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>> today with a partial government shutdown looming the house passed the $1.2 trillion spending bill to pay for most o, including the defense and homeland security departments. the spending package is now being considered by the senate which must pass it before midnight tonight to keep federal operations going. here's the house debate before the vote. %l changes house repubs made regarding how we fund thebs government. we made targeted cuts to wasteful programs and developed a package that is proof of that. we looked at each need and it was clear tt■uhe world is becoming a more dangerous place. we made changes and decided on efforts that include china, developing next generation weapons, investing in the quality of life of our service members. i'm proud toay that this bill

strengthens our national security and funds critical defense efforts. thisackage also includes other key priorities. it continues our strong support of israel. cats the flow of -- combats the flow of illegal drugs and fully funds medical research for cancer and chronic diseases.■ against all odds, house republicans focused spending america's most crucial need of . i urge my colleagues to support this bill. i reserve the balance of my t time. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman rerves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. roy: i thank the speaker. here we are again. the swamp is back.■ in full force. we have 1,000-page bill of $1.2 trillion. filled with all manners o spending priorities that are at

odds with the american people. that's what we have in front of us. this bill is overages long. contains hundreds of pages of report language. 1400 earmarks, we have had about 24 hours to review it. that is not the way to do american families are the ones left holding the bag. this is business as usual in the swamp. here's the deal to myepublican colleagues. you will own every single bit of this. if you vote for this bill, you own it.h.s. funding contingent n signing h.r. 2 into law, that's what we did last year to make sure our border will be secure. that is punted. you o defunding mayorkas, we did that in our bill, this punts that. it's no longer there. you own it. prohibiting mass parole and release of illegal aliens via the c.b.p. i-a pp. we did that. this bill own t you own the cond

mass parole of illegal aliens into our country. you own that. the truth. it was mass parole that led to a venezuelan gang member coming into the united states and killing laken riley. you can't go campaign, my republican colleagues cannot g campaign against mass parole and use the name of laken riley because you pass a bill in her name when policies that lead to her death. .. to increase beds, i.c.e. beds, we're going to increase the numbers for border patrol. the increased numbers aliens. the increased number of beds for i.c.e. will not be used because that's memos in place by mayorkas whom we bill will funde

i. kremplet beds will not -- i.c.e. beds won't be filled and used and we know it. we set out to prohibit d.h.s. from fast tracking asylum. this bill doesn't do that. we set out to make sure this border would be secure and you could w happened yesterday in texas, where 100 illegal aliens bum rushed our border, rolled over the texas national guardcountry and went r patrol to get released into the united states. that is what this bill continues to fund. and anyges who want to spend this year campaigning against open borders, it's a laugh. because today if you vote for this abomination of a bill, you will be voting to fund it. you will be voting to fund the very policies that you will campaign against. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from texas is recognized.÷8

ms. granger: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection.nanimous consent to yd 10 minutes of my time to the gentleman from connecticut, -- e gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. delauro, and that she be allowed to control the time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, i now delauro, to control the next 10 minutes. ms. delauro: madam speaker, i'm delighted and relieved to be finally fiscal year 2024. and for that, i want to thank chairwoman kay granger, chair patty murray, vice susan collins. i am proud to have made history with such experienced appropriators. 2024 marks■ the first time negotiations on government

funding have been led on all four corners by women. i have many subcommittee ranking members and chairs, staff on both sides of the aisle, and i will be submitting these names for the;e bipartisan bill which funds the majority of the united states government. hardworking majority of americans. it helps to lower the cost of living. it protects women's rig and access to reproductive health care. it reinforces america's global leadership and it helps our communities be s secure. i am pleased that democrats and republicans again united to make government work for th ppl coun. like the funding bill we passed earlier this month, this legislation does notng either se wanted. but i am satisfied that many of

the extreme cuts and the policies proposed by houseblica. i'm enormously proud that we are providing an increase of $1 billion for head start, expanding access to quality and affordable childcare for hardworking families. we 1 education funding, protecting 224,000 teachers' jobs house republicans tried to eliminate.t we successfully defeated every one of the republicans' extreme policy riders in the labor-hhs bill. in this package, we prioritized the men and women in our armed services, and their families, by securing pay and allowance increases over 5%. the highest increase in decades. we invest in global health and support 12,000 specialwá immignt visas for afghans that assisted

