Rep. Steve Scalise : ‘I Rise Today To Strongly Object to this Soviet-Style Rules Package’

SCALISE Thank you Madam ░░░░░░░░ and I thank the ░░░░░░░░ from Oklahoma for yielding ░░░░░░░░ Speaker I rise today ░░░░░░░░ strongly object to this ░░░░░░░░ style rules package If ░░░░░░░░ look at some of ░░░░░░░░ things that are being ░░░░░░░░ out here it is ░░░░░░░░ designed to take away ░░░░░░░░ voice of 48 percent ░░░░░░░░ this House chamber This ░░░░░░░░ the people s House ░░░░░░░░ s one of the ░░░░░░░░ things that we celebrate ░░░░░░░░ serving in the United ░░░░░░░░ House of Representatives a ░░░░░░░░ for each of us ░░░░░░░░ took that oath yesterday ░░░░░░░░ represent roughly 750 000 ░░░░░░░░ to bring their ideas ░░░░░░░░ hopes for America to ░░░░░░░░ House floor to debate ░░░░░░░░ things that they believe ░░░░░░░░ that we believe in ░░░░░░░░ we want to fight ░░░░░░░░ And we don t ░░░░░░░░ agree We don t ░░░░░░░░ see eye to eye ░░░░░░░░ what that is but ░░░░░░░░ beauty is we get ░░░░░░░░ bring those ideas here ░░░░░░░░ that debate here And ░░░░░░░░ the rules package is ░░░░░░░░ to strip that away ░░░░░░░░ yank away more rights ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of millions of ░░░░░░░░ to be represented on ░░░░░░░░ House floor That s ░░░░░░░░ who we are That ░░░░░░░░ not what the House ░░░░░░░░ Representatives is all about ░░░░░░░░ yet that s what ░░░░░░░░ be voted on in ░░░░░░░░ rules package Just look ░░░░░░░░ the motion to recommit ░░░░░░░░ if the majority were ░░░░░░░░ us Madam Speaker to ░░░░░░░░ amendments to the floor ░░░░░░░░ a regular basis you ░░░░░░░░ not need a motion ░░░░░░░░ recommit but less than ░░░░░░░░ percent of all amendments ░░░░░░░░ on the House floor ░░░░░░░░ the last two years ░░░░░░░░ Republican amendments less than ░░░░░░░░ percent when we represent ░░░░░░░░ 49 percent of the ░░░░░░░░ of this body That ░░░░░░░░ not what an open ░░░░░░░░ institution is about That ░░░░░░░░ unbecoming of the House ░░░░░░░░ Representatives And yet taking ░░░░░░░░ that ability shows that ░░░░░░░░ majority wants to shut ░░░░░░░░ the debate of the ░░░░░░░░ side wants to shut ░░░░░░░░ the voices not just ░░░░░░░░ us but of the ░░░░░░░░ of people all across ░░░░░░░░ country we represent Think ░░░░░░░░ the move to get ░░░░░░░░ of PAYGO Pay As ░░░░░░░░ Go which had been ░░░░░░░░ hallmark of Speaker Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ majority she gets rid ░░░░░░░░ that on debating things ░░░░░░░░ the Green New Deal ░░░░░░░░ what does that tell ░░░░░░░░ That tells you that ░░░░░░░░ one they plan on ░░░░░░░░ the Green New Deal ░░░░░░░░ the House floor but ░░░░░░░░ also know that it ░░░░░░░░ have devastating consequences on ░░░░░░░░ families The hardworking people ░░░░░░░░ fact the ones who ░░░░░░░░ be hit the hardest ░░░░░░░░ it our low income ░░░░░░░░ who would end up ░░░░░░░░ thousands of dollars more ░░░░░░░░ household electricity costs And ░░░░░░░░ want to hide that ░░░░░░░░ they get rid of ░░░░░░░░ so that you don ░░░░░░░░ have to show what ░░░░░░░░ cost to hardworking families ░░░░░░░░ be for radical ideas ░░░░░░░░ that This is not ░░░░░░░░ we are I m ░░░░░░░░ proud husband proud father ░░░░░░░░ a son and a ░░░░░░░░ They don t even ░░░░░░░░ you to be able ░░░░░░░░ say that anymore Let ░░░░░░░░ open up the people ░░░░░░░░ House to real honest ░░░░░░░░ and debate let s ░░░░░░░░ our differences and settle ░░░░░░░░ here on the House ░░░░░░░░ not try to hide ░░░░░░░░ views of 48 percent ░░░░░░░░ this country I oppose ░░░░░░░░ to the Soviet style ░░░░░░░░ package and I yield ░░░░░░░░ the balance of my ░░░░░░░░ Madam Speaker Gentleman from ░░░░░░░░ MAN Thank you Madam ░░░░░░░░ If the gentleman is ░░░░░░░░ in an honest debate ░░░░░░░░ hope he will inform ░░░░░░░░ where in the rules ░░░░░░░░ it says that you ░░░░░░░░ t refer to yourself ░░░░░░░░ a father or son ░░░░░░░░ grandfather a wife I ░░░░░░░░ whatever There s nothing ░░░░░░░░ the rules package that ░░░░░░░░ that I mean this ░░░░░░░░ this is not reality ░░░░░░░░ I would also remind ░░░░░░░░ gentleman that when he ░░░░░░░░ in charge this was ░░░░░░░░ most closed Congress in ░░░░░░░░ history of the United ░░░░░░░░ Congress And if we ░░░░░░░░ worried about protecting our ░░░░░░░░ I hope the gentlemen ░░░░░░░░ others will join with ░░░░░░░░ in protecting the will ░░░░░░░░ the American people the ░░░░░░░░ and millions of voters ░░░░░░░░ cast their votes for ░░░░░░░░ Present Elect Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ Vice President Elect Kamala ░░░░░░░░ and vote to make ░░░░░░░░ that we have a ░░░░░░░░ transition to the next ░░░░░░░░