Joe Neguse Blasts Rescission Bill As A 'War On Rural America'

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In House floor remarks on Thursday, Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) spoke about the rescission bill.

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00:00The Rules Committee, Mr. Ngoose.

00:01The gentleman from Colorado is recognized.

00:03I thank the speaker. I want to thank the ranking member.

00:06Only in Washington, D.C.

00:08Only in Washington, D.C.

00:09could politicians come to the floor

00:11and brag about cutting

00:13$9 billion from rural radio stations

00:16while they two weeks ago

00:18voted to increase the deficit

00:19by $4 trillion.

00:21$4 trillion!

00:24Spare us these lectures.

00:26For years, Republicans

00:28have lectured us and the country

00:29about so-called fiscal responsibility,

00:32the deficit, the debt,

00:33and then they have the audacity

00:35to increase the deficit

00:38by $4 trillion to pay for tax cuts

00:40for the 800 billionaires

00:42that my Republican colleague from Pennsylvania

00:44is so carefully tracking.

00:47It's shameful.

00:48This bill,

00:50make no mistake, Mr. Speaker,

00:52is a war on rural America.

00:54They are closing rural hospitals

00:55by virtue of the bill they passed 15 days ago,

00:58and now they will close rural radio stations

01:00in the chairwoman's district

01:02in North Carolina,

01:04in my state, in Colorado,

01:06the western part of my state

01:07that I have the privilege of representing.

01:09Rural radio stations across the country

01:10that help constituents

01:11during wildfires and during floods.

01:13The gentleman's time has expired.

01:14It should be rejected, Mr. Speaker.

01:16I yield back.

01:17The gentleman yields back.

01:18Gentleman from Massachusetts Reserves.

01:20The gentlelady from North Carolina

01:24is recognized.

01:25Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

01:26I yield one minute

01:28to the distinction.

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