Andy Biggs

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from Colorado.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time is remaining.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Pfluger).

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. We have heard a lot about Charlie Kirk and rightfully so. We have heard this important resolution today. I mentioned our love and prayers to Charlie's wonderful wife, Erika, and their children. The other day when she was speaking, Erika said that this mission, this program that Charlie was undertaking, was not going to be stopped because of his assassination, that it was going to grow bigger and stronger, and that it would be unleashed even more. I will just point out that what has happened in the last few days, as I have been in contact with my other friends at Turning Point, is that more than 50,000 new chapters have been applied for all over the country. I know that there was one, I will just describe it as a Mid- Atlantic University, that had their initial interest meeting and had more than 100 students show up at that. That is what is happening around this country. Out of tragedy has been born a hope and an understanding, not just for the theological or religiosity that Charlie brought forward, but also for the hope of American renewal and recognition of the greatness of this Nation. That is important. Mr. Speaker, I extend my condolences and my friendship also to the Turning Point USA family. I know many of them and his team, those who were closest to Charlie, some who were there when he was assassinated. I give them my heartfelt love and wish them strength as they go through and try to cope with this new dynamic in their lives. However, Mr. Speaker, the mission goes on. You saw the outpouring from around the world, from Tokyo and Seoul to Spain and to London. Literally hundreds of thousands and maybe even millions of people are coming out to recognize what Charlie was. What he was was someone who had conviction in what he believed as far as his faith and his belief in family. He used to advocate for families. He said that the greatest thing you could do, and he would tell young people this: Get married and have children. He encouraged people to have a good life, and that was important, but he also believed in this country and that this country allows more people to do more like that than anywhere else. That is why we remember him so today. It is my hope, and I join my hope with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, that this resolution passes in a unanimous fashion. God bless you, Charlie. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Madam Chair, our brave servicemen and servicewomen stand ready to defend this Nation against any threat; but they cannot prepare for tomorrow's battles if today's training grounds are shackled by outdated and overreaching regulations. The Endangered Species Act, once intended as a shield for vulnerable wildlife, has morphed into a weapon wielded by radical activists and unelected bureaucrats that cripple our military's readiness and drain billions from our defense budget. Madam Chair, consider this. The War Department manages nearly 27 million acres of land, waters, and airspace, which are vital for testing cutting-edge technologies, honing combat skills, and ensuring our Forces remain the world's finest. Yet as many as 550 threatened or endangered species call these areas home, which triggers endless ESA restrictions that hamstring essential training and operations. At Fort Huachuca in Arizona, for example, the Sonoran tiger salamanders' designated critical wetland habitat requires strict protection measures. That means environmental reviews and limits on land use, construction, and water management. All those delay vital infrastructure projects and constrain training exercises during breeding seasons. On top of that, Fort Huachuca must carry out ongoing monitoring, predator control, and habitat management, all under ESA guidelines, which impose onerous constraints on our ability to train and be ready for our warriors. The same could be said about the Barry M. Goldwater Range, also in Arizona. It is not just Arizona. This happens to Guam, as well, for instance. Guam's military installations face extreme challenges related to ESA from the invasive brown tree snake, which has devastated native wildlife and forced costly and elaborate mitigation programs. On Guam, the military must deploy snake-proof fencing, trap-and-bait programs, and train detection dogs to prevent brown tree snake incursions on military equipment and cargo, significantly complicating logistics, readiness, and training activities. This forces the Department of War to divert funds to wildlife management, while mission-critical activities grind to a halt. Activist groups exploit the ESA through relentless litigation and red tape, imposing critical habitat designations that do precious little to recover species but everything to block land use and weaken our defenses. They are a direct assault on our national security. After more than 50 years since its enactment in 1973, the ESA's track record is abysmal. Fewer than 2 percent of listed species have been delisted. That isn't a success story. That is proof of a flawed perpetual regulatory machine that prioritizes special interest agendas over sound science and our soldiers' needs. