Mr. President, the U.S. Department of Justice is a powerful Agency. The Attorney General heads it. Throughout the United States, there are over 90 U.S. attorneys who are the Federal prosecutors--a powerful position, a position that can…

I announce that the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) is necessarily absent. The yeas and nays resulted--yeas 48, nays 49, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 240 Leg.] YEAS--48 Banks Barrasso Blackburn Boozman Britt Budd Capito Cassidy…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock), and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) are necessarily absent. The result was…

I announce that the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto), the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Gallego), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1676 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham, which has been at the forefront of advancing the heritage of the historic Hayti and the African-American experience. Through dance…

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 12) and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution. The SPEAKER…

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 1 p.m. tomorrow, and further, when the House adjourns on that day, it adjourn to meet at noon on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, for morning-hour…

The fact that there is an intermediary does not mean that there isn't a criminal conspiracy that they are a part of.

If you want to really tackle the fentanyl trade, you have to tackle the source of the power of the people who are involved in that trade.

Put simply, if we do not stop the flow of American-made guns across the southern border to Mexico, we cannot stop the flow of fentanyl into our country over that same border.

Madam Speaker, it has been 5 days since President Trump, when asked if he had to uphold the Constitution, told a reporter: ``I don't know.'' Madam Speaker, it has been 5 days of silence from my Republican colleagues. I keep waiting to see…

Mr. Speaker, the gentlewoman is right about one thing: Democrats are outraged because as this President is crashing the global economy, careening us into recession, destroying retirement plans and 401(k)'s, driving up costs for American…

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 203, nays 213, not voting 16, as follows: [Roll No. 121] YEAS--203 Adams Aguilar Amo Ansari…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Magaziner).

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Castor), who represents the Gulf and may have some wisdom to share with us about this subject.

Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Huffman of California moves to recommit the bill H.R. 276 to the Committee on…

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 211, noes 206, not voting 16, as follows: [Roll No. 122]…