Addressing these challenges will be no small undertaking, but I know that Dr. Gooden is up to the task.

It is so interesting to walk in and wonder if you have walked into the middle of something. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the gentlewoman for yielding, and I am honored to join my colleagues today in highlighting the accomplishments and…

What we need, we have great opportunities in this country for people to be successful if they want to work hard.

I just want to appreciate all of you because it is not perfect, I know this.

There is no benefit in having medical debt on credit reports and weighing down on so many of our families.

It creates instability. They want to talk about telework when, honestly, telework actually created some stability in some ways because it is another tool for our residents to be able to continue to get care.

I cannot even imagine working in HHS. I cannot.

I feel like it is completely wrong to have medical debt weighing down credit reports.

Medical debt should not prevent somebody from securing a home or even education, basic needs.

I just feel like that practice is a way to discriminate.

We have had residents who are veterans or seniors report difficulty in paying $3,000 to $4,000 in medical bills.

During the 114th Congress, as I had the privilege to chair this Subcommittee, and along with over 200 of our fellow House members, I introduced the Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act, which would have prevented the Obama…

Thankfully, seldom do I say that about the courts, but thankfully that rule was invalidated by the court.

I cannot in my allotted time name those who are remaining in Gaza, but we are making progress, and we will come together united as a House of Representatives to condemn this evil.

Yes. It adds to the pain of Bidenomics, significantly more.

Amazing. The impact that that could be primarily for political purposes, and hurting the people allegedly that the administration says they want to help.

I thank the gentlewoman from North Carolina for yielding. She is a true leader in this country on Middle East issues. I also thank the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr. McCaul, for his steady hand and dedication to…

I have been working on legislation that would require agencies to respond to the Federal Protective Service security recommendations within 90 days.