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Madam Chair, let me reiterate: Activist groups exploit the ESA through relentless litigation and red tape, curtailing and preventing full training and preparation by our military. This amendment is nonnegotiable. It draws a clear line: Military and National Guard lands cannot be arbitrarily designated as critical habitat if the Department of War deems them essential for national defense. I want to take the same argument that was used on the last bill when Mr. Cisneros of California said, good grief, our adversaries don't care about this question of censorship. I am telling you, Madam Chair, our adversaries don't care about this question of the environment and the ESA. It exempts our personnel from ESA prohibitions during defense-related operations. That is what is happening, even if incidental harm occurs, because in the heat of preparation for real-world threats, we cannot afford to pause for paperwork. The ESA was not meant to become a tool for endless lawsuits, environmental extremism, or regulatory overreach that jeopardizes our ability to deter adversaries. Madam Chair, now is the moment for bold action and clarity. National defense must eclipse this misguided focus on the ESA. The ESA has only delisted 2 percent of the hundreds and thousands of species that it has listed. We cannot handcuff America's military. Our enemies are not waiting for environmental impact studies. They are advancing relentlessly. If we vote against this, we are choosing endangered species over war preparedness and defending this country. This is essential, and it is a lifeline for security. Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to stand up for our troops and pass the measure today, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. BIGGS

Mr. BIGGS. Mr. Speaker, today we tragically lost a tremendous leader and a friend. We didn't lose him so much as he was taken from us. Charlie Kirk was an inspiration to an entire generation, and I believe that his legacy will grow. He will be remembered as someone who changed the course of this Nation. He was the founder of one of the most influential movements, political movements, of our time. We live in an interesting time. We see political movements. President Trump has fostered the MAGA movement, perhaps the most powerful in the history of the country. However, let's just talk about what Charlie Kirk did in Arizona, and then we will talk about his most important contributions. He founded an organization, Turning Point USA, and a whole group of related Turning Point affiliates. They are headquartered right there in Arizona. He was just absolutely remarkable. Arizona is a battleground State. What did they do? In our State, Turning Point Action, together with other coalitions, actually turned out more than 300,000 low-propensity Republican voters, right? What is the difference? The difference was it made Donald Trump win Arizona. It helped Donald Trump win Arizona by the largest margin of any battleground State, 160,000 votes, a 5 percent, 5-point victory. He fostered a movement. He fostered the movement because he was smart. He was erudite. He was passionate. He was generally calm, took on all comers, unafraid to talk with anyone about his message. While we consider this movement, we know that people in his generation and younger are actually moving to the right. A lot of people say they are moving to the right because they have been disassociated by the left, they have been disillusioned by the left. I think there is probably some of that to it, but they don't move to the right unless there is an invitation. So he invited people to come and to share his love of freedom, family, faith, God, and country. Charlie will be a historic figure. He really will be. He will be one more in a long line of those who are good whose lives are snuffed out by those who are evil, but his memory will remain strong. I would suggest that the most important role that Charlie filled was as a loving husband, a father, a devout Christian who shared his faith unapologetically, without fear, with tremendous courage, charisma, and compassion. My family invokes our thoughts and prayers on behalf of Erika and Erika and Charlie's two young children. We pray that God covers them with peace and gives them the comfort of the holy ghost. Mr. Speaker, I want to just close with a couple things. We always say there is no place for political violence in this country, and there should not be. This assassination was meant to instill fear. It was an actual assassination, a political assassination. What must we do? Well, we certainly speak peace, truth, and comfort, but we respond with courage because the message Charlie brought was there is a good way. This country has much to offer everyone, so we will double down. We will reinvigorate and restart our engine. Those who want to destroy this country, whether it be because they want to destroy our faith in God, whether they want to destroy our freedom, whether they want to destroy our education--David mentioned that--we will persevere because there is much to be learned from this young man. Mr. Speaker, my family and I say may God bless Charlie and his family; may God bless the entire TPUSA team, who are in mourning and grieving; and may God bless the message of freedom that America stands for.