
Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Wenstrup) for yielding. As we are talking about this resolution, and as my colleagues from Ohio and from California earlier talked about, as we speak, the White House is actually…
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Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Wenstrup) for yielding. As we are talking about this resolution, and as my colleagues from Ohio and from California earlier talked about, as we speak, the White House is actually…

I think that something this complex and something this drastic, we really do need a belt-and-suspenders-type approach to it.

I think interoperability is important and we went through that after Hurricane Katrina where we lost 1,500 people that we could not talk to each other.

Mr. President, I rise today with a heavy heart to honor the life of Mandeville police officer Captain Vincent ``Vinnie'' Liberto, Jr., who was killed in the line of duty last week. Captain Liberto will be remembered for his life of service…

the bill we will be discussing today, H.R. 4, would prevent States from enforcing their neutral voting rights laws.

And the amendment to that language would be a pretty simple statute, wouldn't it? It would just be a couple of lines, right?

disparate impacts are not proof of discrimination.

discriminatory treatment in voting based on race or sex is abhorrent.

Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 539, I mistakenly voted ``no'' when I intended to vote ``yes.'' The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Butterfield). The question is on the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended. The amendment was agreed to. The…

Mr. Speaker, I hope the gentleman is not going to try to use the VA as the standard of care that every American should get. We saw the scandals at the VA, veterans dying waiting to get care. We actually passed legislation this Congress…

Mr. Speaker, I know we will have more debates next week over the limited number of items coming to the floor. Hopefully, some of these other items can get addressed in a bipartisan way, but I know there are other battles ahead, and we will…

Well, clearly, as the gentleman talks about the Grassley bill that is moving through the Senate, let them do their work. Let them find a way to come together with their 60-vote rule and produce a bipartisan bill. I encourage them to do…

Mr. Speaker, I ask the gentleman: What was the question? I yield to the gentleman.

Mr. Speaker, there are a number of items to address there. First, clearly, there is kind of a recoil that seems to happen by Mr. Hoyer and a number of others on the other side when the term ``socialism'' is used to identify the policies…

First of all, I haven't seen the ad the gentleman is referring to. But if he wants to start going through ads and he wants me to send him some ads where people on his side lie about positions that Members on our side have taken, I will be…

Mr. Speaker, I would just encourage those talks to move as quickly as they can, because as we share the interest of making sure that not only do we have better agreements, which this USMCA deal that was negotiated with Mexico and Canada…

Mr. Speaker, our hearts will be with him during that ceremony and service, and we will all be there for him to lean on us during these next months. At times it is going to be difficult, but we appreciate the fact that he is going to…

Mr. Speaker, I rise for the purpose of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for the week to come. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), my friend.