Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024

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Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding.

I rise today in support of the amendment by the gentlewoman from Florida to ensure that Congress is conducting the proper oversight of the executive branch.

This amendment mirrors the REINS Act, of which I am a proud original cosponsor. This bill passed in the House earlier this year with overwhelming support. It is clear that the American people believe the overreach by the executive branch must come to an end.

There are over 2.1 million bureaucrats and not nearly enough transparency into the rulemaking process. This amendment appropriately defines a major rule so that more attention is put into a rule or regulation that has an effect on the economy.

It is our constitutional duty to keep the executive branch accountable, and that is exactly what this amendment does. Checks and balances must be reasserted, and we must stop wasteful spending. The American people do not want bureaucrats making impactful decisions when they are struggling to afford everyday items. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.

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Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of Mr. Ogle's amendment, which will prohibit the funds from being used to institute mask mandates.

Mr. Chairman, when President Biden admitted that there is no Federal solution to COVID-19, he admitted that the mask and vaccine mandates were never about public health, they were about control.

Placing mask mandates on the American people and dictating that they must comply, or else, runs contrary to our commitment to America. Let's not forget that throughout the entire pandemic Democrats ignored their own masking rules while forcing children to wear them at school, and even outside on extremely hot days.

Liberal elites were spotted without their masks at hair salons, fancy restaurants, and more. Those same hypocritical leaders shamed others who did not comply with the mask mandates that they ignored.

The American people see right through Democrats' masking political theater and will never forget how they played politics with our children by shuttering their schools and masking their faces, even as doctors were noting the harm those mandates were causing our children.

As a pharmacist, I trust patients to work with medical professionals and their families to make healthcare decisions that work best for them.

A decision to receive a vaccine or wear a mask is a personal one and should only be done in consultation with a trusted healthcare professional.

That is why we need policies that empower workers to work, allows children and families to thrive, and encourages patients to foster relationships with their healthcare providers. One-size-fits-all mandates are nothing short of government overreach in its most tyrannical form.

Mr. Chairman, I thank Representative Ogles for working on this amendment. I encourage my colleagues to support this amendment and oppose President Biden's unconstitutional mask mandates.

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