McClintock: I Implore ‘Selfish’ Gaetz Not to ‘Paralyze’ the House by Ousting McCarthy

UNKNOWN the gentleman from ░░░░░░░░ Mr McClintock for five ░░░░░░░░ MCCLINTOCK Mr Speaker Benjamin ░░░░░░░░ described the limitations of ░░░░░░░░ deliberative body in his ░░░░░░░░ speech to the constitutional ░░░░░░░░ He said When you ░░░░░░░░ a number of men ░░░░░░░░ have the advantage of ░░░░░░░░ joint wisdom you inevitably ░░░░░░░░ with those men all ░░░░░░░░ prejudices their passions their ░░░░░░░░ of opinion their local ░░░░░░░░ and their selfish views ░░░░░░░░ such an assembly can ░░░░░░░░ perfect production be expected ░░░░░░░░ we have certainly approached ░░░░░░░░ limits in our deliberations ░░░░░░░░ recent days And I ░░░░░░░░ to pause for a ░░░░░░░░ and assess where we ░░░░░░░░ and where we re ░░░░░░░░ The Roman Empire fell ░░░░░░░░ many reasons but the ░░░░░░░░ most prominent were that ░░░░░░░░ destroyed its economy by ░░░░░░░░ and it failed to ░░░░░░░░ its borders Clearly these ░░░░░░░░ self inflicted calamities are ░░░░░░░░ right now upon our ░░░░░░░░ and we re fast ░░░░░░░░ out of time to ░░░░░░░░ them For this reason ░░░░░░░░ Republicans have sought with ░░░░░░░░ most slender of majorities ░░░░░░░░ reverse these policies albeit ░░░░░░░░ A few weeks ago ░░░░░░░░ passed H R 2 ░░░░░░░░ strongest border security bill ░░░░░░░░ a century Over the ░░░░░░░░ months our majority on ░░░░░░░░ Appropriations Committee has drafted ░░░░░░░░ 12 appropriations bills which ░░░░░░░░ discretionary spending down and ░░░░░░░░ important reforms Now I ░░░░░░░░ that we are inexcusably ░░░░░░░░ in that process The ░░░░░░░░ of the fiscal year ░░░░░░░░ us impetus to complete ░░░░░░░░ work Last week we ░░░░░░░░ taking up and adopting ░░░░░░░░ bills that now comprise ░░░░░░░░ percent of federal discretionary ░░░░░░░░ on the eve of ░░░░░░░░ impending shutdown We ve ░░░░░░░░ from experience that a ░░░░░░░░ shutdown can be administered ░░░░░░░░ a manner that does ░░░░░░░░ damage to the economy ░░░░░░░░ to the lives of ░░░░░░░░ of Americans The president ░░░░░░░░ he wishes can destroy ░░░░░░░░ small business on federal ░░░░░░░░ and those adjacent to ░░░░░░░░ land Obama went so ░░░░░░░░ as to barricade every ░░░░░░░░ and memorial chain the ░░░░░░░░ of every acre of ░░░░░░░░ land and even barricade ░░░░░░░░ turnouts overlooking Yosemite Valley ░░░░░░░░ people couldn t even ░░░░░░░░ over to catch a ░░░░░░░░ of it Mr Biden ░░░░░░░░ it very clear he ░░░░░░░░ to follow that strategy ░░░░░░░░ designed to create a ░░░░░░░░ and force an immediate ░░░░░░░░ in favor of the ░░░░░░░░ quo Accordingly our conference ░░░░░░░░ forward a 30 day ░░░░░░░░ resolution to avert a ░░░░░░░░ while reducing nondefense discretionary ░░░░░░░░ by 8 percent and ░░░░░░░░ the border security bill ░░░░░░░░ we had previously passed ░░░░░░░░ 21 Republicans joined House ░░░░░░░░ to defeat this resolution ░░░░░░░░ out of time and ░░░░░░░░ with an imminent shutdown ░░░░░░░░ conference directed the Speaker ░░░░░░░░ put a 45 day ░░░░░░░░ resolution on the floor ░░░░░░░░ the previous reforms as ░░░░░░░░ only way to avert ░░░░░░░░ shutdown and continue our ░░░░░░░░ to complete the appropriations ░░░░░░░░ We canceled the October ░░░░░░░░ to complete this work ░░░░░░░░ now we are faced ░░░░░░░░ a threat that a ░░░░░░░░ will move to vacate ░░░░░░░░ Republican speaker of the ░░░░░░░░ It will only require ░░░░░░░░ other Republican members to ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats to achieve ░░░░░░░░ result The immediate effect ░░░░░░░░ be to paralyze the ░░░░░░░░ indefinitely because no other ░░░░░░░░ can be taken up ░░░░░░░░ a replacement is elected ░░░░░░░░ when we are on ░░░░░░░░ verge of completing the ░░░░░░░░ process that in turn ░░░░░░░░ finally initiate discussions with ░░░░░░░░ Senate that are vital ░░░░░░░░ change the dangerous path ░░░░░░░░ our country is on ░░░░░░░░ cannot conceive of a ░░░░░░░░ counter productive and self ░░░░░░░░ course than that The ░░░░░░░░ irony is this is ░░░░░░░░ initiated by self described ░░░░░░░░ Do they honestly believe ░░░░░░░░ when the Democrats side ░░░░░░░░ them to remove the ░░░░░░░░ Speaker that they will ░░░░░░░░ side with them to ░░░░░░░░ a more conservative replacement ░░░░░░░░ course not The Democrats ░░░░░░░░ certainly recruit the most ░░░░░░░░ Republicans to establish a ░░░░░░░░ of center coalition to ░░░░░░░░ the House This is ░░░░░░░░ what happened in California ░░░░░░░░ 1994 The coalition s ░░░░░░░░ will move the administration ░░░░░░░░ the House sharply to ░░░░░░░░ left and effectively end ░░░░░░░░ Republican House majority that ░░░░░░░░ people elected in 2022 ░░░░░░░░ implore my Republican colleagues ░░░░░░░░ look past their prejudices ░░░░░░░░ passions their errors of ░░░░░░░░ their local interests and ░░░░░░░░ selfish views and to ░░░░░░░░ a wise decision when ░░░░░░░░ s needed most at ░░░░░░░░ critical moment in the ░░░░░░░░ of our country I ░░░░░░░░ back UNKNOWN The gentleman ░░░░░░░░ back.”