the united states and helped restrengthennd critically, we strengthened our border security. i urge swift passage of this package and i look forward to moving on how we can best serve the american people in the fiscal year 2025. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentwoma the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. roy: i yield 90 seconds to the gentlelady from florida. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is now recognized. >> i rise in opposition today to speak against the current omnibus that we are seeing hitting the floor today. you know, this administration, many people on both sides talk about how they want to champion black and brown people in this country and that's a direct a rs release from the biden administration. ms. luna: but the fact is that this omnibus, this government being open andçlhw allowing forn borders is doing nothing but actually hurting those

communities. what we are seeing right now at the border is a rise in crime. we are seeinghe very communities being impacted by the rising gang violence, and it's been disgusting to watch crony capitalists push the chea. i don't know if anyone's recently witnessed what happened with tyson farms, but they actually fired americans to hir, a.k.a. illegals, after on september 25 of 2023 they were probinged by the federal -- probed by the federal government over then who likely warned -- washed the bloody floors and razor-sharp machines. why would anyone want to continue to fund a government that, a, i this, but, b, is also responsible for losing 85,000 migrant children? the fact is that we cannot continue down this path. it is hurting all people.■p i thi to stay and you want to claim to protect minorities, then you need to ensure that you're putting americans first and not simply just using that aswhile, stabbin the back and hurting our communities. with that, madam speaker, i

yield the rest of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. mr. roy: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas. ms. granger: i yield to the gentleman from california, the chairman of the defense minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. calvert: madam speaker, i rise today in strong support of a package. today is zero hour. we're out of time. today's vote may be the most consequential of your lifetime. right n■]ow our troops around te world are facing multiple threats. our supremacy on land, sea, air and space is being challenged. and our aie attack. i could go through a long list of vital programs and funding included in this bill. the wins for or tre for our troe historic counterdrug activities, the focus on countering china. the time is short and the stakes have never been higher. for the members who are considering voting against the bill due to objections and other

titles and are under the impression that this bill failse for a full-year defense bill, i want to be very clear. this is it. every member must understand the impact of not passing this package. the only other option will be a full-year continuing resolution. which will devastate our national security and put our country at risk. a c.r. will cut defense spending by $27 billion and additional cuts from sequestration. this is somethn the history of s country and will cut our military off at the knees in the midst of the most dangerous period we have seen since world war c.r. maintains policies negotiated by the last congress, eliminates all member priorities from the bill, gives the biden jwadministrati the freedom to shift appropriations as they see fit. simply put, we will cede all congressional authority and oversight on spending to biden administration, a c.r. would be an abdication of our

responsibility and to our military and to this body. to no vote is a -- a no vote is a vote for china, russia, iran, north korea and hamas. a vote yes for our men and women in uniform andll americans and for our country. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: mad yield one minute to the gentleman from new york, the distinguished democratic leader, mr. jeffries. the speakepro temp jennifer jennifer i -- jennifer lovehewitt i thank -- mr. jeffries: i thank the distinguished gentlelady from connecticut for yielding, delaud thank her for her extraordinary leadership throughout this process in getting us to this principled result. i think all of the appropriators for -- i thank all of the appropriators for their extraordinary work on the democratic side and on the republican side as part of the l year 2024 appropriations.

this hasn't been a perfect nevet the perfect be the enemy of the good. when it comes to solving problems on behalf of hardworking american taxpayers. and this is a good result for the american people. in terms of standing up for their health, their education, their national security protection and, of course, above all else, their ec well-being. a bipartisan process leading to a bipartisan result. that will hef foundation for us to continue to do the work of the american people together. now, we've said from the very golf swing of ts democrats that, we will find bipartisan -- democrats, that we will find bipartisan common ground with our republican colleagues on any issue, whenever and wherever it will me better for the american people.

