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Madam Speaker, today I rise to tell the story of one of my constituents, Yahey Obeid. Mr. Obeid was born in Yemen and came to the United States when he was 8 years old. His childhood dream was to become a pilot, and he knew and felt that…
Madam Speaker, I rise today to call attention to the crisis on the southern border. I stand with the President and my colleagues in the House and Senate in their calls for securing our southern border. As the former secretary of state of…
Madam Chair, I rise in support of this amendment and want to thank Ms. Jayapal for allowing me time to speak in support. As she outlined, this amendment would restrict the Department of Homeland Security from using any emergency funds from…
Madam Chair, I appreciate the gentleman from Florida's remarks, but I remind the gentleman that we can't deliver this essential disaster aid with the government closed. So I suggest the gentleman urge those who are keeping the government…
Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chair, while President Trump continues to keep our government shut down, House Democrats are committed to working for the American people. I am pleased to present legislation…
Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 268, currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…
Madam Chair, I yield 2 minutes to my friend from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur), the chair designee for the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
Madam Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Price), who is the chair-designee of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee.
Madam Speaker, in fact, I am not even sure I heard correctly. Trump, the President, opposes the dollar amount in the bill because the only emergency is building the wall? Did I hear that correctly, my friends? Madam Speaker, this shutdown…
Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from the U.S. Virgin Islands (Ms. Plaskett).
Mr. Chairman, I yield an additional 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California.
Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Thompson), the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee.
Mr. Chairman, before I introduce our next, I would like to say to the distinguished gentleman from South Carolina: I agree with the distinguished gentleman from South Carolina. Let's stop this political game. Let's direct our remarks…
Madam Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. McCollum), the chair designate of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Chair, I rise in support of this funding package, and…
Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz), the chair designate of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of Appropriations.
Mr. Chair, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chair, to allow Federal agencies to begin the vital work that we are funding in this bill, we must reopen the Federal Government. I am pleased that the bill before us includes a…
Madam Speaker, this is day 26 of the reckless Trump shutdown. Coast Guard officers and their families are suffering; Border Patrol agents and their families are suffering; TSA agents and their families are suffering because the President…