Mr. Speaker, Chaz Karidis of Madison County, Illinois, had dreams of being a husband and a father. His family said he wanted to be a good role model for his younger brother. Sadly, those dreams came to an end in November of 2013 when…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the grand opening of the Wichita Advanced Learning Library on June 16, 2018. The Wichita Advanced Learning Library has been a central project for Kansas' largest city since 2006. After breaking…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Manheim Township High School boys lacrosse team, who recently won the program's first-ever PIAA State title. The Blue Streaks defeated La Salle, 6 to 4, in the PIAA Class 3A championship game…

Mr. Speaker, I would like to address another topic this morning. I want to speak in support of the House's efforts to combat the opioid epidemic that has swept across Pennsylvania and across the Nation. This week, the House is voting on…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that I may hereafter be considered to be the first sponsor of H.R. 3828, the Patsy T. Mink Gender Equity in Education Act of 2017, a bill originally introduced by Representative Louise Slaughter of New…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate Flag Day and celebrate the U.S. Army's 243rd birthday. Each year on June 14, we celebrate the Stars and Stripes, which the Second Continental Congress designated as a symbol of our Nation on this…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the efforts the House is undertaking this week to combat our Nation's opioid crisis. We will consider dozens of bills this week that are aimed at fighting the crisis next door that affects our…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5788, the STOP Act, sponsored by my good friend Mike Bishop. This important piece of legislation would secure our mail system from fentanyl and other dangerous synthetic opioids that are…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to announce a new internship program my district office has started. My program is designed to help individuals who are in long-term substance abuse recovery meet their programming requirements of obtaining…

Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight, and have chosen not to attend the Congressional Baseball Game, because I think I have an important message that needs to be heard. I rise to elevate an economic and humanitarian issue that is manifesting itself…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 6 o'clock and 28 minutes p.m.), the House adjourned until tomorrow, Friday, June 15, 2018, at 9 a.m. ____________________

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to raise awareness of a very serious threat against a member of the Society of Jesus in Nicaragua by reading in the Congressional Record a declaration from the Jesuits West Province of the Society of Jesus. It is…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, our country is currently experiencing an epidemic of opioid-related overdoses and fatalities. My community and my State of Massachusetts are not strangers to the…

Mr. President, I rise to recognize an excellent member of my staff, Melissa Bonine, who is moving on to a new challenge. For the past year, Melissa has coordinated daily operations in my office, helping to create order out of the chaos of…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Khanna so much for his very moving statement that he made. I yield now to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), my colleague, who has been a terrific champion for economic equity and social justice in our…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Ms. Jayapal for participating in the Special Order. What does climate change have to do with poverty? Well, today we face accelerating extreme weather events, such as intensifying hurricanes that displaced and…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Jackson Lee for her eloquent words. There is a distinction between misfortune and injustice. I know this because I am somebody who is a cancer survivor. If you wake up one day and a doctor tells you that…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Ms. Jayapal for her eloquent statement and thank her for her leadership here in Congress. One of the shocking findings of the Poor People's Campaign is that there are nearly 140 million Americans, more than 43 percent…