What Virginia Foxx said, and what was done

“Mr. Speaker, for the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts, pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule and the underlying legislation. Yesterday, the Committee on Rules met and produced the rule, H. Res. 1438, providing for the House's consideration of H.”

“H.R. 8884 allows disabled Americans, who want to join the workforce to better their own lives, to do so without having to worry about whether their disability benefits will disappear abruptly.”

“Mr. Speaker, I will just note that our priorities are not out of whack. The number one role of the Federal Government is the defense of this Nation.”

“Our colleagues on the other side of the aisle are skirting very closely to having their words taken down when they call out individual Members. Mr. Speaker, our colleagues sometimes ask who is to blame for the lack of trust of Members of Congress.”

“Mr. Speaker, I think after that, I will reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I want to return to the question I asked at the start of this debate: Are Americans better off than they were 18 months ago?”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize John McCourt and his wonderful wife, Eileen, who are the epitome of the American Dream. John began his career in 1970 in County Tyrone, Ireland, in the screening equipment business on the factory assembly line for Powerscreen International Limited.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to highlight a very insightful and pertinent report from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, ACTA, titled: ``A Broadside for the Nation, Preparing College Students for Informed Citizenship.'' ACTA is a wonderful, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting academic excellence, academic freedom, and accountability through the trustees at America's colleges and universities as well as informing and engaging the general public.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Rules Committee report (H. Rept. 119-755) to accompany House Resolution 1438 should have included in its waivers of all points of order against consideration of H.R. 6955 a disclosure of the following violations: Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits consideration of a measure if it has the net effect of increasing mandatory spending over the current, five-year, or ten-year period.”

“Mr. Speaker, for the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule and the underlying legislation. Yesterday, the Rules Committee met and produced a rule, House Resolution 1423, providing for the House's consideration of four measures: H.R. 139, H.R. 8595, H.R. 9237, and H.R. 1181.”

“Mr. Speaker, we don't side with killers. We side with the Constitution. I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to the time remaining.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize and thank The American Legion Post 290 in King, North Carolina, for recently sponsoring a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the Horn in the West outdoor drama that is in its 74th season in Boone, North Carolina. Horn in the West tells the story of famous frontiersman Daniel Boone and the settlers of the Blue Ridge Mountains in their struggle to preserve their freedom during the days before and during the war for independence.”

“President Trump, when asked if the fund was dead or just on hold, said: ``I don't know. I don't know.'' I don't know? Really? He also said: ``I love it.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in celebration of a milestone for women: to congratulate my Alpha Delta Pi sisters on the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the founding of our sisterhood.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Officer Chase Sawyer of the City of King Police Department who retired on April 29, 2026, after six and a half years of service.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding and doing such a great job in handling this rule and being on the Rules Committee. Mr. Speaker, I also thank the staff of the Rules Committee for their great work under very difficult circumstances almost every day, but especially this week.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Frances Laterman and The Antisemitism Studies Laboratory at Baruch College in New York. Through generous contributions made by the Laterman Family Foundation and AddressHate, a not-for-profit organization that uses new technological methodologies to disrupt the spread of online hate, this wonderful laboratory was made possible.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Georgia for yielding time, and I thank him for the yeoman's work that he does as a member of the Rules Committee, a member of the Agriculture Committee, and a member of the Intelligence Committee.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, our colleague who says they want us to bring down the high cost of living is like the arsonist who sets the fire and then comes out to help put it out.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Massachusetts for his kind comments. I send them back to him and wish him a happy St. Patrick's Day. I appreciate him making my prediction in my opening remarks come true.”

“Mr. Speaker, I wasn't going to say anything during 1-minute speeches today, but I really get irritated when people stand up on this floor and tell half-truths to the American people.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to welcome the American Optometric Association to our Nation's Capital for the 2026 Federal Keyperson Summit. Since 1898, the AOA has distinguished itself among medical specialists and policymakers for its outstanding leadership, reliability, and advocacy for optometric professionals and students.”

“Mr. Speaker, March is Women's History Month, a time when we make an extra effort to honor and recognize women across the United States and the world who have made a positive, sustained impact upon society.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Georgia for yielding. Mr. Speaker, yesterday in the Rules Committee, I offered my sentiments as to why we must pass all the underlying measures that are being considered under this rule.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule and of the underlying legislation. This morning, the Rules Committee met and produced a rule, House Resolution 1014, providing for consideration of H.R. 7147 and H.R. 7148.”