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Madam Chair, Taiwan is a great friend of the United States, and it is a unique friend to Arizona. The CCP uses every tool it can, including maps, to undermine truth and assert illegitimate claims over sovereign territory. Congress should not fund anything that supports the CCP's disinformation efforts, and now is the time for strategic clarity, with rising bellicosity coming from the CCP. We cannot allow authoritarian regimes to dictate how our government communicates facts. If we truly stand for freedom, sovereignty, and truth, then we must also stand with Taiwan. This is one way to do so.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Madam Speaker, I thank Representative Smith for yielding time to me today and also for a lifetime of work that he has put in to save the lives of so many unborn children. Madam Speaker, today marks the third anniversary of one of the most consequential decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court in our Nation's history, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. That bill corrected a grave constitutional error and returned the power to protect life back to the States, where it has always belonged. The decision reached in Roe v. Wade was never grounded in sound law. It was judicial activism masquerading as jurisprudence. That activism resulted in the death of more than 60 million innocent lives. That decision was a lie. It was fabricated out of thin air by activist judges who thought they knew better than the Constitution and the people. Dobbs gave that power back to the people, back to the States. Since that ruling, we have seen States across the Nation step up and declare what the left refuses to admit, which is that human life begins at conception and that every child has the right to be born. They want taxpayer-funded abortion up to and including the moment of birth. Sadly, my own State has enshrined that in its own constitution. The Dobbs decision represents a triumph of constitutional originalism and the sanctity of life, an incredible decision that has the potential to change the very trajectory of this Nation. It was the fruit of tireless prayer, relentless advocacy, and the courage of millions who refused to accept the culture of death. One of those great leaders sits next to me now, Representative Christopher Smith. Life should not be a partisan issue, and I know that we have a chance to actually rehabilitate this Nation. This is a key issue, and the Dobbs decision provides us the opportunity to be the final fulcrum of change here. I thank God for the Supreme Court. I thank God for people like Chris Smith and the tireless millions of advocates over the years. I thank God for this country. May He bless this country.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the memory and selfless service of Officer Gabriel Facio of the Apache Junction Police Department: End of watch, June 8, 2025. Gabriel was wounded in the line of duty on June 2, 2025, while attempting to apprehend a suspect who was brandishing a weapon and waving it at motorists and residents. Gabriel and his fellow officers bravely responded to the call and pursued the suspect further south. After using all available means to bring in the suspect without incident, the commands were not obeyed, and the suspect could not be brought down with less lethal tools. The suspect fired his weapon at Gabriel and his fellow officers, who returned fire. Sadly, in the exchange, Gabriel was struck in the face before the suspect was hit and taken into custody. Gabriel fought valiantly but could not overcome the wounds he sustained. Six days later, he passed away at only 46 years old, surrounded by his family and fellow officers. We honor his sacrifice as the first Apache Junction police officer to be killed in the line of duty. He was beloved by his fellow officers and his dear family, with whom we mourn. Gabriel, we pray for your family and brothers in blue. Your service and protection of the people of Apache Junction in Arizona's Fifth District will live on forever. Thank you, and may God welcome you home. Mr. Speaker, I ask for a moment of silence.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, the original Medicaid program was designed to help the disabled, pregnant women, seniors, and children. Then there was this expansion that came along, and it is filled with able-bodied adults of working age who could be working. That is the fastest growing program in the United States today. They pay out about $100 billion a year in lost payments. The Republicans want to deal with that. How we deal with it is an increase in funding over the next 10 years of 25 percent. We just heard somebody say we are going to gut it. Only in Washington, D.C., would someone say an increase in spending is a cut. That is the weirdness of this place, but this is the reality. These are the facts right here.