Speaker, you said that you would exact
when you were a young gun coming to Washington, you said that you would
use the open rule, but we have not seen that done in this 115th
Congress. Three times, House Republicans blocked a vote on H.R. 685, Bring Jobs
Home Act, which ends tax breaks for corporations sending jobs overseas
and creates new incentives to create good-paying jobs here in the
United States. There have been zero times that Speaker Paul Ryan has spoken out in
opposition to President Trump's dangerous and unconstitutional Muslim
and refugee ban. Zero votes on the expansion and correction to the
Voting Rights Act.
234 Republicans blocked a vote on H.R. 2933, a critical bill that
promotes effective apprenticeships that gives students and workers the
skills they need to find good-paying jobs. Twice, House Republicans voted against Made in America amendment
requiring that specific infrastructure and construction projects use
materials and equipment made in the USA.