build back broke act. A vote for the underlying bill, along with the infrastructure package, is a vote for trillions in new taxes and spending that will cause inflation to skyrocket and make businesses in America less competitive. Together, these bills would lead to nearly $3 trillion in spending before the government is even funded for next year. prgtoken Of the many concerning provisions in this bill, perhaps the worst are those concerning American energy. Americans are already paying the most for a gallon of gas in 7 years; and now the Federal Government is warning Americans that their home heating bills could cost 54 percent more this winter as compared to last year. How is that helping middle- income families? prgtoken Many of my constituents have contacted me about a provision in this bill to assess a $1,500 tax on each ton of methane emissions. This would devastate oil and gas producers in my home State of Oklahoma, where this industry accounts for nearly 134,200 jobs and over $57 billion in economic output, over a quarter of my State's GDP. Not only would this policy kill tens of thousands of American jobs, it would also destroy a major source of my home State's tax revenues, totaling over $13 billion annually, that fund schools, roads, hospitals, and our first responders. This is unconscionable. prgtoken Madam , this rule would enable House to ram through a poorly written and ill-conceived bill that is not supported by the large majority of Americans. prgtoken Despite the administration's claims that it is fully paid for, a new analysis by the Wharton School of Business shows the full costs of this measure being nearly $4 trillion, with only $1.5 trillion being paid for. The ' claims that this bill wouldn't raise taxes on middle-class Americans is also false. This bill is full of regressive taxes that will hurt middle- and low-income Americans, while it gives huge tax breaks to the wealthiest 1 percent in high-tax States.
BLACK DAY FOR AMERICA
Glenn Grothman (Republican, WI) \u2014 2021-11-5

. Madam , this is a potentially very black day for America. I want to emphasize some things that I think are very significant that haven't received enough attention. prgtoken We are paying for the government to care for 3- and 4-year-olds. Traditionally, in America, the raising of the children is the responsibility of the parents. I know there are people--Marxists--who believe that the raising of children is the responsibility of the state, but this is a sad day for America. The Federal Government-- against the Constitution, by the way--is going to weigh in and say taking care of 3-year-olds is the responsibility of government--not mom, not dad, not grandma and grandpa, the government. prgtoken The next thing is a big push toward encouraging illegal immigration. In this bill, we are paying for free college for people who are here illegally, something that the American middle class doesn't get. American middle-class kids, they are going 30 or 40 grand in debt, and we are giving free college to people who come here illegally. What a shame. prgtoken I guess it matches the free healthcare while the average American is sitting there looking at a $10,000 deductible.
AMERICANS ARE REJECTING SOCIALISM
Roger Williams (Republican, TX) \u2014 2021-11-5

. Madam , I have a message to send to all Americans: Socialism is not winning in America. prgtoken We saw earlier this week lost their progressive, far-left momentum among voters across the country. Turns out, the ' policies of defunding the police, removing parents from their children's education, raising taxes, and expanding government control are not a winning message for America. prgtoken s are committed to opening America back up for business, securing the southern border, creating strong energy independence, addressing our national debt, and supporting Main Street America through lower taxes and less regulation. prgtoken This week, despite the writing on the wall, and President are pushing their massive, far-left, socialist reconciliation package that will prgtoken cost trillions of dollars to taxpayers for years to come. prgtoken With over 2,000 pages of text, Pelosi is conducting closed- door negotiations, bypassing the Congressional Budget Office report and ramming through this legislation without full transparency on the true cost and economic impact this would have for the American people. prgtoken Americans are rejecting socialism at every corner. The bottom line: It is a loser. prgtoken In God We Trust.
HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF WILLIAM ``BILL'' MOUSER
Jack Bergman (Republican, MI) \u2014 2021-11-5

. Madam , it is my honor to recognize the life of William ``Bill'' Mouser, who passed away recently after a lifetime of service to his fellow Michiganders. Through his constant dedication, tenacity, and leadership, Bill became an essential part of the Northern Michigan community. prgtoken William Mouser was born in Hastings, Michigan, on September 10, 1950, and graduated from Lake Wood High School in Lake Odessa in 1968. He furthered his education at Lansing Community College where he met his future wife, Shirley Jean Peters, who he married in 1972. With a drive to serve his local community, Bill spent much of his retirement as a part-time facilities manager in Garfield Township and served on numerous local boards including the Grand Traverse County Road Commission, the Green Lake Township Planning and Zoning Committee, and the Grand Traverse County Parks and Recreation Commission. Bill's passing is a significant loss to our community, and he is missed dearly by his family and friends. Mr. Mouser's tireless devotion to the public good touched the lives of many Michiganders, and the impact of his work cannot be overstated. prgtoken Madam , on behalf of Michigan's First Congressional District, I ask you to join me in honoring the life of William ``Bill'' Mouser. He will be forever remembered for the many lives he bettered throughout his life.
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5376, BUILD BACK BETTER ACT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Michael C. Burgess (Republican, TX) \u2014 2021-11-5