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Cathi Herrod, who recently retired from the Center for Arizona Policy after serving 20 years as president. Cathi dedicated her life's work to promoting and defending the sanctity of life, traditional marriage and families, and religious freedom. She joined CAP in 1997, shortly after its founding, as legislative counsel. Upon retirement of CAP's founder, Len Munsil, in 2005, Cathi assumed the role of president and has since been a force for good at the Arizona Capitol. Since CAP's founding, more than 200 pieces of CAP-supported legislation have been passed by the Arizona Legislature, including many that protect the unborn and pregnant mothers. Cathi has received numerous awards and distinctions for her work. She was recognized by Arizona newspapers as one of the 10 most influential leaders at the Arizona Capitol. She received the Family Champion award from Focus on the Family and received the William Wilberforce Award from Students for Life of America. Mr. Speaker, I am grateful for the work of dedicated individuals like Cathi who relentlessly strive to promote policies that protect the dignity of every Arizonan. I wish Cathi well in her much-deserved retirement.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, let me tell you something. In Arizona, we have two kinds of ballots. We are the only State that does, and we are really unique in this way. It is a result of a Federal case. You have State ballots, which require you to prove citizenship to vote on, but not so on Federal ballots. That means to vote for Members of Congress, U.S. Senators, and the President of the United States, you do not have to show citizenship. You don't have to show identification. The SAVE Act is required if we are going to have election integrity. Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to vote for that. It will make the Federal law in Arizona correspond to the State law. That will help Arizona's election integrity.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the topic of this Special Order.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to be here tonight with my colleagues who are also members of the Border Security Caucus. For 4 years, we have stood here and exposed the open-border policies of the Biden-Harris administration. For 4 years, we have seen what happens when the America First border security policies that President Trump had put in place were thrown out. In just over 1 month, we have seen what happens when those policies are put back in place. Since President Trump took office, ICE agents have arrested more than 20,000 illegal aliens. That is just in 1 month. By comparison, Joe Biden only had 33,000 at-large arrests for the entire year of 2024. When Joe Biden was in charge, over 300,000 illegal aliens crossed the border in just 1 month. In President Trump's first month, illegal crossings did not even reach 10,000. The actual number was 8,400. Whereas Biden let all those people into the country without proper vetting, some of which were known criminals and terrorists that we are now trying to find, under President Trump, people who illegally crossed the border are stopped and immediately detained or removed. Due to President Biden's catch and release policies, every State had the pathologies of a border State. Immediately after taking office, President Trump charged ICE officers with cleaning up streets across the country by detaining the illegal aliens that Joe Biden had released into the country. While they were attempting to prosecute President Trump for bogus charges in multiple jurisdictions, the Biden regime was releasing actual criminals into every city in America. Tonight, we are going to be exposing the Biden-Harris administration's open-border policies and President Trump's work to remove them. We will highlight the tireless work of ICE agents tasked with arresting some of the worst individuals who have invaded our country. Despite being demonized by the mainstream media and organized campaigns to interfere with and prevent arrests, including by exposing personal information of agents, in just 1 month, those agents have taken thousands of violent and malevolent offenders off of our streets. In just 1 month, President Trump has put an end to the endless invasion of our communities by illegal aliens. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Babin), my co- chairman of the Border Security Caucus.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman who has seen in his own district time and time again the abuse caused by these out- of-control illegal aliens. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Tiffany), my friend who is also on the Border Security Caucus.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman, and I appreciate his willingness. We have been to the border together. As has everyone else speaking tonight, I think we have all been except for Mr. Gill who I have got to get down there. It is always fun. Mr. Speaker, I yield to my good friend from Georgia (Mr. Clyde).

