Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the Equality Act. In the fight for LGBTQ-plus equality, we have made significant progress. From Stonewall to the Supreme Court, there is no doubt we have come a long way, but the unfortunate truth…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Calvin C. Goode, a civil rights leader and longest-serving Phoenix City Council member in the city's history. Mr. Goode passed away in December 2020 at the age of 93, but his impact on Phoenix…

Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to this bill. Despite its name, this bill is not about equality. It does attack religious freedom, freedom of expression, freedom of association, and all the important rights recognized in the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this rule. The underlying legislation we are considering in this rule is wrought with concerning provisions. One underlying bill, H.R. 803, is just another land grab that will kill jobs, make our Nation…

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk…

Mr. President, I yield back all time on both sides. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I call up amendment No. 261 on behalf of Senator Wicker and myself and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

Mr. Speaker, it is good to be here today, but what I feel and what I believe as I am listening and I am hearing the debate is this is not really about words said by Mrs. Greene before she was ever elected overwhelmingly in her district. If…

Madam Speaker, as we get ourselves sort of organized, one of the hazards of being someone that almost can't speak without a chart with them, I wanted to do a couple of things in this time this evening. Some of it is the continuation of the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, this has been actually a reasonable conversation. I desperately hope we are going to have more of this. But back to some of the principal points from the Republican side we…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, there is one other thing I wanted to share. First, the Restaurants Act is a good piece of legislation. I think there are many of us on Ways and Means who look forward to…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the comment of ``look at this budget and see a party's values,'' this may be a little ethereal, but have you all heard the term ``blank check company''? It is one of the…

Mr. Speaker, I will tell you this: Mr. Green also can sing, and he is one of those I consider a friend. He and I have done a number of pieces of legislation, and he and I have a running discussion of what actually helps the working poor…

Mr. Speaker, once again, back to facts over feelings: After the tax reform, what did we see in our society? It was the first 2 years that we actually saw income and equality shrink in modern economic times. I thought that was the Holy…

Mr. Speaker, in many ways we are all saying the same thing. It is just, once again, trying to make the argument, if we do this smartly and well-targeted, we can do it for a dramatically more efficient cost and actually help more of the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, maybe I am going to break protocol, but I am finding that this will be the second time I think I have complimented someone on the Democratic side. Triggers make a lot of…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Once again--and I am probably going to keep making this point over, and over, and over--I care deeply and am desperately concerned particularly for the poor and the working poor in…