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Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, 2 weeks ago, the majority frog-marched the Agriculture Committee through a Potemkin markup. It was a legislative charade designed to give this process a veneer of regular order…
Mr. Speaker, we all want to help. This is the American Rescue Plan--the American Rescue Plan. Somehow, $8.6 billion of the American Rescue Plan is headed overseas. This isn't a rescue plan. This is a grift. This is theft. We are digging…
Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the American Relief Plan desperately needed by Philadelphia constituents. This plan extends the poverty-busting earned income tax credits and provides billions for small businesses. It expands vaccine…
Madam Speaker, the payoff to progressives package before us today has little to do with the ongoing pandemic. This bill, which is the most expensive single bill in history, only allocates 9 percent of the $1.9 trillion price tag to…
It was a guy who lived it, who saw it happen, who lived under the oppression of a Russian gulag, imprisoned for decades, and watched the West, watched 66 million souls exterminated on the border of Russia and Europe, and Europe did nothing…
Madam Speaker, in December, this House passed a COVID-19 relief compromise, during which time we pledged to the American people that we would do more. Now is the time for us to deliver on that promise. The American Rescue Plan is that…
Mr. Speaker, I appreciate Mr. Roy, my great friend from Texas. I appreciate the sacrifices that he has made on behalf of this great Nation. If you know me, you know I am a fan of books because I think, in this transient, throwaway society…
Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate National FFA Week. FFA is a national leader in agricultural education, inspiring our Nation's young people to pursue careers that help support a robust rural economy. Agriculture is rooted in…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize two students in my district, Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District, who have gone out of their way to better their communities recently. After reading about their work, I felt that they deserved…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize February as Career and Technical Education Month. Each year, this month highlights the benefits of a skills-based education and the valuable contributions that CTE students make to the American…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and thank Robby Sneltzer of Venango County, Pennsylvania. Robby is a 9-year-old Oil City resident with a kind heart. This holiday season, Robby decided to help his neighbors in need by starting a…
Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 147 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 147 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be…
Mr. Speaker, for the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman and my colleague from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Mr. Reschenthaler), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During…
Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 147, providing for consideration of H.R. 5, the Equality Act, under a closed rule. The rule provides 90 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled…
I cannot agree more with the concept of potentially matching our research and development to national innovation labs.
I think there is a lot of opportunity, and, obviously, in my State of Nevada, we view this as a key source of economic diversification and development.
This is my first subcommittee hearing, and I look forward to working with everyone on this committee in a bipartisan manner.