WASHINGTON IS BROKEN

On 2026-04-15, Representative Seth Magaziner (D-RI-2) delivered a floor speech titled "WASHINGTON IS BROKEN" in the House. The speech addressed healthcare and also covered foreign policy, trade policy.

WASHINGTON IS BROKEN

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 66 (Wednesday, April 15, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 15, 2026)] [House] [Page H2891] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] WASHINGTON IS BROKEN (Mr. MAGAZINER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, here is how you know that Washington is broken. Instead of voting to end the war, end the tariffs, and lower healthcare costs, what are we doing? Yesterday, we debated 14 bills to rename post offices. This is why people think that Congress sucks. Our Congress, our House, is supposed to be the envy of the world. Instead, our current leadership is doing everything that they can to make us irrelevant. Why? Money. The oil companies are making money off the Iran war. The drug companies are making money. The President is getting money for his ballroom. I wish that more people in Washington would figure out how to spend their time on lawmaking instead of moneymaking. We need to end this corruption. We need to pass a congressional stock trading ban, get dark money out of elections, and make this city work for the people again so that working Americans can afford to pay their bills. ____________________