Name: H. Res. 1336 – Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
Uploaded: 2026-06-03T19:45:00+00:00
Duration: 1996 s

05:40 - 06:52

Speaker 2

Good afternoon. The committee will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. Today the Rules Committee is convening to consider a single measure providing same-day authority through Friday of this week for the Senate's forthcoming reconciliation bill. Granting same-day authority will allow the House to expeditiously advance this legislation to the president's desk and uphold our commitment to fully fund ICE and CBP and the men and women who work tirelessly to keep our homeland safe and secure every day.

I'm sure there's more that can and will be said when we actually consider the legislation from the Senate. With that, I now yield to the ranking member for any comments he wishes to make.

06:52 - 07:17

Speaker 1

Well, first I have a question. I'm trying to figure out what the emergency is. Like, why do we need this emergency meeting? Why do we need same-day authority? I mean, it's not like the government's running out of money.

I mean, why is there an emergency that we have to use these extraordinary procedures to, you know, be able to bring what the Senate does to the floor immediately?

07:19 - 07:30

Speaker 2

Well, I think we've been waiting for a while for this. We were hoping to get it last week. We didn't. And so now it looks like we're going to get it and there's no reason to put it off.

07:31 - 09:51

Speaker 1

Well, I mean, I think maybe my Republican friends might be afraid that people might read the bill and see what's in it. But, Madam Chair, this is a perfect example of how things happen around here now. I mean, we're here for an emergency meeting called at the last minute, barely any notice.

I mean, why are we here? What is the emergency? I still don't know. You guys will jump through hoops to write blank check after blank check to federal agencies that murder American citizens in cold blood. You will move at light speed when the bill is a tax break for billionaires or corrupt giveaways to greedy corporate donors.

But when the American people ask you to release the Epstein files, suddenly everything slowed down and it was stalled, delayed, and obstructed. When families pleaded with you to renew their affordable healthcare last year, you guys ran home for 40 days and forced a record-setting government shutdown. When people back home beg you to overturn Trump's tariffs or stop his illegal war, both of which are ruining our economy, you block what should be our constitutional duty and you shut down votes until Democrats force them. So that is the pattern around here now. And when Trump wants something, this majority moves mountains regardless of the merits.

When billionaires want something, you clear the runway. When the American people demand accountability, you know, and affordability, suddenly this place grinds to a halt. So, so I'm glad that you're holding this hearing under these circumstances. It shows exactly how kind of messed up and unpopular and backwards and out of touch Republican priorities are. You know, every day people, I hate to tell you guys this, but every day people do not want to write a blank check for ICE or CBP.

They do not want more money for an agency that is already, that already has a bigger budget than most militaries around the world. They do not want another giveaway to an agency that a federal judge said violated more court orders in a few months than most have in their entire existence. So by all means, move heaven and earth to jam this through. But it only serves to highlight the truth, that you guys don't care about grocery costs going up, that you don't care about gas prices going up, or about inflation. And you guys don't care about housing or healthcare or hunger.