of all of the debates that we have had on this House floor, I have yet to be so perplexed as I am with this one. There is so much conflation going on between title I, traditional FISA, and title VII, section 702. There is so much…

I did not support the amendment that passed out of committee by voice vote banning greyhound racing nationwide. I think a ban is heavyhanded. It sets a dangerous precedent, and it doesn't take into consideration the tracks that are…

Animal disease traceability is an extremely important aspect of protecting our domestic livestock herds and our foreign trade markets. We have already seen the importance of animal disease traceability and EID tags with dairy cattle due to…

just to fact check here what we heard, the previous speaker said that the national average for a gallon of gas is $3 a gallon. No, that is what it was 2 months ago. Today, as of literally just a few moments ago when I checked, the national…

I have concerns about the unintended consequences that may arise should Congress begin to chip away piecemeal like that the ban on hot food in SNAP without considering the broader ramifications, particularly for program integrity. A change…

for many of our Nation's coastal areas, fishermen represent not just a way to make a living, but they are the embodiment of the community's culture. Although commercial fishermen catch 8.4 billion pounds of seafood each year, they do not…

I find it sad that we enter into cheap shots regarding organizations that, when they see something that you are working hard on behalf of the American farmer, and they want to make a legal, ethical donation, they can do that. That tells me…

I was happy to see USDA established a new Office of Seafood this month to better support and serve our seafood industry, helping to enable the administration's America first seafood strategy. American seafood is a vital part of the U.S…

I am not sure my good friend, the ranking member, would recognize a bipartisan bill because this one truly is. This was not written in Washington. This was written while traveling the country, Republicans and Democrats, 43 different…

we should never use a government shutdown to achieve any policy benefits. We have seen Democrats do that time and time again. We certainly shouldn't be using it to not fund those who are keeping Americans safe and who are removing…

I can tell you, Mr. Speaker, individuals, families, and wage earners in my district are feeling the impact of that bill when they are filing their taxes. They like the no tax on tips that so many in my district have taken advantage of and…

I rise to honor McCartney's of Altoona as they commemorate two milestones of success--100 years of family ownership in 2026 and 140 years of operation in 2027. McCartney's was founded in 1887 by Thomas McCartney. In 1926, the business was…

with pride and admiration, I rise to congratulate Zach and Tesa Stinson of Chambersburg on their impressive performances in the 130th Boston Marathon. Zach dominated the handcycle division to win his fourth Boston Marathon title, and Tesa…

America’s best (and delicious) affordability play is Costco’s $4.99 rotisserie chicken.

the world watched in awe as three astronauts from NASA and one astronaut from the Canadian Space Agency became the first people to travel to the Moon in more than 50 years. I applaud Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy…

I rise today to recognize Carter Pearce, a senior at DuBois Area High School, for winning an international vocabulary competition. Vocabulary Bowl is sponsored by Vocabulary.com and invites more than 900,000 high school students to compete…

with great pride, I rise today to acknowledge the successful and effective implementation of the behavioral health pod in the emergency department at UPMC Altoona. Supported in part with Federal funding that I was honored to facilitate…

I rise tonight to honor the life and legacy of Berks County Fire Chiefs Jeff Buck and Robert Shick who tragically lost their lives in the line of duty. On April 4, Walnuttown Fire Chief Jeff Buck and Assistant Chief Robert Shick were…