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Brian Mast
@brianmast· Republican · FL· May 5, 2025

Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, Taiwan is not just a partner. It is a front line for democracy, and how we treat our friends in times of pressure defines our credibility around the globe. If we are…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-05
Brian Mast
@brianmast· Republican · FL· May 5, 2025

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 36) to counter the influence of the Chinese Communist Party, the Iranian Regime, and the Russian Federation in the nation of Georgia. The Clerk read the title of the bill…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-05
Brian Mast
@brianmast· Republican · FL· May 5, 2025

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on this measure. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-05
Brian Mast
@brianmast· Republican · FL· May 5, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, the United States has to lead with moral clarity. We have to send an unmistakable message that the human body is not a currency, it is not a commodity, and it is never for…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-05
Brian Mast
@brianmast· Republican · FL· May 5, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time to close. Mr. Speaker, this bill, this debate, and previous bills send a clear message to the Chinese Communist Party and to the world, the United States does not turn a blind eye to…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-05
Brian Mast
@brianmast· Republican · FL· May 5, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1503) to combat forced organ harvesting and trafficking in persons for purposes of the removal of organs, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-05
Brian Mast
@brianmast· Republican · FL· May 5, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous materials on this measure. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-05
Brian Mast
@brianmast· Republican · FL· May 5, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we gather today to confront one of the most unconscionable human rights atrocities of our time. It is amazing that we have to speak about this. It is the State-sponsored…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-05
Brian Mast
@brianmast· Republican · FL· May 5, 2025

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on this measure. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-05
Brian Mast
@brianmast· Republican · FL· May 5, 2025

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1486) to impose sanctions with respect to economic or industrial espionage by foreign adversarial companies, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-05
Brian Mast
@brianmast· Republican · FL· May 5, 2025

Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. ____________________

Congressional Record · 2025-05-05
Brian Mast
@brianmast· Republican · FL· May 5, 2025

Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, I firmly believe that every country in the world should choose the United States of America as their first partner and our allies over dictatorships like Russia and…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-05
Marjorie Taylor Greene
@marjorietaylorgreene· Republican · GA· May 5, 2025

It is my job to defend American’s rights to buy or boycott whomever they choose without the government harshly fining them or imprisoning them.

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John Joyce
@johnjoyce· Republican · PA· May 5, 2025

Mr. Speaker, during this year's National Appreciation of Teachers Week, I rise to recognize Ashlie Crosson of Reedsville, Pennsylvania, who was named the 2025 National Teacher of the Year. Ashlie is an English teacher at Mifflin County…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-05
John Joyce
@johnjoyce· Republican · PA· May 5, 2025

Mr. Speaker, over the last 2 weeks, two forest fires have ravaged Michaux State Forest in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The fires have scorched thousands of acres of forest, forcing the evacuation of nearby residents. More than 150…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-05
John Joyce
@johnjoyce· Republican · PA· May 5, 2025

Mr. Speaker, this week, we celebrate National Small Business Week, a time to highlight the incredible successes of American small businesses throughout our country. Main Street businesses are truly the backbone of our economy, and I have…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-05
Jasmine Crockett
@jasminecrockett· Democratic · TX· May 5, 2025

Mr. Speaker, I thank so much my amazing colleague from the great State of California for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a simple but clear message. First of all, I just have to clear up a few things. Instead of the President…

Congressional Record · 2025-05-05
Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· May 5, 2025

When a young person writes an op-ed in the student newspaper and get whisked off of the streets of Tuffs University to a prison in Louisiana with no charges that is what we are debating today.

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