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Madam Speaker, I rise today to thank our men and women in uniform and remember those who gave their life for this country. The month of May is recognized as Military Appreciation Month, and we have several days dedicated to honoring our…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Louisiana for his leadership tonight and for hosting this Special Order. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because it is time to get Americans back to work. At the beginning of the pandemic, industries of…
Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize May as National Foster Care Month and to say thank you to every parent, volunteer, and mentor who work with our foster children. I am a proud member of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth and…
Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 216, nays 208, not…
The spike in mass shootings that we are seeing across the country right now is appalling.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great sadness to remember the life of my friend, Dr. Sam Magee, who unexpectedly passed away this past weekend. An exemplary surgeon, Dr. Magee dedicated his life to serving his patients and our Blair County…
Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you, Mr. Chair Rush, for allowing me to waive on to this important hearing.
I wanted to really thank Chairman Smith for holding this very important hearing and for drawing attention to this issue that I personally care deeply about.
Service is very much central to who I am.
I believe the hearing timing is really very critical at this point in time.
I am deeply encouraged by technologies being developed such as those that combine burning a mixture of coal and crop residue biomass with carbon capture and storage to provide a cost-effective, net-carbon-negative electricity source that…
Do you agree that it is a strategic necessity for the United States to be energy secure?
I`m very puzzled by leader McCarthy`s now reversal and opposition to the commission. I wonder what Mr. McCarthy is afraid of. Is he afraid of subpoenas? Is he afraid of the truth? His opposition is troubling evidence that he`s putting his…
That is the fundamental duty of those who take the oath of the Constitution: Defense. Defense of your Nation. Defense of this liberty. And it can't be defended if it is under attack from a foreign nation. So, absolutely, Israel has the…
The gentleman from Pennsylvania does completely agree, and I thank the gentleman from Texas.
I would, and I thank the great gentleman from Texas. I agree with him on the position he is taking, America first versus this America last agenda. I am from Pennsylvania. People say, ``Well, what do you care? You are a long way from the…
It does make you wonder, the good gentleman from Texas, who these folks that get elected to office represent. Do they represent their constituents, American citizens, or somebody else? You talked about closing the Keystone pipeline. Now…