“Again, I know you have a slim majority, but here is another fact that you ought to let sink in: We have had the fewest votes on the floor in 35 years.”

“Instead of debating the complexities of arrest or the nuances of reasonable suspicion, Democrats are instead attacking their authority, their dignity, and their work at large. That is beyond unfortunate as ICE agents are arresting some of the worst criminals imaginable.”

“Mr. Speaker, I also thank Mr. Salazar for his work and, actually, all the staff who work so hard around this Capitol. We are very blessed. Mr. Speaker, I understand that Mr.--I am going to say this in a second--Mr.”

“Mr. Speaker, for the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Scanlon), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the bill and the underlying legislation. Yesterday, the Rules Committee met and produced a rule, House Resolution 992, providing for the House's consideration of a single measure, H.R. 7006, the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise with a heavy heart to pay tribute to the life of Tense Franklin Banks, who passed away this week at 75. Tense was a gifted writer and recognized for contributions to preserving the history of Linville Falls and Avery County of the North Carolina Society of Historians.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the vice chair of the committee for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the unaffordable care act was born as a lie and continues to be promoted in terms that are lies.”

“I suppose all they know how to do is prop up a failed program that is littered with waste, fraud, and abuse, like cancerous lesions. Don't take my word for it.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize a real hero in our midst and a dear friend of mine, Donna Autry. Donna was a first grade teacher for over 30 years.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the Siamese Twins Museum, dedicated to Eng and Chang Bunker, located in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Born in Thailand in 1811, which was then referred to as ``Siam,'' Eng and Chang were the first documented Siamese twins.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague Mr. Schweikert for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, this past weekend, I had the wonderful opportunity to stop in at Top of the Mountain Farms in Ashe County and support a local small business selling Christmas trees and wreaths.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Valencia Abbott, of Rockingham Early College High School, who was recently named the 2025 National History Teacher of the Year. This is a monumental accomplishment and one that speaks volumes to Ms.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Vance Dalton, who recently retired from AgSouth Farm Credit after three decades of unwavering, passionate service. I have been very fortunate to call Vance a friend for many years.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Mr. Scottie Cook, a career and technical education teacher in the Alexander County School System. In September, Mr. Cook was recognized as a winner of the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for teaching excellence.”

“We are blessed as a nation to have vast repositories of natural resources that we can draw from and utilize accordingly. When we ignore the opportunities to harness these resources for our benefit, we deny ourselves the opportunity to grow more self-sufficient.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, psychologists have a word for the things the Democrats accuse us of: ``projection.'' Mr. Speaker, I sure hope you did not watch all 7 hours of the Democrat group therapy session last night in the Rules Committee, but if you did, you saw what a clown show it was.”

“Scientists should study this at length and try to come up with a cure. It is a serious affliction, as was evidenced numerous times over in our Rules Committee meeting.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Speaker, Charlie Kirk stood for the open exchange of ideas, our God-given freedoms, and spirited debate that challenged people to view the issues of the day in a different light.”

“I pray that God gives his wife, Erika, his children, and his family continued comfort. I support the resolution before us today and urge my colleagues to do the same.”

“Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize a dear friend and former colleague, Patrick McHenry. This week, the United States Capitol Historical Society is recognizing Patrick as a recipient of the Freedom Award.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for yielding. Mr. Speaker, Congress is charged with upholding the solemn constitutional mandate of providing for the common defense of the Nation.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule and of the underlying legislation. This evening, the Rules Committee met and produced a rule, House Resolution 590, providing for the House's consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025.”

“Mr. Speaker, we are far from weak. We are doing what the American people want us to do, and that is to let them keep more of their money and not take it and let unnamed bureaucrats spend it on their behalf.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Georgia for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule and the underlying legislation. The four separate measures being considered under this rule all have a singular commonality.”

“Mr. Speaker, you know as well as I do that Congress' first solemn responsibility, one of many, is to provide for the common defense of the Nation. In total, H.R. 4016 provides $831.5 billion and adheres to the budgetary top line put forward in the President's FY26 budget request.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Tawanda Dickens, who is a civilian employee with the United States Capitol Police. Ms. Dickens, as most of us call her, will be retiring in August after many years of remarkable service.”

“Mr. Speaker, the question before the House is: Should the House now consider House Resolution 566? Though the resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 1, the Committee on Rules is not aware of any violation of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, nor has the Congressional Budget Office identified any violation of the act.”

“Mr. Speaker, Republicans stand ready to deliver H.R. 1 directly to the President's desk for his signature. Late last year, the American people rallied en masse behind the Republican vision for a renewed Nation.”