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend, the gentleman from Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I yield to my friend from Indiana (Mr. Baird). Mr. Speaker, I will always remember him going off with Art Del Cueto and leaving the rest of us in a car, stuck in the dirt and with a bad tire, as we were down on the border. It is good to see that he made it.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman, who is also a member of the Border Security Caucus, for being with us tonight. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gill). Texas is another border State, and Mr. Gill is a newcomer who is setting the world on fire.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his passion. He is right. We do need to codify President Trump's policies because we cannot go back to the period of time like we just experienced under the Biden regime. Mr. Speaker, the Trump policies are a product of understanding what needs to happen. The mere fact that Donald Trump was elected almost immediately terminated the onslaught of people crossing our border. Let me give an example. When I was meeting with the new border patrol chief, Chief Banks, I asked him what is going on. He said: Andy, three caravans turned back yesterday. Mr. Speaker, that is what happens when you enforce the law. People were going to break the law. They stopped breaking the law. When I was down at the border just a few weeks back, I wanted to compare. I went to a place where I knew we had a regular flow of illegal aliens crossing the border. It was eerily quiet when I was there. The only thing that we saw and noticed on the southern side of the border were the watchers and the scouts. All of a sudden, they saw us. They came out. They were watching and observing us. Let's talk about some of the people that have come in under the Biden administration's terrible and dangerous anti-American policy. First is Eduardo Domingo Renoj-Matul; some call him Turko. In the sanctuary city of Los Angeles, Federal agents arrested Eduardo Domingo Renoj-Matul, also known as Turko, who is charged with running one of the largest human smuggling organizations in the country. It spanned 5 years, and he smuggled in around 20,000 illegal aliens, largely between Los Angeles and Phoenix. Just so you know, the last number was about $10,000 per person that he was smuggling. A codefendant of his was also charged with threatening to behead a Homeland Security Investigations agent and his family while authorities were conducting a search of his home. Charges against him and his codefendant include hostage taking, transporting aliens into the U.S., and transporting aliens for private financial gain, resulting in death. Illegal aliens were charged in some instances more than $15,000 for transportation. If they couldn't make the payment, they were held as hostages in stash houses in Los Angeles and Phoenix. Let's take a look at someone else. Let's see if we can find Wilmer Yovani Fuentes-Benitez. On February 2, ICE officers in Philadelphia arrested Honduran national Wilmer Yovani Fuentes-Benitez who was previously deported three times. This time he was also arrested for resisting arrest and battery of a police officer. These are the people that my friends across the aisle say should be allowed to remain here in these sanctuary cities. ICE agents in Omaha arrested a member of Tren de Aragua who had spent 7 years in a Venezuelan prison for robbery, resisting arrest, and unlawfully discharging a firearm. ICE agents arrested Fernando Hernandez-Martinez for two counts of child molestation. We have another poster. This is Jose Roberto Rodriguez-Urbina. On January 22, ICE agents arrested El Salvadoran national Jose Roberto Rodriguez-Urbina who was wanted in his home country on extortion charges. This is what happens when an administration does not properly vet people they let into the country. Criminal fugitives see the U.S. as a safe haven from justice, and they abuse the parole statute. They literally granted parole to millions of people when the very purpose of parole never saw more than 25 or so people admitted into the country under parole but not under the Biden administration. In Saint Paul, Minnesota, another individual was arrested by ICE agents, Victor Covarrubias-Ozuna, for sexually assaulting a child. Here is another one. In San Francisco, California, ICE agents arrested Erwin Davila-Galvan for lewd acts with a minor. We have another poster. On January 27, ICE agents in San Diego arrested an Afghani who had an existing removal order and was a known or suspected terrorist. Despite having a removal order, the Biden- Harris administration and Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas could not be bothered to deport this suspected terrorist. He was roaming our streets and had to be captured by ICE agents. We have another individual. On February 5, ICE officers in Harris County, Texas, arrested Mexican national David Gonzalez-Martinez for aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury. Gonzalez has illegally entered the country at least four times and was removed from the U.S. in 2001, 2008, and 2015. He was previously convicted of voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault with a weapon, drug possession, and illegal reentry. On January 27, ICE agents in Brockton, Massachusetts, arrested Guatemalan national Edilio Agustin-Orellana. Agustin is charged with five counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, three counts of kidnapping, and armed home invasion. He has a record with ICE going back as far as 2002 when he was first arrested for illegally entering the United States. These are the types of individuals that are currently being arrested by ICE under the leadership of Tom Homan. These are the types of individuals that are being protected by sanctuary cities. When we recently had a hearing, we had the mayors of four of these sanctuary cities come in. All of them said: We cooperate with ICE. We don't keep people from being deported or we don't stop handing them over. But they do; they release them in the parking lot. Let me read you the statutes that they are violating. Here is one. 8 U.S.C. 