“If we were to give an agency a million dollars, and they could either spend their money finding a cure for cancer, or they could buy pink bicycles, they’re going to buy pink bicycles. You know why? …They know all of us will strain them to find a million more dollars to cure cancer.”
That’s how Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) described U.S. federal spending at a Federalist Society event on March 28th.
The Georgetown University chapter of the Federalist Society hosted Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) and Congresswoman Hageman in a rare opportunity for students to hear conservative opinions on campus. The two representatives spoke extensively on what they viewed was the executive branch’s unconstitutional overreach into legislation and argued for a rebalance of power in Congress to preserve the American right to freedom.
Congressman Roy, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, recently gained attention as one of 20 Republicans in the House who voted against Speaker Kevin McCarthy for the first 12 of 15 rounds in January’s speaker election. Roy reasoned that he voted against the House Speaker to pass rules that will further democratize the House floor. He honed in on the three key points of removing excessive power from the House Speaker, increasing the minimum time between a bill proposal and a vote count, and adding the ability for the Representatives to bring a vote to vacate the Speaker. “At the end of the day, you gotta open the House up,” Roy summarized.
Roy earned praise from Congresswoman Hageman, who voted for Speaker McCarthy in every round, for challenging Congress to reassess its balance of power. Congresswoman Hageman noted that the vote hold-up forced Republicans to learn more about one another’s policies, allowing them to unite and create a more robust front for the 118th Congress.
Congresswoman Hageman drew attention in mid-2022 when she easily beat out former three-term U.S. Representative Liz Cheney in the 2022 midterm elections. Cheney’s defeat was widely attributed to her overt criticism of the actions (or inactions) of former President Donald Trump during the Jan. 6 Capitol Attack.
Both Hageman and Roy heavily criticized excessive and wasteful government spending, arguing that bounding future generations to the national debt restricts Americans’ freedom. Through strategic policy and the intention to budget via decision-making, the representatives agree that fiscal sanity will return the national debt to a less risky level.
The Review had the opportunity to talk with Federalist Society Treasurer Gavin Giuliani and Secretary Jack Murphy after the event. The two board members noted the importance of bringing conservative leaders onto the Georgetown campus to create a link between the current and future conservative movements.
Regarding why the Federalist Society chose Congressman Roy as their guest speaker, Giuliani elaborated that Congressman Roy offered an inside look into the dynamics of the House when the Speaker vote “brought lots of attention to the House Freedom Caucus and the national budget.”
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On the challenges that the Federalist Society faces, Murphy explained, “the [club] is viewed as a law club, when we actually are so much more than that. Law can get into really complex territory, and I think that scares people from joining the Federalist Society or from coming to events like these.” Murphy expressed that he hopes to make the club more appealing to students whose interests are beyond law. He also expressed the club’s commitment to creating more opportunities for Georgetown students to learn and bridge the gap between law and politics.