. Madam , I thank the gentleman, the chairman of the House Committee on Rules for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and such time as I may consume. prgtoken Madam , you have to ask, What in the world have people been thinking today? prgtoken Congress--which doesn't enjoy a high approval rating in general--the ic leadership and have shown such disrespect and disdain for every Member on both sides of the aisle that it will be very, very difficult to repair that damage. prgtoken Now, exactly 12 hours late, we are considering a rule that provides for the consideration of a so-called Build Back Better Act. The final text of the bill, of course, does not have an opinion from the Congressional Budget Office, and the final text of the bill has been difficult to obtain, but now, there for all to see but none to read, it certainly does not provide for the American people. prgtoken So let's just briefly recap the series of events: in an emergency August session, the House deemed passed on a procedural vote the budget resolution--not a real vote, a procedural vote--setting the top line reconciliation levels. In September, the 13 committees of jurisdiction did markup their portions. The Budget Committee held a markup on a Saturday night on a zoom call without a score from the Congressional Budget Office. prgtoken Pelosi, ic Senators, and the White House then engaged in a new round of negotiations, guaranteeing that after over a month of work--very partisan work--this bill would become wholly new legislation before heading to the House floor. prgtoken With only a few hours' notice, the Rules Committee met last week on rushed reconciliation text that did not include language for every title. In the middle of this hearing, Pelosi decided to abruptly end testimony as her hastily crafted agreement completely collapsed. prgtoken We were then called back on Wednesday of this week to restart consideration on even newer text with very little time to review. I wish I could tell you everything that is in this bill, but we really haven't had the time. I guess we will have to follow the lead of Pelosi at another time when she said we will have to pass the bill to find out what is in it. prgtoken This is the most expensive piece of legislation in the history of the United States House of Representatives. The spending in this bill is five times America's annual defense budget, seven times the cost of the interstate highway system, five times annual Medicare spending, and more than the gross domestic products of Canada and Mexico combined. If enacted, new spending will be more than the total combined annual wages of the American people. Think about that for a minute. If you tax the American people every single dollar they earn, you still would not be paying for this bill, but seem unconcerned with this discrepancy. prgtoken This bill includes a Methane Emissions Reduction Program. Methan
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5376, BUILD BACK BETTER ACT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
August Pfluger (Republican, TX) \u2014 2021-11-5

. Madam , from Texas for yielding. prgtoken Madam , transparency, the American people deserve transparency, and they resoundingly rejected the bad policies proposed by the ic Party this week. Yet, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are doubling down to pass legislation that will radically change our country for the worse. prgtoken We are talking about transparency. We need transparency right now to understand the tax increases on all Americans; the outsourcing of energy and manufacturing jobs outside this country; and a half a trillion dollars to misguided, new green policies that will, no doubt, bankrupt this country and saddle our children and grandchildren with more debt. prgtoken The misprioritized placating of green special interests that this administration has rushed to are unbelievable. It is Midland over Moscow; it is Odessa over OPEC; it is the Permian Basin over Putin, not the opposite. But blue State millionaires and journalists and those purchasing electric vehicles now, apparently--in the 2,000-plus pages-- are going to get a handout. prgtoken I am voting ``no'' on this radical legislation, and I urge my colleagues to do the same.
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5376, BUILD BACK BETTER ACT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Steve Scalise (Republican, LA) \u2014 2021-11-5

. Madam , they are going to be combing through your bank account. prgtoken Why? Because they have to generate hundreds of billions of dollars to spend on more inflation-inducing spending. That is right, according to the Penn Wharton Budget Model, you are going to have over $4 trillion of spending with $1.5 trillion of new taxes. prgtoken By the way, that is $2.5 trillion of additional debt, even though the President says there is no cost. No cost, just $2.5 trillion of debt. But these IRS agents are going to have to account for over $200 billion to find money from your checking accounts. That is what they are trying to do by dark of night. prgtoken We started the morning at 8 a.m. We are here after 9 p.m. starting to get into the details of this bill. No wonder they don't want a CBO score. No wonder they want to do this by dark of night. This is going to induce more inflation that is hurting families all across America. prgtoken Listen to what the voters of Virginia said. Stop the madness. Defeat this bill.
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5376, BUILD BACK BETTER ACT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Tom Cole (Republican, OK) \u2014 2021-11-5

. This bill, by the way, will not get better in the Senate. prgtoken Now, when it was sold to your side, you were told that we are not going to move ahead until we have an agreement the Senate will accept. The Senate won't accept this bill. We are going to send it over there, and a few Senators are going to write it and send it right back. If you don't like it now, you are going to like it less when it gets here. prgtoken Madam , we should defeat the rule; we should defeat the infrastructure package; and when it comes, we should defeat the bad bad bad bill.
CRISIS AT THE BORDER
Andy Biggs (Republican, AZ) \u2014 2021-11-5

