Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to President Trump's attempt to dramatically reduce NIH grant funding for research institutions, including those in my home State of North Carolina. Immediately after Trump implemented these…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today because I am deeply concerned that we are headed toward a government shutdown on March 14. It is not about whether Democrats or Republicans would win politically. It is because we know the American people would…

Madam Speaker, I rise with grave concern about reports that President Trump is scheming to eliminate the Department of Education and similar concerns about legislation that has been introduced to do just that. This move would be…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to pay tribute to the life and service of Captain Rebecca Lobach, an accomplished U.S. Army aviation officer who was aboard the Black Hawk helicopter during the tragic accident at Ronald Reagan…

We'll look at the Legality of it. But the outcome that's getting 'the how,' maybe there are some questions about 'the how,' but 'the what' of getting USAID focused on its core originating mission is critically important. I think President…

Mr. President, this week has been interesting, as I have seen from some of my friends on the other side of the aisle, a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth and all the horrible things that are going to come before us. And it reminded me…

It may not work out the way he envisioned it.

if [Musk] has access to private data, I would be concerned given he's not an official member of the government.

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to share a little bit of maybe a reflection on the pardons of last week. Part of the reason why I do, after the President issued the pardons for all of the January 6 protesters, I had a friend of…

Mr. Speaker, yesterday we marked 52 years since the Supreme Court issued its landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade. We should be celebrating 52 years of reproductive freedom. Instead, nearly 3 years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade…

I have tried to and continue to track down before his confirmation vote any sort of lead with people that would speak to me, and they all had one thing in common up to this point, and none of them could provide me with firsthand…

Mr. President, this weekend, I was thinking about all of the criticism President Trump is receiving right now from some in the liberal media and from some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle as they kind of look down their…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Dr. E. Lavonia Allison, a fierce civil rights activist, accomplished educator, and esteemed political leader. As a lifelong resident of Durham, North Carolina, Dr. Allison's impact was profound…

Mr. President, I rise today to honor the service and sacrifice of Greensboro Police Officer Michael Horan. On Monday, December 23--2 days before Christmas--Officer Horan was the first officer to respond to a call of a man with a firearm at…

Mr. President, as we start the 119th Congress, my colleague from North Carolina, who is currently presiding--I think we both agree that we want to emphasize that Congress has a role in supporting and protecting our law enforcement officers…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today with grave concern about the effort in North Carolina to overturn the will of the voters of our State. In November, Justice Allison Riggs won the election to retain her seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court…

Mr. President, I thank my colleague from North Dakota for his comments in support of this legislation. One of the highest priorities of the next administration is securing the southern border, restoring law and order, and reversing the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill, the Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act, which increases accountability and transparency at Amtrak by requiring public disclosure of taxpayer- funded bonuses given to its top executives…