[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 198 (Friday, December 1, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H6055]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                WHAT WE CAN TAKE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

  (Mr. COLLINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COLLINS. Madam Speaker, one of our colleagues recently asked what 
our House majority has been doing that we can campaign on, things we 
can take back to the American people.
  In addition to   James Comer and   Jim Jordan exposing Biden's 
corruption, all committees have exposed Federal agencies, keeping them 
in check. It is not just here in D.C. We have been taking our hearings 
all over the country to learn what needs fixing from the American 
people.
  We have passed bills to unleash our energy sector, secure our border, 
and cut spending. We have sent bills over to the Senate to modernize 
Federal agencies and reduce regulations. We have passed 7 of 12 
appropriations bills that cut spending and rein in unelected 
bureaucracies. We would have had all 12 of our appropriations done by 
now if Members would not stop making perfect the enemy of the good by 
taking down rules and bills that cut spending.
  To those who want to make more cuts, I do, too, and we can work on 
that. Let's at least start by getting off the Pelosi budget and cutting 
something. That is something we could campaign on, but only if we do 
it.

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