. Madam , while the border is porous and 200,000 people are being apprehended every month, another 100,000 are illegally entering who we don't know where they are coming from. They are not caught; they are gotaways this administration is going to offer $450,000. prgtoken What is interesting about that is the President himself said he didn't know about it. He has had to walk that back, hasn't he? prgtoken So there will be $450,000 offered to a certain segment of illegal migrants. Not only that, we will continue to see opioids, fentanyl. We will see additional drugs and human trafficking continue across our border until we secure our border. I am hoping this administration will make that a priority rather than ignoring it and encouraging people to come across our border.
HONORING EDWARD LONGENECKER ON HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY
Michael Cloud (Republican, TX) \u2014 2021-11-5

. Madam , I rise today to honor Mr. Edward Longenecker and wish him a happy 100th birthday. Mr. Longenecker is a WWII veteran that has a steadfast love and devotion to God, his family, and country. He is from my hometown of Victoria, Texas. I prgtoken want to thank him for his service in the United States Army Air Corps as a Radio Operator and Nose Gunner on the B-24 bomber in the 451st Bomb Group, 726th Squadron. prgtoken During WWII on July 14, 1944, he and his fellow airman traveled to Petfurdo, Hungary for their 29th combat mission. They expected it to be an easy mission but began receiving anti-aircraft fire that took out two of the aircraft's engines. From the nose gunner position, he received word that they were dropping elevation very quickly. The pilot made the call, urging everyone to jump. Mr. Longenecker headed to the flight deck to retrieve his parachute. On the flight deck, he saw his ball gunner about to jump and gave him a ``good luck'' salute. Then Mr. Longenecker jumped. prgtoken Everyone who jumped before him was captured but he landed on top of a hill and began taking on heavy fire from Yugoslav soldiers that were sympathetic to the Germans. He made his way to a nearby forest line, crawled under a briar bush, and stayed under the bush until nightfall. The first night he slept near a lake. The second night he stayed in a pile of loose hay, where he could hear a group of people playing the guitar and singing. To him, this was one of the most beautiful sounds he had heard simply because there wasn't a sign of war anywhere. On the third day, he ran out of the wood cover and met a young boy. This boy took him to a nearby village where he ate, bathed, and rested. Later, Mr. Longenecker was taken to a house where an American Lieutenant was waiting. Upon his safe arrival, he was informed that he had walked through an active minefield, unscathed. prgtoken It is incredible to think of how a life that could have been cut short has lasted 100 years. After serving in the military, Ed Longenecker became an electrical engineer and lived a long full life, married to his wife Marie for 59 years until she passed away in 2006. He has 2 daughters, 5 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. prgtoken Edward Longenecker is a true American hero, and we are indebted to him for his great service to our Nation. I am proud to honor him today, and I hope he has a wonderful 100th birthday.
FIREFIGHTER AWARDS
Vern Buchanan (Republican, FL) \u2014 2021-11-5

. Madam , I rise today to recognize fire, rescue and EMS personnel who have provided distinguished service to the people of Florida's 16th Congressional District. prgtoken First responders, fire departments and emergency medical service teams are summoned on short notice to serve their respective communities. Oftentimes, they arrive at scenes of great adversity and trauma, to which they reliably bring strength and composure. These brave men and women spend hundreds of hours in training so that they are prepared when they get ``the call.'' prgtoken Nine years ago, I established the 16th District Congressional Fire and Rescue and EMS Awards to honor officers, departments, and units for outstanding achievement. prgtoken On behalf of the people of Florida's 16th District, it is my privilege to congratulate the following winners, who were selected this year by an independent committee comprised of a cross section of current and retired fire and rescue personnel living in the district. prgtoken Parrish Fire District Division Chief Michael Williamson was chosen for the Career Service Award. prgtoken Hillsborough County Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Morris Lopez; Captains Derek Butler, Michael Bugg, Erik Sawyer, and Brian Visnovec; Acting Captains Charles Bridges and Adam Brown; Firefighters Travis Poirier and Edward Kofler; Fire Medics Colin Tracey, Gilad Maimoni, Brandon Gadberry, Adam Schwer, Violet Anderson, Juanita Benjamin, Brian Johnson, and Ryan VanBuskirk; Lieutenants Joseph Blackwelder and Joshua Veeck; Driver Engineers Ralph Mascaro, Derek Wendt, Ayron Burden, Jerome Mancillas, Jeffrey Hartzner, Patrick Geiger; and Acting Driver Engineers Marc Dieth, Joshua Thompson, and Ryan Fritz; and Manatee Search and Rescue Deputy Chief John Elwood and K9 Karma, and Captain Michael Dvorak and K9 Max were chosen to receive the Unit Citation. prgtoken Hillsborough County Fire and Rescue Captain John Shirah and Driver Engineer Peter Dziubinski; Sarasota County Fire Department Lieutenant Randy Allen and Fire Medics Miriam Troyer, Andrew Moler, and Michael Alberti were chosen to receive the Preservation of Life Award. prgtoken Hillsborough County Fire and Rescue Lieutenant Kimberlee Rogers, Deputy Chief Jason Dougherty; Manatee Search Nicholas Reis; and Manatee County EMS Social Worker Sonia Shuhart were chosen for the Dedication and Professionalism Award. prgtoken Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Lieutenant Terri Adams; Corporals William Barnes and Carlos Brito; and Deputies Keaton Bruce and Andrew Fleming; and Civilians Trexley and Bradley Cleophat were chosen for the Associate Service Award.
HONORING THE LIFE OF EDWARD COLSTON NEWTON IV
Robert J. Wittman (Republican, VA) \u2014 2021-11-5

