MEMBER OF CONGRESS
House of Representatives
“The last guy cut USAID. He said that was good. He said it saved money. I don't think so. I say it cost us more. We had disasters. Some Americans died. It would cost less to prevent them. We should spend more on USAID. I say that will save money. We should spend less on war. We should spend more on aid.”
House of Representatives
“I'm answering a question people ask. People wonder why our investigations take so long. I want to blame the slow investigations on people who do not cooperate. We subpoenaed this person last year. He still has not cooperated. This started before I was in Congress. If we punish this person, other people will know they can't just ignore us. If we do not enforce our subpoenas, people will keep ignoring us. Then our investigations will take years. People will not trust Congress. I say we should vote to hold this person in contempt. It sends a message that Congress will hold people accountable. I thank the leaders for bringing this vote.”
House of Representatives
“The American people don't trust us. We should pass a bill to stop Congress and the President from trading stocks. But this bill won't pass anyway. It also adds a voter suppression bill. I say vote no on this fake bill.”
House of Representatives
“I want this bill to pass. It will protect more whistleblowers. They should be able to report bad things without fear. The government should not retaliate against them. This bill will help Congress find out about bad things.”
House of Representatives
“I also want to talk about this bill. The government should tell us when projects are late or cost too much. Then we can fix problems. This bill will help us do that. We should pass this bill.”
House of Representatives
“I want to talk about this bill. This bill will let the government give workers one payment to move. Workers can talk to someone if they think the money is wrong.”
House of Representatives
“I like this bill. It spends more money on technology. It will let government buy things faster. It will let government spend more money on subscriptions. It will let more businesses sell to the government. I think this will save money. I am glad other people agree with me.”
House of Representatives
“I am thankful for the time. I want to talk about this bill. People need help. Costs are high. We should pass the bill. Then people will know what the government spends on them.”
“I want this bill to pass. The government should put all its spending online. People should see how the government spends their money. Some spending is secret now. That is bad. This bill will show all the secret spending to the people. The government spends a lot on contracts. People don't know about these contracts. We should show these contracts to the public. I want more transparency.”
House of Representatives
“I want this bill to pass. I thank the person who wrote it. Everyone should support it.”
“I also want the government to change how it buys things. The government should update the rules more often. It will help the government buy what it needs. It will make bidding more competitive. The government will spend taxpayer money better. I want everyone to support this bill.”
House of Representatives
“I want this bill to pass too. The government should buy things based on value, not just the cheapest price. The government has a list of things they can buy. This bill will help the government spend money better. It's a good bill. I want everyone to support it.”
House of Representatives
“I like that the American Telugu Association is having a conference. I want to say congratulations.”
“I want to stop data centers. They are bad for Virginia. They make our air dirty. They make our utility bills higher. They put transmission lines by our homes and schools. People in my district don't want them. I want the data centers to pay to put the lines underground instead. I want the data centers to pay more. I don't want high utility costs for my community. I want the data centers to stop making noise and pollution. I say enough is enough.”
“Sathguru Dhandapani was a nice man. He was an engineer and a CEO. He ran a Tamil school. He liked music. I want to say thank you and that he will be missed.”
“Douglas Graham was a good photojournalist. He took pictures of our town. He had cancer but still worked. He was a nice man. I am sad he died. I want to say thank you to his family.”
