We have always--from Texas, we are always in the midst of, unfortunately, voter suppression every election.

Not to be dominated by words spoken from a podium about throwing out the ballots.

Mr. Speaker, during the August recess I had the pleasure of hosting one of my favorite annual events, an agriculture summit in Cresson, Pennsylvania, Cambria County. The event took place for the second year in a row at Mount Aloysius…

Mr. Speaker, earlier this month, I had the pleasure of touring the newest branch of the Centre County Discovery Space called The Rivet. The Rivet is a 5,000-square-foot community workshop that aims to connect people and ideas to create and…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize September as National Recovery Month, an opportunity to raise awareness about substance abuse and mental health, and to shed light on the resources available to help those on the road to recovery…

Mr. Speaker, earlier this month we celebrated National Food Bank Day. Each year on the first Friday in September, we have an opportunity to recognize the valuable role that food banks play in our communities and offer thanks to the…

Madam Speaker, I thank Ranking Member McCaul for yielding me time to speak on the Global Child Thrive Act. Madam Speaker, as a lifelong FBI special agent, one of my greatest concerns has always been the welfare of children, not just…

Mr. Speaker, after too long, Americans are waking up to the dangers of the Chinese Communist Party. As we combat the economic and the health ramifications of the coronavirus, it has never been more important that we take on this hostile…

I have introduced over and over again... comprehensive immigration reform which would take everyone who was seeking to become a citizen...

Mr. President, I want to thank my colleague from Michigan for outlining the stakes for the American people. I will start tonight with the two principle reasons we gather tonight on the Senate floor. We gather on this floor tonight to…

Madam Speaker, those who are placed in positions of leadership, particularly those elected by the people, have a responsibility to put their short-term interests aside for the greater collective good. We have a problem in America with…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I thank Mr. Armstrong for his help in moving this bill forward. Mr. Speaker, this legislation is supported by a bipartisan coalition of groups, including, #cut50, the Campaign for…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. S. 982, the Not Invisible Act of 2019, introduced by Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto and passed by the Senate last March, addresses the crisis of violence and sexual violence…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 982) to increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime within Indian lands and of Indians. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5546 is an important measure to reinforce the attorney-client privilege, an issue that is essential to the fair administration of our criminal justice system and one that is even more urgent in this pandemic. For all the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5546, the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act would require the Federal Bureau of Prisons to establish a system to exempt from monitoring any…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Torres).