IT IS TIME TO LOWER COSTS

IT IS TIME TO LOWER COSTS

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 37 (Tuesday, February 25, 2025)] [House] [Page H826] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] IT IS TIME TO LOWER COSTS (Ms. BYNUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. BYNUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask: When are prices going down? I was told that this would be priority number one for this administration and Speaker Mike Johnson, but I have yet to have a chance to vote on a single piece of legislation that actually lowers costs. I am hearing from my constituents over and over and over and over and over again that their grocery bills are too high, that they can't afford to buy a home, and that their paycheck just doesn't go as far as it used to. We need to be doing more to help families get by instead of focusing on petty partisan politics. I have said over and over again my focus is lower costs, more jobs, and a better quality of life for Oregonians and that I will work with anyone to get that done. I am pursuing all of that by co-leading bipartisan legislation to help rural small businesses, by advocating for funding for my district, and by actually listening to my constituents. It is time for others to do the same. ____________________