Johnny Olszewski Marks 200 Days Without A Vote 'That Would Lower Costs For American Families'

During a speech on the House floor Tuesday, Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) spoke about legislation that would reduce costs.

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00:00The gentleman is recognized for one minute.

00:02Thank you, Madam Speaker.

00:03It is now the fourth time I've come to this floor with a poster to count the days.

00:09We are now 200 days into this session of Congress, and sadly, I return with the same message.

00:16I wish it weren't so.

00:18I've scoured our voting record, trying in vain to find one vote, just one, that would lower costs for American families.

00:27The closest I found was a bill that would improve price transparency for concert tickets, but nothing to actually address price gouging.

00:36And when it comes to the most basic of necessities, there hasn't been one serious effort from House leadership to lower costs.

00:44Instead, President Trump and this GOP majority are doing the opposite, driving up costs through tariffs.

00:49The big, ugly budget makes things even worse by ending food programs and causing both health care costs and utility bills to skyrocket.

00:58And so I again call on House leadership to bring legislation to this floor that delivers meaningful relief to all our constituents.

01:06I yield the balance of my time.

01:07I yield the balance of my time.