that's exactly what house democrats continue too. at the same time we've said we will push back against extremism whenever necessary. we will always defend a woman's freedom to make her own reproductive health care decisions. we will always defend the gorgeous mosaic of the american people. and push back attacks against diversity, equity and inclusion. these are american values, we will always fight to social secd medicare. and we will always put people over politics. and w that that will continue, no the just on the democratic side, but together. e american people. as soon as we complete this work, let us turn to our national security and make sure that we don't abandon the people of ukraine in their

hour of greatest need, asfight e democracy and freedom and truth are asy -- autocracy, tyrannyock and propaganda. america should always stand on the side of these principles like democracy and freedom andg? truth, and that means standing with the people of ukraine. i thank once again the appropriators for their leadership in concluding this process. i urge everybody to support this legislation and i hope that as e to you, but more importantly, to the american people who expect that in this congress we should have more common sense and less chaos. we should have more decency and less dysfunction. exceptionalism and less extremism. our promise to you is that we will do our best to put people

over politics and we hope that will you do the same. vote yes on this bill and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. recognized. the gentlewoman reserves. thank you. mr. roy: theparat leader talks about the mosaic. i assume by the mosaic that anyone who votes for this bill talking about $156,000 forat the hartford gaye and lesbian -- gay and lesbian health collective, an organization self-described lgbtqia equity and provides training in cultural competency and health care for lgbtq youth. or $2 provides hormone therapy for kids or the money for gay senior housing in massachusetts. or 4dz00,000oryouth services int has gender affirming clothing programs for kids 18 to 13 -- 13

to 18. or garden state equality education fund, which helps minors transition genders, promote biological boys playing girls sports, and using the same restrooms. i could go on and on. how about the million dollars for the inner city muslim network which cn of israel? that's what we're funding. that's precisely what we're funding in this legislation. so when the democratic leader talks about a mosaic, that's what he's talki about. and my republican colleagues who will campaign against it all year, they will, they're voting to fund it today. to be very clear, my republican colleagues are voting to fund that so-called mosaic today. unless they choose the right path and vote against it. and my friend from california, when he talked about, oh, oh, the horrors that will happen if we have a c.r., well, we shouldn't be here. this is the swamp actingha funde on the friday before a two-week recess heading into easter,

precisely to have the pressure s left holding the bag, so that we, members of congress, can go off to our codels, can go travel, c go do your fundraisers, can make sure you get home. but the ones left holding the bag are the american people.he e was given up. when we talk about defense. everything that is happening here is being done in the name of defense. everything that, talking about our national security will be undermined. well, tell me about national security in texas. when you have the national guard getting rolled over paso, when you have texans dying from fentanyl poisoning, when you have gangs and cartels operating in texas. talk to me about national security then. .... mr. biggs: i thank the gentleman for yielding. thank you. connecticut said that in this bill they were able to successfully reject

republicans' request for spendingtions and rejected republicans' request for riders. and yet somehow the republicans are going to vote for that? that's outrageous. she's right, though. she got the spending. she killed the riders. and when i hear that a vote for this is a vote for -- against this is a vote for china, what you are really saying is a vote for this is a■ñ vote for chinese terrori. we have had over 30,000 illegal aliens from china come across the border with this border what you're going to get you are voting to speed up the process of recontribution of -- redistribution of illegal aliens coming in. that's what the funding will go for. you talking about beds? those beds are going to go empty. why? because you are going t ship these people out as soon as they get here. that's what's happening. it's been 24 hours. so the crimes, the fentanyl

death, the terrorist initiativeu vote for this, you are funding it. you own it. yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields.as is recognized. ms. granger: i yield to the gentleman from florida, the chairman of the state and foreign operations subcommitte, mr. diaz-balart. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized for how much time are you giving him? two minutes. mr. diaz-balart: i want to thank the full committee chairwoman. chairwoman granger. alsohe speaker for bringing us to this point. let me tell you i'm proud of the state and foreign operations portion of the bill we are dealing wit today. let's talk about what the a bile bit of the noise and rhetoric and what's in the bill. it includea 6% reduction from fiscal year 2023. we are at a critical moment in our history. one of the most importantuz its.

