(Press Release) On Thursday, Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) delivered remarks on the House floor to urge Republicans to deliver on their promises starting with confirming President-Elect Trump’s cabinet nominees.
Key quotes from the interview are below and footage is available here:
“I agree with Pete Hegseth that wokeism is destroying the United States military. I agree with Pete that we don’t need to have endless wars.”
“I agree with Pete that we ought to have somebody who’s served in battle and understands it, who’s at the top of the top of the Pentagon, rather than the brass, who, frankly, often like their ribbons more than actually doing the work that is necessary to defend this country.”
“The president was elected by the American people to change this town. He has nominated people who want to change this town. If you want to go overturn every rock of everybody’s past and then say that they are not capable or they don’t deserve to serve in a position like Secretary of Defense, as is currently occurring with the targeted attacks on Pete Hegseth. Well, maybe you should take the board out of your eye.”
“The President also is deserving of the courtesy and the respect of his own party, in particular, of the individuals he’s nominating to change the town. He was elected to change it.”
“Our job between now, first week of December, and the first week of January is to get our heads in the right places. They currently aren’t there. We are not structured right now to deliver, and we have one month to do it. That is my calling. We are not here to take breaks. We are not here for CODELs. We are not here for trips. We are here to get the job done.”
“With all due respect to the senator from Iowa, you’re not where the American people are. President Trump is, and Pete Hegseth is.”
Part about Hegseth starts at 24:12 mark. Whole video is worth watching because Rep. Roy calls out Congress:
“The fact of the matter is too many members of the United States Congress are all too excited to hide behind Elon and Vivek to do the work they’re supposed to do. That’s the truth. I saw colleagues going to the mic, thanking them, “oh, please save us from the scourge of bureaucracy.” Well, what the hell is our job? We actually do have separation of powers. We actually have article 1. We actually do have the ability to use the power of the purse to constrain the executive branch. We just never do it. Ever. And if we dare try, oh, the scorn. Oh, the look from your colleagues when you dare come down and object to a consent request, as I did for $19 billion….”
“I like the fact that we have people that the President is nominating who will take on the establishment.”
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