[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 12, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4259]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                    REPUBLICANS' LACK OF LEADERSHIP

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss the lack of 
leadership from the House Republicans.
  Today, we should be discussing how to fund our government and prevent 
devastating service shutdowns for millions of Americans. Instead, 
Republicans want to waste taxpayer dollars on a pointless impeachment 
inquiry. Even House Republicans say there is no evidence for it.
  Instead, they should look to President Biden as an example of true 
leadership. His policies brought the economy back after the COVID-19 
shutdown. They are repairing and rebuilding roads and bridges 
nationwide. They are making America more energy independent, and they 
are protecting American technology around the world.
  Let us get back to doing the work of the American people and stop 
using taxpayer dollars for revenge politics and unpopular political 
agendas.

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