Speaker, unnecessary, partisan bills like this one take up
valuable floor time when we could be considering important legislation
to extend expired programs like Perkins loans, which help low-income
students finance their education, or to address gun violence. The
American people are frightened of an agenda that prioritizes
deregulation and corporations above all else. Democrats have been pushing for votes on the House floor on
amendments that would actually address the
major problems we are facing today. That includes everything from
climate change and our military's role abroad to protecting the DACA
recipients and addressing the gun violence epidemic that is tearing
communities apart. But we have been blocked at every turn. The majority has gone to unprecedented lengths to prevent any kind of
real debate from happening.