Chip Roy Goes Ballistic On Fellow Republicans in Fiery Speech: ‘Give Me One Thing I Can Go Campaign On and Say We Did!’
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) gave a lengthy floor speech on Wednesday blasting Democrats and Republicans over what he sees as the failed leadership of the country, particularly on the issues of cutting spending and standing up to adversaries like China and Iran.
After throwing an elbow at Nikki Haley for her comment that anonymous online posting needs to end, Roy declared, “This country is in trouble, and the time for excuses is over.”
“No more excuses. No more excuses from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle. But most importantly of all, no more excuses from my colleagues on this side of the aisle,” he said, blasting his own party.
“You know, we have had a tumultuous year of sorts, but in the eyes of the American people, they’ve been watching from afar wondering when this body, the people’s house, will stand up in defense of the people who send us here. When are we going to do what we said we would do? When are we going to stand up for it and stop the reckless spending that is bankrupting a country that can no longer issue debt without having Moody’s downgrade our rating?” Roy continued.
Later in his lengthy and fiery speech, Roy took aim at Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for pushing through a bill to continue to fund the government at current levels.
“That’s the way this town operates. Slush funds, backroom deals. Continuing to spend money we don’t have. I’m sick and tired of it. I didn’t come here for second place. I didn’t come here for more excuses,” Roy raged, adding:
I didn’t come here for the Speaker of the House to assume the position and in 17 days pass a continuing resolution off the floor of this House through suspension of the rules, $400 billion, including an extension of the farm bill that doesn’t do anything about the Chinese Communist Party ownership of our lands, doesn’t do anything to protect small ag and protect small ranchers from Big Ag and all the big corporate adventurers getting rich based on the policies from this body.
When is it going to be enough? Is $34 trillion of debt not enough? $2 trillion deficits not enough? Another American dying from fentanyl or from cartels. Terrorists coming across our southern border. Not enough. Babies being put in ovens in Israel. Not enough.
Later in the speech, Roy added, “For the life of me, I do not understand how you can go to the trouble of campaigning, raising money, going to events, talking to people, coming to this town as a member of a party who allegedly stands for something, allegedly stands for reducing spending, allegedly stands for eliminating debt, securing the border, strong military, ending the wokeness that is killing and corrupting our schools and our kids and then do nothing about it.”
“One thing I want my Republican colleagues to give me one thing, one that I can go campaign on and say we did. One!” he fumed. Roy then urged any other Republican in the chamber to come to the floor and “explain to me one material meaningful, significant thing the Republican majority has done.”
Watch the full clip above via C-SPAN.