and this bill answers the call. it is the strongest pro-israel state and feign ever seen. so let's talk about facts. it provides $3.3 billion militar israel. almost as importantly is what is not funded in this bill. the bill prohibits funds to unrwa, which has become, frankly, a de facto subsidiary of hamas. the passage of this bill means not onerom american taxpayers will go fund this deeply flawed organization. but if we go to a c.r., we are going to continue to fund t the passage of the bill also prohibits funds for the anti-semitic u.n. commission of inquiry answer israel. the p bill means no funds can be used to delist the iranian revolutionary guard

as a terrorist organio implemens nuclear agreement with iran. and another top priority, madam speaker, countering communist china. this bill includes $300 million foreign military financing for taiwan. the first time en appropriations bill that we have done that. the passage of this bill prohibits the use of foreign aid to repay chinese debt. also anoer strengthening our national security and supporting democracy around the world and defending human rights and human dignity. this bill increases funding toon rights in cuba and establishes strict guidelines to ensure the funding supports the democratic ms. granger: two more minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two more$ó3 minutes. mr. diaz-balart: it helps the democratic opposition and not the terrorist regimes' chosen businesses. we stand strongly against human

trafficking and par human trafficking of doctors. this bill also supports those trustling for freedom in our hemisphere. the most repressive areas. those dic dictatorships in venezuela and nicaragua. failure to pass this bill, we lose provisions onr encouraging organized -- organizations, facilitating, or promotg migrant vare cans -- caravans to the united states f this bill fails -- united states. if this bill fails and then those fundingç■" again organizations that are promoting caravans of illegal folks to the united states will continue. that is factual. that's in this bill legislation were not to pass, we lose the protection of free speech by limiting how funds can be used under the pretext of countering disformation. if this legislation were not to pass, we would go back to current law. we would lose the restrictions

that only u.s. flags may be flown or displayed over a facility of the state department. madam speaker, this bill reduce5 it reprioritizes funding towards our vital national security interests. and carries crucial limitations and smart policy changes to rein tin the biden administration. if this were to fail we are giving carte blanche to the biden democracy. i dramatic improvement of current law. let me thank the staff for their hard work. this is an important bill at a crucial, leadership is sorely needed. we are not getting it from the white house. this bill goes a long way to re-establish american leadership. iack. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentlewoman from connecticut now is recognized. ms. delauro: thank you.ne minute

gentleman from maryland, the distinguished ranking member of the financial services and general government subcommittee, mr.: the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. hoyer: one minute, too little time. the financial services bill is e alternative. thirdly, it is ironic that the group that has made comprome the most difficult over the last year continues to oppose compromise. is about compromise. this is a responsible compromise. as so many of the chairs of the subcommittees on the republican side have said, the alternative is the least responsible action that we could take. urge my colr this bill as the responsible,eft

the operations up to this point of the appropriations committee have not beent understand that. but it is our collected failure, caused, as i said, by does not . pass this bill. america needs this bill. not goo be followed by passing aid for ukraine. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. thnt mr. roy: well, the distinguished former majority leader brings up the financial services bill. what he left out was the fact that we are going to give $200 million to the f.b.i. for itsrsn the last massive omnibus bill we were cutting the f.b.i., then relied upon getting rid of an earmark in alabama to claim that

it is, now what is happening to the american people, guess what? the f.b.i.'s getting a brand new shiny headquarters despitem shoe american people. spying on them. by the way, we extended fisa to continue spying on the american people. we also failed to prohibit the treasury fm est central bank digital currency. house republicans passed that. but in this deal that was cut, we don't do that. why? why? why would it be so abhorrent to ban a central bank digital currency. i yield 90 seconds to my friend from south carolina. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from south carolina is recognized. >> i woke up this morning to a text from an elderly lady, we e attack, congressman. can congress do anything to protect our borders? the blood of further deaths of american is on your hands. i disagree with my good friends on the right side. mr. norman: this is anything but

a national security bill. look at what's happening at the border. look at what's happening to the agents that got bum rushed paso last night. if you are willing, anybody that votes for this bill, you are saying -- all listeners, are you agreeing to $500 million for jordan, including $150 million for border security in jordan? like $125 million to help egyptians attend college in egypt? is this where you want your do you want $286 billion for title x familyortion clinic? folks, the list goes on and on. this is insanity. here's what i call -- here's the fix. i call ons the only one can do it, to -- after -- to vote this bill downs

