Before I begin with my remarks on the fiscal year (FY) 2021 bill, I would like to briefly discuss some concerns I have as a longtime member of the House Appropriations Committee. The Committee has a unique responsibility. It is charged…

I want to thank the chairwoman for her very kind remarks. I also want to thank Nita for her friendship over the years. As I am going to again mention in my prepared remarks, the gentlewoman's life of service to not only her constituency…

I ask for support of the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and thank him for his good work on this bill. My amendment supports the important Water Power Technologies Office in the Department of Energy. This office offers grants to deploy hydropower, pumped…

I rise to discuss the HEALS Act. As we continue to confront this coronavirus pandemic, we have to ensure that our schools and our employers can safely reopen. Our healthcare providers must also have the resources they need to continue to…

On rollcall Vote No. 167, I was unavoidably detained and unable to cast my vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall Vote No. 167.

Thank you, FEMA, for being there and showing up during the pandemic.

I thank my friend for yielding. Like my great colleague from the great State of Texas, I love America, but I want to know: Why does it seem like some want America to fail this test? We should all be rooting for America's success in its…

I thank my friend and colleague from the great State of Texas for organizing this important conversation that we are having here this evening. There is so much, as the gentleman has already said, that makes America great, our history, our…

John Lewis was certainly a leader amongst men. He was a mentor. He was a friend. And my heart goes out to his family. Our hearts go out to his family. I can remember, Mr. Speaker, during the healthcare vote, I was coming out of Cannon and…

Senator Grassley and I share a passion that I think most Americans do in that it is time that we end this stranglehold that the healthcare industry has on all of us because they pose as free enterprisers, but there is nothing free about…

I thank the ranking member for yielding, and I want to congratulate him on a tremendous record of service to our Nation and to our men and women in uniform. It seems fitting that this piece of legislation would be named after him. It…

If there is ever a time in this country when Americans are literally desperate for bipartisan cooperation, it's now.

If it went to January 2021, my district and my state would be in trouble as with the rest of the country.

A key principle to a resilient grid is the need for diverse fuel and generation supply for the electrical sector.

Well, look, the American people know President Trump is an optimist. He believes in this country, but he also believes the American people deserve to have the whole story.

The American people deserve to have the whole story.

The President said today we just don't want the guidance to be too tough. That's the reason why next week, C.D.C. is going to be issuing a new set of tools.