Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

Floor Speech

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Mr. MASSIE. Madam Speaker, today we are setting a dangerous precedent. We are suspending the 3-day rule so that our constituents don't have time to see what is in this bill.

We know a few things that are in it. We know it spends too much money. We know it has got money to groom our children, down to ages of 12, into being trans. We know it has got funding for facilities to do late-term abortions.

Why would Republicans vote for that? It has got a dangerous cocktail that the swamp has always served, and we are drunk on it today. What is that cocktail? Earmarks and budget gimmicks with a chaser of the fumes from DCA, the smell of jet fuel at DCA.

What are we going to do? As soon as we betray Americans by passing this bill, we are all going to the airport and going on recess for 2 weeks.

This is not the way we should do the Nation's business. We need to preserve the 3-day rule. We need to follow our own rules. We need to bring these bills through committee and do regular order.

Madam Speaker, I urge people to vote against this bill.

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