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    Motion to Suspend the Rules

    in 119th Congress Archive

    Posted

    Mr. President, 

     

    Fifty-four years ago, the Freedom Riders took a stand for civil rights and equality under the law. Their courage made America a far brighter land and freer nation for all of God's children. Therefore, on behalf of the bill's sponsor, the gentleman from California @jakeakins, I motion to suspend the rules and pass the Freedom Riders Congressional Gold Medal Act by unanimous consent. 

     

    I yield.

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    Spin Zone: Q1, 2025

    in The Spin Zone

    Posted

    Name: Butch Elroy

    Media: MSNBC

    Reason: Border-Ukraine-Israel negotiations (or lack thereof) and Inflation Talks

    • "Every one of Senator Starnes' gripes about the last Republican Congress, he is guilty of now. He keeps pointing to 2024. Well, we're in 2025. We Republicans are united and determined to work with Democrats. We promised a new day of working together, putting aside partisanship, and doing what America has been asking."
    • "We Republicans are committed to defending democracy in Israel, Ukraine, and at the southern border. We believe in proper oversight of defense spending. This ain't Paul Wolfowitz's GOP. I actually check my bank account when I buy my buckshot to go hunting. The fact Senator Starnes will refuse to even negotiate or work together on this is beyond embarrassing. He is holding oversight, democracy, inflation reduction, and more hostage for nothing but his own petty ego about last year."
    • "We Republicans know privatizing Medicare is a bad idea. It ain't going to happen. And neither do we need to cut benefits. We can rein in long-term spending while enhancing benefits. Our proposals are out there, reform the pricing model in the US, restructure portions of Medicare, and deliver benefit enhancement. If Democrats really care about this stuff, they'll tell John boy to quit the temper tantrums or let Senator Kamaka take the reins on these talks."
    • "As with any negotiations, we may not agree on everything. When I walked into these studios today, I may not have agreed with most of ya'll on everything. But I'm here because we need to work together. Enough squawking in the chickenyard. We Republicans want to get something done." 

    Spin Zone: Q1, 2025

    in The Spin Zone

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    Name: Butch Elroy

    Media: Meet the Press

    Reason: Border-Ukraine-Israel negotiations (or lack thereof) and Inflation Talks

     

    • "We are committed to defending democracy. But democracy does not end at the Rio Grande. The Senate GOP united around a bill that would deliver tens of billions of dollars to our allies in a multiyear commitment to Ukraine and Israel. All we asked was for some oversight of the funding and a real leap forward in border security. What's happening down there on our southern border is a tragedy. Just ask the Mayors of New York, Chicago, and beyond about how the border crisis goes well beyond Texas, California, Arizona, and New Mexico."
    • "Senator Starnes has refused to negotiate anything on the border, Ukraine, and Israel. He ignored and slow walked our offer for talks until finally, after reaching out yet again, we got a firm no. I personally offered to separate border funding from the support for our allies, on the condition we got ironclad commitments on border funding in the separate talks. Still nothing."
    • "This is not just on the border. This president has invited in Democratic leadership to try and negotiate an inflation deal. We are ready to make serious reforms to healthcare pricing, defense contracting, and make Medicare more cost-efficient with enhanced benefits. While Senator Kamaka has engaged in good-faith dialogue, every effort has been drowned out by Senator Starnes footdragging and repeated demands for studies. Even when he gets them, he dismisses them and footdrags." 
    • "We Republicans are united in our commitment to work with our Democratic colleagues. But we, like the American people, aren't going to be twisted around and hung out to dry like we're cheap dollarstore tobacco. We demand security. We demand lower prices. And we deserve solutions." 

    DEBATE: S.66 Securing America's Borders, Communities, and Allies Act

    in 119th Congress Archive

    Posted

    Mr. President, I motion to amend the bill to correct a typo.

     

     

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    To invest in America's working class through job creation, expanded manufacturing and mining capacity, infrastructure development and modernization, education reform, and tax relief for the purpose of making the United States competitive in the 21st Century. To secure the borders of the United States, protect communities from violent crime, and assist Ukraine and Israel resist and squash invasion and terror. 

     

    I yield

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