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Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, my colleague may have said that these are merely my assertions. They are certainly my arguments, but they are also supported by others, particularly well-known…
Madam Speaker, I thank the distinguished gentleman from Maryland for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, the rule before us today provides for consideration of three pieces of…
Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, we hear a lot about no taxation without representation. But there is representation. We forget that D.C. has three electoral votes. That is the 23rd Amendment. They…
Madam 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 214, nays 207, not…
Madam Speaker, there was talk about retrocession. There can be arguments that the former retrocession was actually unconstitutional. In fact, the House of Representatives tried to pass a bill to say just that. It passed, and it…
Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, it is interesting to hear my colleague from Maryland's newfound positions because, in the 1990s, I believe the majority leader actually had the opposite viewpoint and…
Madam Speaker, I rise today in tribute to the life and legacy of Mrs. Barbara Flaumenbaum, the late mother-in-law of a member of our team, Mr. Peter Chong. Born in West Oak Lane, Philadelphia, Barbara worked tirelessly as a lab technician…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Johnstown, Pennsylvania, local, James Blachly, on his 2021 Grammy win. In April 2018, Blachly and the Johnstown Symphony Orchestra performed the U.S. world premiere of Dame Ethel Smyth's ``The…
Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the rule providing for consideration of the NO BAN Act, the Access to Counsel Act of 2021, and the Washington, D.C. Admission Act. All three bills advance important policies that I am proud to…
When we are not secure, it is the one who should have provided the profile and notice to this Nation.
I look forward to today's hearing because of the important role that inspector generals fill throughout the Federal Government to guard our Nation and its people from waste, fraud, and abuse by Government agencies and contractors.
Does it endanger or does it lessen our quick response and our ability to secure the Nation?
the responsibility of homeland security is domestic security, National security.
I had to work to get off a plane as she was being deported, and she was one of the women that said that her organs were taken out at this particular facility.
Madam Speaker, as the son of a civil engineer, I was raised with an understanding of the value of infrastructure that serves people and benefits communities. My commitment to infrastructure has spanned decades. As a young man, I put shovel…
COVID-19 laid bare the urgency of rural broadband, but the connectivity struggles in rural communities predate this pandemic.
Thank you for holding today's hearing focused on rural broadband and expanding connectivity in rural America.