Thank you very much, Chair Golden. I really do appreciate you coming to our great state of Minnesota to chair this Committee hearing today.

I call that unleashing the economic engine of Minnesota's 8th Congressional District.

I sincerely thank you for being here and taking the trip to Minnesota to hold this hearing.

I would also like to thank Congresswoman Angie Craig for being here today, taking some time.

Congressman Hagedorn, I also want to thank you for being here today.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak out against the horrifying crimes against humanity that China is currently committing against the Uighur population. About a million Uighur Muslims have been detained in so-called reeducation camps in…

Mr. President, I thank Senator Collins for her leadership on this issue. I am very happy to have a chance to work with her on this. Today, my colleague Senator Collins and I are introducing a bill to help fight Lyme disease, so we are…

I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maryland. ____________________

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to defy the horrifying attacks happening against women's reproductive rights all across this country. Religious fundamentalists are currently trying to manipulate the State laws in order to impose their beliefs on…

Madam Speaker, as we head into Memorial Day weekend, I want to honor an American hero who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. Radioman 3rd Class Dante Tini from Virginia, Minnesota, was stationed aboard the USS Oklahoma…

Education is the greatest equalizer but we also have to first equalize the situation so young people are able to attain that education.

As a survivor of war, accountability and justice is really important to me.

I believe democracy should not be given; they should be earned by the people.

This amendment will ensure that that certification will be based on the actual enjoyment of human rights by El Salvadoreans, Guatemalans, and Honduran people, and not allow the government of Juan Orlando Hernandez and Jimmy Morales to game…

And it seems like the particular conflict in Syria is being birthed out of a need for the people to have freedom and to actualize democracy.

Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Washington for that personal story, and I am sorry for her loss of a former staff member. I think that story is a good place to start because this isn't just about an isolated bill passing in one…

Mr. Chairman, I join my colleagues today in strong support of the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act. Healthcare is the number one issue I hear about from the families that I represent, and we must do the…

Madam Speaker, I thank Congressman Rutherford for yielding to me to speak today. This week is Police Week, a time to honor our brothers and sisters in the blue and brown. Every day law enforcement officers--local, county, State, and…