Tonight, will be the last scheduled meeting of the partisan Committee on January 6th. As my neighbors in middle Tennessee struggle with the skyrocketing cost of living, I can't help but think Congress' time and energy should be focused on…

It has been nearly a month since the Supreme Court inexplicably overturned a woman's 50-year right to her private reproductive healthcare decisions--abortion care. In this month, we have heard many on the other side spread frightening…

Inflation is at the highest rate it has been since 1981. Meanwhile, Congressional Democrats are spending this week passing a funding bill full of liberal initiatives that will fan the flames of the already red-hot inflation Tennesseans are…

On many different occasions I have come to this Chamber to point out exactly how we arrived at this moment where we are experiencing record-breaking inflation. Each time, congressional Democrats' desire to recklessly spend trillions of…

I appreciate the time on the floor today to speak about these important matters. Mr. Speaker, when Tennesseans go to the gas pump and grocery store, they are constantly reminded of the fact that everything was much more affordable only 1…

Senator Lee raises important issues about the deficit. I hope very much that he will be able to convince his Republican colleagues and Democratic colleagues as well that, among many other reasons, we should vote against this major…

The proposal would drive capital away from smaller suppliers that may not have the resources to measure their greenhouse gas emissions. SEC Chair Gensler points to significant investor demand for requiring this type of information, but the…

I would urge my colleagues to support my amendment, amendment No. 133 of division D, a part of en bloc No. 5. This amendment would prohibit the SEC from implementing provisions of its proposal entitled Enhancement and Standardization of…

Today, I rise today to bring attention to President Biden's Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed climate change rule. As Tennesseans suffer from the impacts of record-breaking inflation that has driven the cost of almost…

Let me suggest to my friend from Utah that I agree with a lot of what he said about this legislation that we are going to be voting on within the hour. I would simply add that while this bill has had many names--lately, they call it the…

This weekend, President Biden took a trip to Saudi Arabia with the purpose of asking Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to increase oil output. News reports are saying the President might have come home empty-handed after the Crown Prince…

On July 2, the President of the United States sent out this message to small business owners across America: ``My message to the companies running gas stations and setting prices at the pump is simple: This is a time of war and global…

Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act

People like Manchin, Sinema -- Sinema, to a lesser degree, who are intentionally sabotaging the president`s agenda. What the American people want. What a majority of us in the Democratic caucus want. Nothing new about this. And the problem…

We all feel horror, sadness, and anger as we learn more about the horrific shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and the police officers' lack of response. I wondered, what were they afraid of? One part of the answer is clear: semiautomatic weapons…

Roe became law when I was 13. For my entire adult life, the right to abortion care--to privacy and the freedom to make my own family planning and healthcare decisions--was guaranteed in all 50 States. It sickens me that it is not the case…

Consumer prices climbed another 1.3 percent last month, bringing the Nation's total annual rate of inflation to 9.1 percent. The cost of making goods shot up, too. The producer price index hit a whopping 11.3 percent. It is costing…

A recent report published by Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee tells us exactly how the Biden administration is fueling the southern border crisis and how that crisis is threatening our national security. Border Patrol…