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Isn't it true that we don't need yet another study but, rather, an urgent action to replace solitary with proven alternative forms of separation?

It is shameful that solitary has increased in the Bureau during the Biden Administration, despite the President claiming he supported ending it.

Congress is poised to spend less next Fiscal Year on Federal prison infrastructure even as a Federal watchdog reported this year...

You treat folks with humanity when they present to the Bureau of Prisons, despite the fact that over the years...

Last Congress, Ranking Member Jackson Lee... convened two hearings on the oversight of BOP with a focus on the need to implement the First Step Act.

I have introduced the Federal Prison Oversight Act, which I'm sure you are aware of, to increase accountability and transparency across our prison system.

We as Members of Congress have a duty to the inmates that are housed in our BOP's facilities, the communities that they will eventually return to, and the nearly 40,000 employees in 122 BOP institutions across the country.

Incarcerated Americans should not fear death when they enter our Federal Prison System, and correctional officers should not fear for their safety at work.

I believe the Federal Reserve is being pulled in two separate directions: on the one side, the critical strengthening of our banking system; but on the other, preserving the ability for underserved African Americans and other minority…

Today I have the honor of celebrating the exceptional contributions of Ms. Sherri A. Berger as she departs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Throughout her distinguished career, Ms. Berger has been a tireless champion of…

Actually, there should be no funds allocated to remove any monument, and there is no necessary reason to remove the monuments. This is the Democrats' and the Biden administration's effort to erase our history just as they have done to the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made…

It is vital that we unleash and support American energy, fossil fuel energy, and pursue pro-American energy policies. I am deeply concerned that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle refuse to put the needs of Americans first. Given…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I concur with my colleague on the other side of the aisle that climate change actually does happen. It happens four times a year--spring, summer, fall, and winter. Congressman Don Young represented Alaska. He knew Alaska better than anyone…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 40, line 19, insert ``(decreased by $15,000)'' after the dollar amount. Page 40, line 21, insert…

My bill is the Protect Children's Innocence Act.