Virginia Foxx

Ms. FOXX

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I would say nice try to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern).

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Nehls).

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the very distinguished gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Wilson).

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Kennedy).

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Baumgartner).

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, my Democratic colleagues continue to rail against commonsense community engagement requirements, which require able- bodied adults without an exemption to spend 20 hours per week working, volunteering, enrolling in school, or participating in a work development program. Let's be perfectly clear. These work requirements apply only to able- bodied adults without young dependents who don't have a disqualifying condition. Individuals who are exempt from these requirements include pregnant women, individuals under the age of 19 or over the age of 64, foster youth and former foster youth under the age of 26, members of Tribes, individuals who are considered medically frail, and individuals who are already in compliance with the work requirements under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, TANF, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP. The list goes on, but our priority remains the same. It is to root out waste, fraud, and abuse and to strengthen and sustain Medicaid for those for whom the program was intended to serve: expectant mothers, children with disabilities, the poor, and the elderly. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, all time yielded is for the purpose of debate, and I do not yield for that request.

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, all time yielded is for the purpose of debate. I do not yield for that request.

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I do not yield.

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, wow, that gambit was riveting. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Fine).

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Texas (Mr. Babin).

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, thank you for reminding us of the language we should be using in this Chamber. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, as the President has said numerous times, there will be no cuts to Medicaid. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act protects and strengthens Medicaid for those who rely on it--pregnant women, children, seniors, people with disabilities, and low-income families--while eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act removes illegal aliens, enforces work requirements, and protects Medicaid for the truly vulnerable. For our colleagues on the other side who say illegal aliens are not receiving this, we understand that 1.4 million people do not meet citizenship and immigration status requirements for Medicaid enrollment but would be covered under current law and programs funded by the States. We know that because we have a CBO score. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Barr).

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. People who have supported the Democratic Party policies for years cannot come to this floor and question the morality of Republicans. President Trump has his pen in hand and is waiting for the House to complete its work. We have championed this legislation for months, have guided it through the appropriate processes, and now we are on the 1 yard line. America deserves to move even further into the golden age. H.R. 1 unlocks the opportunity to do that. It is time to get this done. Let's be crystal clear about the content of this historic bill. We are restoring our borders once left defenseless and without redress. We are protecting our great Nation by investing in our military and military families. We are preserving tax cuts that made the United States economy the envy of the world just 8 years ago. We are reviving our Nation's fiscal outlook by finally cutting wasteful spending and unleashing our economy from harmful restraint--restore, protect, preserve, and revive. The failure to act would yield only the opposite. Our Democrat colleagues would tear down the border wall and return us to open-border policies. They would have us oversee a continued decline in our military readiness despite unprecedented theaters of global conflict. They would destroy our economy in their unending appetite for continued tax increases to feed their spending binges. Mr. Speaker, the choice is clear. We must deliver. We must deliver a renewed, restored, and revived Nation and grant voters the America they stood for just 8 months ago. Mr. Speaker, in a moment, I will offer an amendment to the resolution, which would correct a technical error in the rule. I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the previous question, ``yes'' on the amendment, and ``yes'' on the rule. Amendment offered by Ms. Foxx

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I offer an amendment to the resolution.

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I urge support for the resolution, as amended.

Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I move the previous question on the amendment and on the resolution.