Discussion · House of Representatives
Jason Crow Democrat
“I want us to pass this resolution and pull our troops out of fighting with Iran. Congress must vote on whether to go to war instead of letting endless conflicts continue. We should focus on our people at home who need help with housing and healthcare.”
“When I am facing my constituents who are losing their homes, losing their farms, and losing their healthcare, who can’t answer the simple question of how this is making them safer or how this is improving their life, I can’t answer that. I am unwilling to perpetuate yet another quagmire and endless cycle of conflict. It is time for us to restart the accountability loop here in Congress. All these rules, all the authorizations that we debate, why it matters is because this Congress, this body, has the duty to take a vote, to have this debate, and then go home and stand in front of those constituents who are losing their homes, losing their farms, and losing their healthcare, and say why we should or shouldn’t do it. That is what this is about. Mr. Speaker, I implore my colleagues to learn this lesson from the last 20-plus years and end this endless cycle of conflict. Let’s bring our folks home. Let’s focus on healthcare, housing, and meeting the needs of our constituents and serving our military families in the way that they need to be served.”
When I am facing my constituents who are losing their homes, losing their farms, and losing their healthcare, who can’t answer the simple question of how this is making them safer or how this is improving their life, I can’t answer that. I am unwilling to perpetuate yet another quagmire and endless cycle of conflict. It is time for us to restart the accountability loop here in Congress. All these rules, all the authorizations that we debate, why it matters is because this Congress, this body, has the duty to take a vote, to have this debate, and then go home and stand in front of those constituents who are losing their homes, losing their farms, and losing their healthcare, and say why we should or shouldn’t do it. That is what this is about. Mr. Speaker, I implore my colleagues to learn this lesson from the last 20-plus years and end this endless cycle of conflict. Let’s bring our folks home. Let’s focus on healthcare, housing, and meeting the needs of our constituents and serving our military families in the way that they need to be served.