Everyone should have that same right, to be pursued by grace.

I will get us back into the international climate change agreement. On day two, I will bring back the clean power rules that President Obama had worked on.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Brigadier General Johanna Clyborne for earning the rank of major general and becoming the first female two-star general in Minnesota's National Guard. For 30 years, Brigadier General Clyborne has…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Father Columba Stewart for being named the 2019 Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities by the National Endowment for the Humanities. During my time in Congress I have had the honor of meeting with…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Minnesota Recovery Connection. September is National Recovery Month, but all year long they strive to support care and provide the resources needed for individuals to find freedom from addiction and…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Amanda Lawrence of St. Cloud, Minnesota. This year at the age of 22, and after only 3 years of training, she has earned the coveted title of Champion of Champions from the International Powerlifting…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Kathy Coles of Otsego, Minnesota. Kathy recently earned her eighth degree dan black belt in Song Moo Kwan tae kwon do, which makes her the first female grand master in the world after nearly 38…

Thanks to our outstanding Governor, Tim Walz--who is a veteran himself and former Ranking Member of this very Committee--Minnesota has made it an official goal to be the fourth state to end veteran homelessness by getting to functional…

This is a national problem that demands action - and Minnesota is leading the way in this effort.

I thank you for your consideration and encourage you to increase the Federal commitment to the embattled veterans of the U.S. Virgin Islands.

As a Gold Star Son, my gratitude for the men and women in uniform, and the sacrifices they have made is immeasurable.

Congress and this Committee must use its oversight authority to ensure that our veterans have access to mental health care and suicide prevention programs.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman and Ranking Member Bost, and Members of the Committee, for the opportunity to share a few of my concerns and fellow concerns raised to me by veterans and their families in Minnesota's Third Congressional District.

I stand ready to do whatever I can to address the concerns that have been raised by veterans and their advocates in my district.

I urge the VA to find CBOC sites that would serve as many veterans as possible and be accessible to the ones that depend on it for their health care needs.

we support efforts by Representative Betty McCollum and other members of the House Committee on Appropriations to freeze or eliminate funding for reorganization until Interior has consulted with tribes.

As a member of the Ag Committee, it is an honor to fight for family farmers in Minnesota.

I am currently working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to call for a Federal investigation of the secretive exemption process for small refineries.