1373(a) states: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal, state, or local law, a Federal, State, or local government entity or official may not prohibit, or in any way restrict, any government entity or official from sending to, or receiving from, the Immigration and Naturalization Service information regarding the citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any individual.'' You cannot do it. There is not even a culpable mental state required. You simply can't restrict it. The sanctuary cities are preventing ICE and the immigration officials from getting this information. There is this one. This is 8 U.S.C. 1324(c). It states: ``In conducting investigations and hearings . . . immigration officers and administrative law judges shall have reasonable access to examine evidence of any person or entity being investigated . . .'' When the sanctuary city mayors say you can't cooperate with ICE, they are violating this statute. They have criminal culpability. Also you will see again there is no culpable mental state. There is no requirement that they intentionally or willfully knowingly do it. It is a per se statute. They are violating this. They have criminal culpability. The sanctuary cities also have culpability on this. ``Any person who knowing''--now you have a culpable mental state--that a ``Any person who knowing or in reckless disregard of the fact that an alien has come to, entered, or remains in the United States in violation of law, conceals, harbors, or shields from detection, or attempts to conceal, harbor, or shield from detection such alien in any place. . . . shall for each alien in respect to whom such a violation occurs, be fined, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.'' You have to understand something. What you have here is you have mayors telling their police chiefs and their officers don't hand these people over. Don't hand them over. There is no distinction between civil or criminal. When they do that they know that they are concealing. That is a criminal sentence up to 10 years. They are violating the law. They need to be prosecuted. I am calling on Pam Bondi, the new Attorney General, and I am also calling on Mr. Homan to make that happen. Mr. Speaker, I tip my hat to President Trump. What he has done just by enforcing the law has actually secured most of our border. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I did not have junior Muskovite on the bingo card. I do find it interesting that the gentleman would be commenting on Ronald Reagan's current condition and his state of repose because I think he probably doesn't understand Ronald Reagan's philosophy at all. Let's talk about what might be good if regulations are bundled together. Let's just consider a couple of things. The need for the Midnight Rules Relief Act is most clearly seen in the wave of regulations issued by the prior administration in the eleventh hour of their administration. In the last few months, the Biden administration issued a staggering total of more than 1,400 final rules. Here are two that might be single subject. Let's think about it. Would Democrats be okay if the Biden energy final rule of December 2024 was included, which effectively banned gas-powered water heaters in homes, which would increase their price by hundreds of dollars? I wonder if my Democratic colleagues would be comfortable with sticking that with another Biden energy regulation issued in the same month, December of 2024, after he had already lost the election, that forces appliance manufacturers to comply with onerous rules that slow down the washing times for dishwashers from an hour or less to more than 2 hours? One wonders. Those sound like they might be single-subject bills. Moreover, there is nothing in here that mandates that we just bind everything together. The minority knows this doesn't require everything to be stuck together. My Democratic colleagues know that they can be analyzed and bound together, as they can currently, except that they can't currently, can they? I just picked two rules out of the air. Those two rules right there would require two separate bills. They would require two separate bills. Democrats don't want that. Last October, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule that dramatically raised the cost of repairing commercial and residential air-conditioning units. Maybe all three of those could go together in the same bill, but that can't be done under the current rule. That can't be done under the current law. We couldn't do it. You would be stuck and you are going through the process, and believe me when I say I feel like we are going as slow as molasses here. My leadership would say that I complain about it all the time. We are taking next week off. Maybe Democrats would be comfortable if we were working next week and we were going to go through maybe 150 of these rules. Maybe that would make you happy. What I will tell you is that the Midnight Rules Relief Act would allow Congress to consider and disapprove or accept all three of these burdensome regulations at one time. That makes us more responsive, and it makes us more able to process and oversee these regulators, these bureaucrats. I find it intriguing. Elon Musk got mentioned again. He has replaced Trump. There is no longer TDS. Now, it is Elon Musk derangement syndrome because he has got to mention that on everything. Here is the way it works. They want to say Elon Musk is looking at regulations and stuff like that, but we have an Oversight Committee. We do. We have an Oversight Committee, and we are busy conducting oversight. It sure would be nice if the Oversight Committee could put some of these bills together as we consider these rules. However, when you have 1,400 rules, it doesn't matter how many oversight committees you have, you are going to have a tough time getting them done in a 2-year period. That is just the way it is. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 122, I call up the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for ``midnight rules'', and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

Mr. BIGGS of Arizona. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to insert extraneous material on H.R. 77.