Ranking Member Huffman on H.R. 131

House of Representatives · January 9, 2026

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Floor remarks urging override of veto on water infrastructure bill

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Unidentified Speaker (first speaking at SEG 001) thanked the presiding officer and framed a bipartisan water infrastructure bill as a non-controversial measure that passed the House unanimously; the speaker urged colleagues to override a veto, warned that allowing the veto to stand would let political opponents "take hostage" bipartisan bills, and called the moment a "Spartacus moment" (SEG 023–SEG 026).

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An unidentified member of the House delivered brief floor remarks urging colleagues to override a veto of a bipartisan water infrastructure bill, calling it a "Spartacus moment" and warning that politicizing the measure would put future bipartisan legislation at risk.

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