Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke on the House Floor in support of his legislation, H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025. Leader Scalise highlighted that House Republicans are fighting to put money back in the pockets of American families and workers, while Democrats oppose cutting even the most shocking examples of wasteful government spending that fuels inflation.
 
Highlights from Leader Scalise’s remarks:

“House Republicans said we're going to just focus on doing the work of the American people, and anybody that just wants to go root for failure and continue to try to keep inflation high, interest rates high, and vote no on every bill that puts power back in the pockets of families, let them have to answer for that back home. Mr. Speaker, we're going to keep working. This bill tonight is part of continuing that trend of getting spending under control. Does it answer all the problems? No. $9 billion I would say, is a good start, and hopefully we do more things like this.

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“Let's talk about what's in the bill. [Democrats] are going to be voting against [cutting] the $6 million that was spent for Net Zero Cities in Mexico; $8 million for the anti-Israel U.N. Human Rights Council, a group that is anti Israel. Why should $8 million of American tax dollars that are being borrowed from other countries be going to that organization? How about we actually get spending under control. $300,000 to hold a Pride Parade in Lesotho – if Lesotho wants to hold a Pride Parade, let them do it with their tax dollars, not with American tax dollars. A million dollars for voter ID in Haiti. This is rich: they're angry that we're cutting that money off, but those same Democrats that are going to vote no on that will oppose voter ID in America. They're okay with voter ID in Haiti, but they're against it in America. But we'll continue. $3 million – they keep talking about Sesame Street – $3 million going to Iraqi Sesame Street.

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“The list goes on and on, Mr. Speaker. Let's finally get control over waste, fraud, and abuse. We started in the One Big Beautiful Bill, we're continuing it here, and we're going to continue it through the appropriations process. [...] We're going to fight for those hard working families who want to get our great country back on track. Let's pass this bill, keep moving, and keep working towards a better, stronger America.”