Chip Roy Blames Imminent Govt. Shutdown on Biden and the Democrats: ‘That’s the Simple Truth’

ROY My colleagues on ░░░░░░░░ other side of the ░░░░░░░░ are talking about unfunded ░░░░░░░░ Let s talk about ░░░░░░░░ mandates Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ all of the subsidies ░░░░░░░░ are going out for ░░░░░░░░ electric vehicles to subsidize ░░░░░░░░ elite in this country ░░░░░░░░ make over 250 000 ░░░░░░░░ year Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ the subsidies 90 percent ░░░░░░░░ the corporate subsidies going ░░░░░░░░ billion dollar corporations Let ░░░░░░░░ talk about the mandates ░░░░░░░░ the form of vaccine ░░░░░░░░ and mask mandates and ░░░░░░░░ of the mandates during ░░░░░░░░ that shut down the ░░░░░░░░ economy that this world ░░░░░░░░ ever known My colleagues ░░░░░░░░ the other side of ░░░░░░░░ aisle are complaining about ░░░░░░░░ yet they are the ░░░░░░░░ of shutdown They shut ░░░░░░░░ and brought to a ░░░░░░░░ the great American economy ░░░░░░░░ in exactly what you ░░░░░░░░ experiencing right now and ░░░░░░░░ American people feeling it ░░░░░░░░ terms of inflation in ░░░░░░░░ of inability to afford ░░░░░░░░ inability to afford gasoline ░░░░░░░░ to afford power Those ░░░░░░░░ the mandates that the ░░░░░░░░ people are concerned about ░░░░░░░░ are the unfunded mandates ░░░░░░░░ are killing their way ░░░░░░░░ life right now at ░░░░░░░░ That s the simple ░░░░░░░░ My colleagues were talking ░░░░░░░░ the government and what ░░░░░░░░ might cost if there ░░░░░░░░ a government shutdown Saturday ░░░░░░░░ let s be very ░░░░░░░░ If there is a ░░░░░░░░ on Saturday it is ░░░░░░░░ President Biden Chuck Schumer ░░░░░░░░ Democratic colleagues would prefer ░░░░░░░░ shut down the government ░░░░░░░░ the United States than ░░░░░░░░ down the border of ░░░░░░░░ United States and protect ░░░░░░░░ American people That s ░░░░░░░░ simple truth That is ░░░░░░░░ there would be a ░░░░░░░░ shutdown on Saturday And ░░░░░░░░ lament what might be ░░░░░░░░ impact on government and ░░░░░░░░ is because they have ░░░░░░░░ government the American people ░░░░░░░░ a government that is ░░░░░░░░ auto pilot We have ░░░░░░░░ government that is so ░░░░░░░░ and is funded with ░░░░░░░░ spending and is on ░░░░░░░░ pilot such that you ░░░░░░░░ constrain it And the ░░░░░░░░ people are asking why ░░░░░░░░ American people are asking ░░░░░░░░ can you do about ░░░░░░░░ And I ll give ░░░░░░░░ the answer My Democratic ░░░░░░░░ want more of the ░░░░░░░░ That is why our ░░░░░░░░ leadership in the United ░░░░░░░░ Senate has put forth ░░░░░░░░ continuing resolution on the ░░░░░░░░ of the Senate just ░░░░░░░░ in the last hour ░░░░░░░░ will perpetuate the status ░░░░░░░░ will continue to fund ░░░░░░░░ government exactly as it ░░░░░░░░ funded last December at ░░░░░░░░ obscene levels of that ░░░░░░░░ 7 trillion omnibus spending ░░░░░░░░ They re going to ░░░░░░░░ that bill the Senate ░░░░░░░░ send it over here ░░░░░░░░ the House and say ░░░░░░░░ the American people they ░░░░░░░░ status quo business as ░░░░░░░░ they re going to ░░░░░░░░ on additional supplemental funding ░░░░░░░░ that s their response ░░░░░░░░ what the American people ░░░░░░░░ feeling and seeing I ░░░░░░░░ I were my colleagues ░░░░░░░░ the other side of ░░░░░░░░ aisle would also want ░░░░░░░░ have a dilatory vote ░░░░░░░░ I would not have ░░░░░░░░ solutions for the American ░░░░░░░░ What we re trying ░░░░░░░░ put forth here again ░░░░░░░░ four appropriations bills that ░░░░░░░░ 73 percent of government ░░░░░░░░ combined with MilCon VA ░░░░░░░░ we passed in July ░░░░░░░░ s what my colleagues ░░░░░░░░ the other side of ░░░░░░░░ aisle do not want ░░░░░░░░ go ahead and move ░░░░░░░░ They want to put ░░░░░░░░ a dilatory point of ░░░░░░░░ because they don t ░░░░░░░░ answers for the American ░░░░░░░░ I reserve.”