[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 14, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H621]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   REAL LEGISLATION IS BEING BLOCKED

  (Ms. SCANLON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SCANLON. Mr. Speaker, we just learned that Congress is being sent 
home early yet again this week because the Speaker doesn't have the 
votes to pass the bills he scheduled for this week. This keeps 
happening because Members of House leadership are unwilling to do the 
hard work of negotiating legislation that is supported by the majority 
of Congress, much less the majority of the Senate or the American 
people.
  It is bad enough that they are wasting time and taxpayer dollars to 
have Congress spinning its wheels with failed bills and stupid stunts, 
like impeaching Cabinet members for policy disputes, but the Speaker is 
blocking real legislation to solve real problems, like passing the 
overdue budget or immigration reform or passing commonsense gun safety 
bills.
  Early yesterday morning, the Senate passed a comprehensive national 
security package with a vote of 70-29, including strong bipartisan 
support.
  If Speaker Johnson would put that bill on the House floor, it would 
pass with strong bipartisan support here, too.
  The bill provides urgently needed humanitarian relief, as well as 
support for Ukraine, our allies, and our national security.
  Instead of taking the day off, the Speaker needs to put that bill on 
the floor.

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