Repairing our Nations Infrastructure is clear. Its no surprise, again that these president s, through the modern times including donald trump, have suggested it. Frankly, i believe donald trumps advocacy on the infrastructure helped change the way many in the republican Party View these kinds of investments. This investment in repairing and upgrading our infrastructure will also have a real and lasting impact on our economy long term. There is a lot of discussion about inflation right now. Again, making the economy more efficient, more productive, growing the economy. Thats what economists would call by investing in hard assets and jobs the supplyside. These are supplyside investments. This is why economists have said including Michael Strain of the conservative american enterprise institute, this will be counterinflationary. Thats important to note, too. By the way this money is not going to be spent next year. Its not going to be spent hardly at all the next year. Its going to be spe
The presiding officer todays opening prayer will be offered by Reverend Lisa Schultz of the church of the advent from washington, d. C. Reverend schultz let us pray. Eternal god, our hope for the years to come. We praise you that you have rescued our nation throughout its history. Through dangers, toils, and snares you have sustained this land we love. Through wars, droughts, and pestilence, you have been a fortress for our faith. Lord, when all seemed hopeless, you have continued to be an unfailing bulwark. Continue to inspire our senators with manifestations of your wonderful love and power. Provide our lawmakers with the confidence to believe that you have not brought us safely this far to leave us. We pray in your great name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with Liberty And Justice f
Quorum call a senator mr. President . The presiding officer the junior senator from North Dakota is recognized. A senator thank you, mr. President , for the time. Mr. Cramer i wanted to come down the presiding officer were in a Quorum Call. Mr. Cramer i would ask unanimous consent the presiding officer without objection, so ordered. Mr. Cramer thank you. Sorry about that. I wanted to get down here and spend a few minutes continuing the conversation about this Infrastructure Package thats before us and that well be voting on soon or at least the next step. I think to start things off, i first of all want to express my great disappointment that we have squandered not minutes, not hours but now several days. Several days weve been negotiating evidently, quote, an amendments package. Im in my third year here and i still dont understand the way the senate could not do things as opposed to do them. And i get that every senator has these incredible powers and authorities and can obstruct what
Raising the limit on your Credit Card Month after month with absolutely no plan to pay it off. Its irresponsible and its no way to operate. You would never run your Business Or Family the way washington runs. Its wasteful and dysfunctional. I came to washington to rein in this exact type of dysfunction. We have to get our Debt And Spending under control. We need to make Washington Work for families across florida and across the nation. Thats why i am leading my colleagues in a proposed rules change that would require every piece of legislation passed by a Senate Committee to report how it will impact inflation. Its very simple. If the legislation directly or indirectly raises the cost of living or raises taxes on american families, families deserve to know. Too many in washington believe the Lie Inflation is possible, it doesnt Matter And Spending has no consequences. Thats why this Rule Change is needed. This Rule Change is to protect that father in jacksonville who is struggling to g
the time is ticking for congress to take action, because it s congress that has an exit constitutional responsibility here. they swore an oath to and the 14th amendment of that constitution says, the validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be question, which presumably means, you need to pay the debt. june 5th is only nine days from now. the house of representatives has adjourned for the long memorial day weekend. republican leadership said, they will provide 24 hours notice before scheduling voting days, and addressing the potential default. while some republicans might just be hoping to extract a greater cuts to the social safety net in exchange for not crushing the american economy, with others, the motivation is less clear. take, for example, the chaos caucus, a group of the most disruptive members of the republican caucus right now. the chaos caucus, many of whom are members of the freedom caucus, succeeded and complicating and stalling kevin mccarth