Providing for Consideration of H.R. American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Floor Speech

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Mr. STAUBER. Madam Speaker, I am disappointed because we are again on the floor in a closed rule, where zero Republican amendments were made in order because, again, we are here voting on a package that has hundreds of billions of dollars in non-COVID-related spending.

Again, I am down here on the floor, disappointed that the majority disallowed my amendments.

One of my amendments would have reported on the impact the Biden job- killing Keystone XL order would have on small businesses.

My other amendment, which was denied, prevented taxpayer dollars from funding child slave labor. No, you did not hear that wrong. In fact, this is the fifth time the Democrats have blocked this type of amendment from me. What is the issue with being anti-child slave labor?

Like I said, I am not sure how this is controversial, but when faced with the binary decision to source these minerals from human rights abusers in Africa and China or source them from Minnesota under the best labor standards and the best environmental standards in the world, I will take made in America 150 percent of the time.

I join my constituents' disappointment in this process. This is very concerning.

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