'You're The Party Who...': Ralph Norman Tees Off On Democrats Then Jim McGovern Responds

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During House floor debate, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) tore into House Democrats and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) responded.

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00:00I recognize my friend, Mr. Norman, for two minutes.

00:04A gentleman from South Carolina is recognized for two minutes.

00:07First of all, I rise in full support of this rule.

00:14You know, the issue we're debating today, and as I told my good friends in the Rules

00:22Committee today, you're not going to lecture me on compassion.

00:26You're not going to lecture me on, you know, being kind to the poor and the forgotten.

00:32You're the party who let 15 million illegals in this country, wantonly and deliberately.

00:40You're the party who defended a president who wasn't mentally competent.

00:45And one of the ladies mentioned Donald Trump voting from a golf course.

00:51Donald Trump could read a thank you note, unlike President Biden.

00:54Donald Trump had 77 million people that wanted to reverse the course that this country was

01:01on for the last four years.

01:03And to hear y'all talk all of a sudden about disenfranchisement for females, you know,

01:09you're always playing the victim card.

01:1177 million people rejected that.

01:14Now on the proxy voting, every one of these, our friends in the back who are listening,

01:20had to show up here.

01:22Every one of them had to physically come here.

01:27And I'm in the construction business.

01:30And you think the electrician to wire a house could vote by proxy to get the house wired?

01:37You think the dentist could vote by proxy to get the teeth fixed and fillings filled?

01:43It's a joke where with all the problems this country has, here we are talking about arguing

01:49over proxy voting.

01:51You brought the speaker voting by proxy?

01:54I voted by proxy.

01:55Your speaker, Pelosi, put it in order a few times.

02:00And no one agrees with this.

02:03The hardworking Americans go to work.

02:05When we sign off this job, as has been said, we agree to come to this chamber, 435 of us.

02:12And if you want to get into numbers, members on —

02:17Give the gentleman an additional 30 seconds.

02:20Gentleman's recognized.

02:21If you want to get into members of your party who voted coming off boats and just basically

02:26took a vacation, it's ends today.

02:28So that's why I fully support this.

02:30Mr. Speaker, I yield the balance of my time.

02:34I reserve.

02:35Gentlemen, the team has reserved.

02:37Members are reminded to address their remarks to the chair and to not refer to the occupants

02:42of the gallery.

02:44Gentleman from Massachusetts is recognized.

02:46Mr. Speaker, I don't even know what the hell he's talking about.

02:48But let me just say this.

02:49I never voted by proxy.

02:51I helped establish those rules during COVID.

02:53But I never did because I followed the rules.

02:56The gentleman voted 63 times by proxy, including one time going to a right-wing Republican

03:01political convention.

03:02That was not following the rules.

03:05So it's so much for being unconstitutional.

03:08I now yield one minute to the gentleman from Florida.

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