to be in place, it's been in place for 182 years, to have session in the house of representatives, cut the lights off, and untile accepts a total shut down of the border, until they accept a total h.r. 2, we don't come why fund working against us? it is total insanity. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentlewomans recognized. ms. granger: i yield to the gentleman from ohio, the chairman of the homeland security subcommittee, the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized. mr. joyce: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in support of the package of appropriation bills as chairman of the homeland security subcommittee, i'd like to thank the full committee chair, ms. granger, for her leadership in assblunding package that is reflect strong republican priorities. the crisis at our southwest border has raged under the biden administration. mo million migrants

cross the border each of the last two years. that is not sustainable. so this bill makes key investments to secure the border, expand detention, improve there, and deter illegal immigration. million to reach an end strength of 22,000 border agents, consistent with h.r. 2. pr $305 million for, this bill■k nonintrusive inspection equipment at our nation's ports of entry. this bill ensures i.c.e. has the capacity it needs■ to enforce te law by providing 41,500 detention beds. without this funding i.c.e. would release more than 10,000 current detainees who pose a threat to our communities. this bill also provides the coast guard with two fast response cutters to counter chinese aression in the pacific. additionally this billie funds the coast guard's military pay raise, keeping our promise of supporting our troops. ensures

that men and women of the department of homeland security who work tirelessly on our behalf have the resources and tos great nation. it reflects strong republican priorities, cuts wasteful spending, and prioritizes securing the border. we cannot up suspend this progress fnn. i urge my colleagues to support. and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: i yield one minute tohe the g!/tlewoman from minnesota, the distinguished ranking member of the defense subcommittee, ms. mccollum. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. ms. mccollum: well, it's nocrete was tough. and as ranking member of the defense appropriations subcommittee, i want to thank, t for working in a bipartisan manner to get the defense bill done. this compromise defense bill is focused on two things.

national security and our service members and their families. this bill provides our service members with the trainingnd the equipment necessary to complete their missions and come home soon and safely as possible. it supports military families with the increase. it includes a 5.4% increase to basic housing allowance. d the bill restores at least some funding for ukraine through the ukrainian assistance initiative. the house must the senate security supplemental as soon as possible. and i am glad to report that all the partisan riders that were originally in the defense house bill have been removed. madam speaker, this mini bus shows us there is only one way to fund the government and full s;.n a bipartisan basis. let's follow the example. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. ms. mccollum: i urge members to support the bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewomanientleman from texass

recognized. mr. roy: yield 90 pandemics seconds to my friend from the eaker pro tempore: the gentleman now is recognized for 90 seconds. >> thank you. to my house and senate republican colleagues, it's time to put your vote where your values are. because you can't claim to then fund abortion travel and aborted fetal tissue research. mr. clyde: you can't rail against president biden's intentional illegalasion and fund the policies that are causing the chaos without assuming the same responsibility. just like you can't flaunt your vote mayorkas and fully fund his salary and destructive border policies. you can't defend america's coontrol by the c.d.c. and you cannot support science and protect young women and then fund transgender surgeries andao compete in women sports. i don't call them men because they are not real men. ..

real men protect women. they don't use their superior s. you can't fund more disinformation governance boards and government by proxy censorship. and you cannot sound the alarm d plooning national debt -- ballooning national debt and then rubber stamp spending higher than nancy pelosi's levels for f.y. 2023 and the list goes on and on. republicans simply cannot righteously denounce democrats' disastrous policies that are destroying our great countryd a. after all, if you fund it, you own it. but it's not too late. we promised the american people that we would fix these problems, not fund them. so i urge my colleagues to vote no on the swamp's second half omnibus. thank you and i yield mr. roy: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. granger: mr. speaker, time.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: madam speaker, i yield oneinute distinguished ranking member of the homeland security subcommittee, mr. cuellar. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. cuellar: as the ranking member, i live at the border. i just don't go visit the border. so i know the border. this is a strong border security homeland bill that we bipartisae way. this bill takes away all the poisonous rers, bar largest numf border patrol agents at 22,000 agents. it adds c. bmpt pmpt officers -. it adds money to do air marine so they can do the work and counter drones.3z it adds money for the t.s.a. so they can have the pay equity. it expands -- it adds money to the food and shelter program border community. it adds 41,500 beds that are

