Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022

Floor Speech

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Mrs. BOEBERT. Madam Speaker, I thank Mr. Womack for yielding.

Madam Speaker, I rise today frustrated and dismayed because Congress continues to act as the Speaker's House rather than the people's House. Debate has been silenced and bipartisan amendments have been rejected for political reasons.

I, myself, submitted 80 amendments to this bill, and not a single one was made in order. This includes three amendments redirecting Federal funds from bureaucrats to fight wildfires that are burning down the West. Forget voting on these commonsense amendments, Democrats won't even allow debate on them.

I also filed three amendments to reallocate resources to help combat drought in the West--all ignored and all debate was refused. How about the amendments redirecting resources to improve veterans' mental health? Ignored.

Do you know why the American people like Congress less than cockroaches, root canals, and Nickelback? Because of political garbage like this.

Speaker Pelosi has silenced my constituents and the American people once again.

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