“Mr. Speaker, I would say nice try to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern). Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I say that because here in Congress, we measure how much people really believe in their position by whether they are willing to come and join their leaders on the House floor.”

“Mr. Speaker, thank you for reminding us of the language we should be using in this Chamber. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN.”

“Mr. Speaker, as the President has said numerous times, there will be no cuts to Medicaid. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act protects and strengthens Medicaid for those who rely on it--pregnant women, children, seniors, people with disabilities, and low-income families--while eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse.”

“In response to Mr. McGovern's obvious assertions, Members always have a choice to vote up or down on legislation, be it a rule, authorization, or appropriation. The plain text of the rule provides for consideration of this rescissions package and advances H.R. 1 by adopting the engrossment resolution.”

“Mr. Speaker, I think my colleague from Texas (Mr. Roy) explained very well why we are not voting to increase the deficit by $3 trillion. We all know that that is coming from the fact that we are extending tax cuts that were passed in 2017.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to commend the Rockingham County government and Kevin Berger, chairman of the Rockingham County Commissioners Board, in the planning and implementation of the Rockingham County Veterans Treatment Court.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Indiana for yielding and for her great work on this rule. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule and the underlying legislation.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Israel's Independence Day and 77th birthday. The United States and Israel have a binding, ironclad partnership that continues to grow stronger as the months and years go on.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this rule and in support of the underlying legislation. This morning, the Rules Committee met and produced a rule, House Resolution 313, providing for the House's consideration of the Senate amendment to H.”

“We can debate waste, fraud, and abuse all day. The money that DOGE has supposedly found in waste, even if you believe that number, is totally offset by the tax breaks for billionaires in this resolution.”

“Mr. Speaker, the American public deserves better. Let's deal with facts, and let's not scare the American people. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr.”

“Mr. Speaker, I do have some other Members who wanted to come down and speak on the rule. They are tied up right now. If the gentleman is prepared to close, then I am prepared to close.”

“Mr. Roy, a member of the Rules Committee says: ``Adopting a policy baseline does not change basic math.'' Mr. Ogles says: ``The Senate budget bill is really offensive.'' Don't worry.”

“Mr. Speaker, last night, the Rules Committee met and produced a rule, House Resolution 294, providing for consideration of four measures: S.J. Res. 18, disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ``Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions''; S.J.”

“Mr. Speaker, the Reading Clerk told us what we were here to do today. In my opening remarks, I read out what it is we are here to do today.”

“Mr. Speaker, I would like to associate myself with the gentleman from Virginia in supporting this important rule. The rule would ensure the debate of important, commonsense legislation.”

“Mr. Speaker, for the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Neguse), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume.”

“Mr. Speaker, last night the Rules Committee met and produced a rule, House Resolution 242, providing for the House's consideration of several pieces of legislation: H.R. 1048, H.J.”

“A 2019 Senate report found that up to 70 percent of colleges and universities fail to comply with reporting requirements outlined in section 117 of the Higher Education Act.”

“The number of personnel at the Department doesn't really matter if you don't have the political will to carry out the authorities. I know that the people in the Department of Education will carry out these authorities until such time as the Department does not exist, and at that time, whatever laws exist will be implemented by appropriate agencies and departments.”

“Mr. Speaker, we are nearly at the end of this, and I don't believe that we need to have a colloquy. We each have an opportunity for closing comments.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Mikhail Karnaukh who was named as a recipient of the General Ira C. Eaker Award. This award is the second most prestigious honor in the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the beginning of Nowruz, an exuberant occasion for the Persian people across the entire world that marks the beginning of the Persian New Year and spring.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize James Min who will be departing the people's House after 25 remarkable years of service. Within the California delegation, he served in a variety of roles for three separate Members: Representatives Bill Thomas, Kevin McCarthy, and Vince Fong.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the 100th anniversary of the Leakesville Garden Club in Rockingham County, North Carolina's oldest active gardening club. It was formed in March 1925 and was recognized as the third garden club to be organized within the State of North Carolina.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize an exemplary North Carolinian who was just confirmed by the United States Senate as the next Secretary of the Army, Dan Driscoll.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule, which provides consideration of the fiscal year 2025 budget resolution. Our Nation stands at a fiscal crossroads, one where we are beckoned to answer a simple yet pertinent question: What path will we choose to go down?”

“Many have lobbed spurious caricatures and distorted criticisms at this budget resolution, but the truth is that it will work to put the Nation back upon a sound footing where it belongs.”