being used right now, even up to 41,700 beds. it adds money for deportation when aliens don't have their rights after they get the proce. it fully funds reunification efforts of families that were unjustly funded. it adds money■o tod adds money - ms. delauro: i yield the gentleman 15 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has another 15 seconds. mr. cuellar: it addslaw enforcee work. i would say, members, this is the strongest border security bill that we have.2l■@ but it's fair. it is fair and i ask folks to support this bill. again, i live at the border, i don't go visit. this is a strong homeland security bill. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. the gentleman yields. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. roy: i thank my friend from texas for his remarks.

but i would just simply disagree. all we're doing here is adding beds that aren't going to be used. all we're doing is adding money for border pro won't be allowed to do their job. they'll be processing more people andres look em-- and releasing them against the law parole policies that damage the country and led to len■! riley's death. that's all this bill does with that, i'm going yield a minute and 15 seconds to the gentlelady from georgia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from georgia is recognized. ms. greene: thank you, m opposio the second part of the omnibus bill. no republican in the house of representatives i conscience can vote for this bill. it is a complete departure of all of our principles, especially if you call yourself this bill funds full-term abortion. this is not a republican bill. this is a chuck democrat-controlled bill coming from the house majority that is supposed to be controlled by republicans, but yet our majority has bpletely -- the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded to direct their remarks to the chair.

please. taylor til taylor madam speaker -- ms. greene: madam speaker, it is the will of our of republicans s the country that this bill should not be brought to the floor, that this bill will absolutely and will tell every single one of our votes that are this majority is a failure -- voters that this majority iszz a failue this is the bill that the white house cannot wait to sign into law. this is the bill that rips our border wide open and tells every single person in oies around thy can invade our country, they can run over our border patrol, they can run over our texas nationale our women, murder our people and squat and take over our homes. this is an atrocious attack on the american people. the speaker of the house should not bring it to the floor. and this bill should not pass. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves.

the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. granger: madam time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the ge reserves. the gentleman from texas. mr. roy: i would yield one minute to the gentleman from ss the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is now recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. roy, thank you, mr. speaker. i think that this bill objective understanding of the reality of the situation that we're in. we're at $34 trillion in debt. mr. burlison: it is the highest debt to g.d.p. that we've experienced in the history of the united states of america. higher than we experienced after world war ii. and we just left a war. today we're at the same level of debt to g.d.p. and yet we're po.

this situation is the greatest threat to national security that there is. an to add more debt onto this nation is only risking us even further. look, our border is the threat to national security and yet we're doing very little to actually fix it in this bill. no matter how much we talk about some of the at the end of the d, you know, i hear expressions like this. up here, the swamp says, people say, somebody's got to govern.■g within that statement therein lies the false pretense that government is the solution to thank you.ms, governmentsn't mr. roy: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. granger: madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. ms. delauro: madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from connecticut reserves her time. the gentleman from texas.

mr. roy: i'd yield one minute to myriend pennsylvania, mr. perry. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is now recognized. mr. perry: thank you, madam speaker. last night when i was looking over the bill, i got with a film in it, a video clip, of soldiers in uniform being overrun at el paso. being overruny illegal foreign nationals coming into our country. just running right over them. i don't know what their orders were, i don't know what their rules of engagemt wer i don't know how anybody expected them to stop them. these people coming into our country wholesale. and what was amazing and astoundi as well, mad speaker, is those folks all ran to the border patrol. to come into our country illegally. border patrol being orded by president biden and secretary mayorkas to allow these people to come into our country. my friends on the other side of the aisle are going to say, well, we g beds, we got more border patrol agents. those agents are going to

process these individuals into our country and those beds are going to go unfilled becau comir town. madam speaker, this bill makes americans pay for their own sellout and i recommend tha yie. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. mr. roy: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. granger: madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut. ms. delauro: madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: reservesn from texas is recognized. mr. roy: i yield one minute to my friend from kentucky, mr. massie. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. massie: today we're s prece. we're suspending the three-day rule that that -- so that our constituents don't have time see what's in this bill. we know what's in it. we know it spend too much money, we know it's got money to groom our children down to the ages of 12 into being trans. we know it's got facilities that do late-term abortions. why would republicans vote for that?

