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Bruce Westerman
@brucewesterman· Republican · AR· May 8, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, just earlier this week, this very committee spent 14 hours in a markup on our reconciliation plans that are part of the big, beautiful bill; 14 hours to make America…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-08
Bruce Westerman
@brucewesterman· Republican · AR· May 8, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, as we wrap up this so-called debate today, I want to remind everyone of something that they are not seeing on the news every day like they were several months ago, and that…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-08
Dan Crenshaw
@dancrenshaw· Republican · TX· May 8, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I was detained for 3 minutes by personal phone call and they closed the vote very quickly. Had I been present, I would have voted AYE on Roll Call No. 122.

Congressional Record · 2025-05-08
Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· May 8, 2025

Mr. President, I want to say a few words about an issue that people all over the world are thinking about, are appalled by but, for some strange reason, gets very little discussion here in the Nation's Capital or in the halls of Congress…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-08
Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· May 8, 2025

defending exclusionary zoning at the local level in the name of socialism is hokum.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· May 8, 2025

Mr. President, if the Senator had heard my remarks, I talked about the need to release the hostages and I talked about who started the war, which is the terrorist organization called Hamas, led by war criminals. There is no debate about…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-08
Val Hoyle
@valhoyle· Democratic · OR· May 8, 2025

Madam Speaker, 2 days ago I got a text from a firefighter in my district saying: Get a rare blood cancer and find out there is no firefighter cancer registry. The cancer registry is hosted by NIOSH, and on April 1 and last week, the agency…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-08
Joe Morelle
@joemorelle· Democratic · NY· May 8, 2025

President Trump’s ignorant decision will impact America’s libraries, our copyrighted economic interests, and service to the American people by threatening support for Congress.

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Joe Morelle
@joemorelle· Democratic · NY· May 8, 2025

The Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, has spent her entire career serving people — from helping kids learn to read to protecting some of nation's most precious treasures. She is an American hero.

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Glenn Thompson
@glennthompson· Republican · PA· May 8, 2025

Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week. This week, we thank extraordinary educators who shape the next generation. Across America, communities are celebrating teachers not just as instructors but as…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-08
Frank Mrvan
@frankmrvan· Democratic · IN· May 8, 2025

Madam Speaker, I rise today to express my support for the Court-Appointed Special Advocates program, also known as the CASA program, through the Department of Justice. As a prior township trustee in northwest Indiana, I was involved in a…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-08
Tulsi Gabbard
@tulsigabbard· Democratic · HI· May 8, 2025

They are breaking the law and undermining our nation’s security and democracy.

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Kim Schrier
@kimschrier· Democratic · WA· May 8, 2025

Madam Speaker, I rise today to encourage the House to take up and pass my bill, the Purchased and Referred Care Improvement Act. This bill works to correct an all-too-common occurrence, which is that Tribal members are referred to…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-08
Glenn Grothman
@glenngrothman· Republican · WI· May 8, 2025

Mr. Speaker, we are heading into what many people hope is the finishing stretch of our legislature, putting through what Donald Trump calls the big, beautiful bill. There are a lot of issues yet to be decided, and I would like to address…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-08