BRING YOUR CHIPS TO THE TABLE

On 2026-07-22, Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) delivered a floor speech titled "BRING YOUR CHIPS TO THE TABLE" in the House.

BRING YOUR CHIPS TO THE TABLE

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 120 (Wednesday, July 22, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 22, 2026)] [House] [Page H5028] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] BRING YOUR CHIPS TO THE TABLE (Mr. COHEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Hegseth said we have spent $37 billion on an unnecessary--he didn't say an ``unnecessary'' war, but it is an unnecessary and failed war in Iran--$37 billion and lost 17 soldiers. He says he is going to ask for another $70 billion to fight this unnecessary and failing war. We have resolved the fact that we can stop Iran from having a nuclear weapon when Barack Obama was President and negotiated a treaty. Right now, we don't know if they have moved the enriched uranium outside of the place where it was buried underneath a mountain or not. It is suspected they might have. It is a failed war. Mr. Speaker, I will be willing to vote for a bill that has $70 billion in it when President Trump pays his share by paying his taxes on the $2.2 billion he earned last year, mostly in crypto, which cost the people that bought crypto a billion dollars. That is what they lost. When Trump pays his share, I will pay my share and vote for it. I won't vote for it otherwise. President Trump, bring your chips to the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to direct their comments to the Chair. ____________________