because it's got a dangerous cocktail that the swamp has alwayswc what is that cocktail? earmarks and budget gimmicks. with a chaser of the fumes fromt d.c. ampt. because what are -- d.c.a. because what are we going to do as soon as we pass this bill? we're all going to the and we're going on recess for two weeks. this is not the way we should do the nation's business. we need to preserve the nee own rules. we need to bring these bills through committee and do regular order and i urge people to vote against this bill and i yield back the balance of my time.: te gentleman yields. mr. roy: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. ms. granger: madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut. ms. delauro: madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: reserves. the gentleman from texas. mr. roy: may i inquire how much me replaining? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has -- is remaining? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 3 1/4 minute.

3.25. mr. roy: three minutes, 15 seconds. ok, great. i yield one minute to my friend from arizona. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. i'm going to be voting no for this, this bill. first, i want to talk to my republicanues. it's important that we understand that the american people don't expect us to win every time. but they sure as hell expect us to fight. and■ that's not what we're doin. we should not be fighting for this. mr. crane: this is garbage. the next thing i want to address real quicks who votes for this and make sure when they come back to your hometown, in your district, and they talk to you your next lincoln day dinner about fiscal responsibility, securing the border, if they voted for this, let them hear about it. thank you. i yield the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. mr. roy: reserve.

ms. granger: madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: e gentlewoman from texas reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut. ms. delauro: madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: reserves. the gentleman from■ texas. mr. roy: the gentleman from florida a moment ago talked about the fact that we defund unrwa and we defund some policies that are p him. a part of the process that we carried out last year when we set out to change this institution. to return to some sort of regular order, to have 72 hours to rebuild -- read bills, to have single subject bills, to offer amendments on the floor, to actually have an appropriations process. we passed seven appropriationsfe house. we passed three out of committee to the floor. we actually had some amount of debate, we were able to move things through. d we■wf our policy priorities and we sent them over to the senate and what do we do? we walked away and we went back to business as usual in the swamp. where a handful o people that they call four corners all sit back and decide for you.

not the people in this room as a body, but a handful so-called cardinals. the same group that i heard guffawing in the back a minute ago. the same block of appropriators that think they're the ones that get to entire world and use our men and women in uniform as an excuse to undermine the national security of this country by spending money we don't have. by racking up debt to the tune of $1 trillion every 100 days. while funding all manners of sins with respect to transgender surgeries, abortion tourism. funding the world health organization to give away our sovereignty, funding open borders with mass parole that led to the death of lakeneverybs bill today, you own it. don't go out and campaign this year saying you oppose this stuff when you because that's what's happening today. every single republican, every single democrat who votes for this omnibus spending bill today, it. they own the open borders, they own the woke military that we

cannot recruit people to fight in. they o sovereignty to world health organizations and international bodies. they own more funding for the wuhan lab. yeah, that's all in there. they own it. we should vote no. you want to win in november? vote no. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. ms. granger: madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, 11 had, 388 11,388 members have served historically in the united states house of representatives. we are blessed and what we are charged with is serving the american people. that is our jobs not serving oul

philosophies, ideologies or whatever it is we need to govern on behalf of the american people. and i'm proud to have been working with■- republicans united to make government work for the people of this country. it's a bipartisan bill, it sides with hardworking majority of americans, it helps to lower that cost of living it, protects me protects women's right, it reinforces america's global leadership and, yes, it helps our communities bee and secure. .... it is not about what we do, it's notbo who serve in this chamber, it is about what we do on behalf of the people of try outside of this chamber. this bill serves the american

people. and it has■b■q and republican support to move forward. we are six months into this4 year. we have been unable to do the work of the people because some people will hold us back. why we elected, is to serve the american people. that's what we are charged with. never forget that weúf serve he. and we have a duty to perform and to do what is right. i urge this bill. it makes sense for us to do it. and we do it because we represent this country who put r faith and trust in us to do this job on their behalf. i yield back. 1 a.m. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas