Allen: "This Legislation is Not Reform for the Better, and it is Not for the People"
Washington,
March 8, 2019
U.S. Congressman Rick W. Allen (R-Ga-12) yesterday spoke out on the House floor against H.R. 1, legislation deceitfully known as the "For the People Act," which passed the House of Representatives today by a vote of 234-193, along party lines. Excerpts from Congressman Allen's speech can be found below.
When Republicans were in the majority, we reserved H.R. 1 for legislation that actually benefitted the American people by putting more money in their pockets, growing the economy through the historic tax reform bill... Now here we are – under a new majority – planning to vote on a bill telling folks that their hard-earned taxpayer dollars will be going to a political candidate that they would never support. This bill goes too far and is nothing more than a power grab from the Democrats to try to ensure one party rule. This socialist, top-down, one-size-fits-all election system violates states’ rights, fails to criminalize fraudulent voter registrations, and limits every Americans’ constitutional right to free speech under the First Amendment. We do not need the heavy, overreaching hand of the federal government corrupting every single election across this great nation. Madam Speaker, I’ve said it before and I will say it again – this legislation is not reform for the better, and it is NOT for the people. |
