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Lawmaker says House Republicans absent during shutdown, urges return to work
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Summary
A lawmaker criticized House Republicans for being absent during the months-long government shutdown, citing specific federal expenditures and urging the House to "report for duty" as the only way out of the shutdown.
A lawmaker sharply criticized House Republicans during floor remarks, saying "There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20,000,000,000" and urging the chamber to return to work to end the government shutdown.
The speaker listed several examples of federal spending to make a point about priorities, saying, "There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for a $173,000,000 for the Homeland Security secretary" and that there is money to "renovate the White House ballroom." The lawmaker added, "What there's not enough money for under this Republican government is you. There's not enough money for you."
The remarks framed the absences of House Republicans as central to the impasse. The lawmaker said House Republicans "have been gone for more than a month, more than a month," and that they had "worked 2 weeks out of the last 3 months," arguing that the only path to ending the shutdown "starts with the House of Representatives reporting for duty."
The comments amounted to a public rebuke of the majority party's attendance and priorities; the transcript contains no recorded motion or vote tied to these remarks. No responses or rebuttals appear in the provided excerpt.
The session continued after the remarks; the transcript does not indicate any immediate procedural action or vote resulting from this speech.
