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I will take a moment to honor the extraordinary life and legacy of Mother Peggy Noble. She was an inspirational leader and a champion for economic justice and for working families. Mother Peggy has dedicated her life to her College Park…
we always seem to have money for war, to bomb countries, but we never have money for healthcare for our families. On January 1, Republicans ended the Affordable Care Act tax credits and raised healthcare premiums for millions of Americans…
Today we mark the fifth anniversary of one of the most shocking attacks on our Nation and on our democracy. For the first time in our Nation's history, our longstanding tradition of the peaceful transfer of power was disrupted in a violent…
for nearly 20 years, electricity demand in the U.S. has barely moved, but that era is over. Today, we are facing a potential for electricity demand to grow up to fivefold. Meeting this energy demand will be a challenge. The environmental…
Today, we are witnessing an unprecedented extinction crisis with 1 million species at risk of disappearing forever in coming decades. As the co-chair of the Endangered Species Act Caucus, protecting our Nation's wildlife is one of my top…
as I travel across Michigan's Fifth District, I have heard from many Michiganders who are thrilled about the economic relief that House Republicans are providing. Earlier this year, we passed the working families tax cut legislation, which…
Most Americans rely on employer-provided healthcare, but government-driven costs are making that coverage more expensive every year. Families are paying more, and small businesses are struggling to keep up with the mandates and the red…
Over the weekend, the world watched in horror as Jews celebrating the start of Hanukkah were murdered on the shores of Sydney, Australia. It is dizzying, and it is unfathomable. Devastatingly, it has become more common in our world today…
I am going to be asking shortly for unanimous consent on three bills. The first one is my bipartisan Disaster Assistance Simplification Act, which basically makes a commonsense change to create a universal application for disaster…
I retired in 2023 after serving southwest Michigan for 36 years. Yesterday, I gave the commencement speech at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and I reflected somewhat on my career in the body, reflecting the strong bipartisan…
thanks to the Former Members of Congress Association for bringing us together and for being an opportunity for those who us who served here together to continue to enjoy one another's friendship and company. I am going to reference one of…
Mr. Speaker, as I close, I thank my colleagues, including my ranking member, Bobby Scott, for this work in a bipartisan way. We have worked to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act, including Representative Richard Hudson of North…
this week, I introduced articles to impeach Secretary Pete Hegseth for murder and conspiracy to murder and reckless and unlawful mishandling of classified information. From issuing orders to kill everybody onboard a small boat with no…
They are firefighters, nurses, doctors, air traffic controllers, food inspectors, law enforcement, and public safety officials. They impact every part of our lives, and we take them for granted. We cannot hurt them. We must support them…
we know that the dirty water bill reduces significant oversight for the Clean Water Act, and it is really important to know that polluters are pushing to weaken this--not residents, not families, and not communities that are directly…
my amendment includes the language from my bill, H.R. 1948, allowing the International Boundary and Water Commission, or IBWC, to accept up to $5 million per year from other Federal agencies or outside entities, such as cities, States, and…
our Federal workforce deserves a voice. We know the executive order was the largest act of union busting in our Nation's history. It stripped away collective bargaining rights of over a million Federal employees in over 40 Federal…
first, I thank Congressman Golden for bringing us together on this important bill. As co-chair of the Congressional Labor Caucus, I know how critical labor rights are not only for workers in unions but for all American workers. We are all…