. Madam , it is with deep sadness but great respect that I take this time to remember Edward Colston Newton IV of Warsaw, Virginia, who passed away on November 3, 2021. ``Colston'' to his loved ones, he was a man not only known for his love of family and their farm, but for the Commonwealth of Virginia and the United States. prgtoken Colston was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Edward Colston Newton III and Janet Daingerfield Van Winkle. He was a graduate of Warwick High School, the College of William & Mary, and the Marshall Wythe School of Law, joining the Army Judge Advocate Corps upon his graduation. Most notably, Colston was part of the prosecution of the Mai Lai Massacre in Vietnam. Following his release from the Army, he went on to serve as counsel with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) during the Ford and Carter Administrations. prgtoken After Colston's service with the OMB, he went on to a private practice, then became a private practitioner, and later, a Commonwealth's Attorney for Westmoreland County. Once he no longer practiced law, Colston became a freelance journalist, winning various awards for his distinct and strong writing style. prgtoken Colston had a passion for fly fishing and nurtured his children and nephews' enjoyment of the pastime. His love for the scenic beauty of Virginia was second to his love for family. prgtoken Colston is survived by his sisters Lawrence ``Ludie'' Newton Stevens, Elizabeth Daingerfield Newton Beam, and Mary Dillon Suiers, his son John Tyler Newton (Shannon), his daughter Cynthia Macomber Newton, his companion Jayne McQuarde, 7 grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his son Edward Colston Newton V, who served in the U.S. Army with the Asymmetric Warfare Group, and lost his battle to cancer on July 11, 2018. prgtoken Madam , I ask you to join me and countless others as we recognize the life of Edward Colston Newton.
VACCINE MANDATES ARE UN-AMERICAN
Fred Keller (Republican, PA) \u2014 2021-11-5

. Madam , I have talked with job creators and the hardworking Pennsylvanians who go to work every day. Do you know what they are saying? They are saying: I don't need government telling me what is best for me and my family. prgtoken But just yesterday, President released details for his vaccine mandate for businesses with more than 100 employees. prgtoken President 's go-it-alone approach of running America has left him tone-deaf. prgtoken Vaccine mandates are un-American, period. prgtoken That is why I partnered with Senator Braun to introduce a resolution under the Congressional Review Act to strike down this unconstitutional overreach of government. Every member of the Education and Labor Committee is on board with this bill, and we have growing interest throughout the Conference. prgtoken Right before the holidays, America is facing a supply chain crisis, rising costs on everything from gas to groceries, and President isn't listening to the people for whom he works. prgtoken Our resolution sends a message to President loudly and clearly: Americans are fed up with mandates and government control.
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5376, BUILD BACK BETTER ACT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Chip Roy (Republican, TX) \u2014 2021-11-5

. Madam , I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding. prgtoken I am interested to hear my colleagues on the other side of the aisle prgtoken who designate themselves as moderates running around saying that they need a CBO score. Yet, we know this isn't paid for. We all know it is a lie. prgtoken But you know what you don't need a CBO score for? You don't need a CBO score to tell you that there is a 900 percent increase in OSHA fines because you are going to cause small businesses to go out of business because of mandates. prgtoken You don't need a CBO score to know that there is an amnesty provision in here right when our border is completely on fire to provide amnesty for 7 million. prgtoken You don't need a CBO score for the $500 billion of a unicorn energy strategy that is already crippling the country, causing gas prices and electric bills to go up while President is across the Atlantic begging for oil and taking cold baths in Glasgow. prgtoken You don't need a CBO score for that, and you don't need to know what is in this garbage bill that is going to hurt the American people. Reject it resoundingly this evening.