TIME TO FOCUS ON COSTS

On 2025-05-05, Representative Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR-5) delivered a floor speech titled "TIME TO FOCUS ON COSTS" in the House.

TIME TO FOCUS ON COSTS

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 74 (Monday, May 5, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 74 (Monday, May 5, 2025)] [House] [Page H1841] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] TIME TO FOCUS ON COSTS (Ms. BYNUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. BYNUM. Mr. Speaker, today is the 122nd day of the 119th Congress. It has been 122 days since I began the fight in Congress for lower costs, more jobs, and a better quality of life for Oregonians. Unfortunately, I have yet to have the opportunity to vote on a single meaningful bill that would help achieve those goals. Grocery prices are still increasing, housing isn't getting more affordable, and it is getting harder for families to make ends meet. Yet, we are voting this week on the Gulf of America Act, a bill that does nothing to lower costs. It has been the same story week after week. That is why I led my freshman colleagues in telling Speaker Johnson that we are fed up and that it is time to work on costs. I will keep sounding the alarm until we start helping the American people. Mr. Speaker, it is time for us to get serious. ____________________