Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023

Floor Speech

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Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 788, the Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023.

To be honest with you, I am amazed we are even debating this. The other side always takes the position they are for the little man. We are talking about giving money to people who have been harmed instead of letting the Federal Government keep it.

I also heard my colleague from Texas cite how government is the gold standard, how government provides clean air, clean water, clean streets. The very State that she and Representative Gooden are from, Texas, is being overrun by illegals. Where is the government? Where is the government in stopping this illegal invasion on the border? It is for pure power. It is for reelection purposes. They are putting the American people at severe risk.

Let me give Congressman Gooden some other examples of money that did not go to the victim. It went to a slush fund that was not revealed until people were asking about it. It is the example of the Obama-era EPA settlement with Volkswagen, where billions were diverted to projects Congress explicitly chose not to fund. It went to projects Congress didn't even fund.

We have to restore accountability and order. This bill will correct a horrible trend that is developing in government, and the people who support government now is less than 5 percent. They have lost trust in government.

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate Mr. Gooden bringing this bill up. It is a great bill, and I hope we can get it passed.

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