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Mr. President, thanks to Senator Collins for her longtime leadership on this issue. There is no more important issue in our country than the scourge of Alzheimer's. My mother, like Senator Collins's father, succumbed to Alzheimer's. But…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following Members be permitted to speak prior to the scheduled vote: Senator Markey for up to 5 minutes, Senator Cassidy for up to 5 minutes, Senator Klobuchar for up to 5 minutes, Senator…
Mr. President, I rise today in defense of the mental health of children and teenagers in the United States of America. Our young people today are facing a devastating mental health crisis. I have said these statistics on the floor before…
May I ask for one additional minute? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Here is what the bill does. One, it will ban targeted advertising to children and teens. Two, it will create an eraser button to delete children and teens' data. And, three, stop the unnecessary data collection practices of online…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to fulfill a promise, a promise I made to a 17-year-old girl named Sara to share her story. Sara is a brilliant artist and a loving sister. She was savagely burned and severely injured in an Israeli airstrike, an…
Madam President, I rise today in support of the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act and in remembrance of the thousands of Native children who died and suffered in these schools. Thousands of children were…
Madam President, I rise today in support of my bill, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act. If voted into law, this bill would begin the process of delivering long overdue justice to stolen Native children…
Mr. Chair, I was unable to physically record my vote on the Ogles Amendment for H.R. 8997. Had I been present, I would have voted NO on Roll Call No. 363. Amendment No. 42 Offered by Mr. Perry The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is…
Mr. Speaker, I was necessarily absent from the 359th roll call vote today. Had I been present, I would have voted NAY on roll call No. 359.
The point of this bill is not to wreck the railroads, but to improve their safety and competitiveness.
We want the railroads to be safer and more competitive, and to take more trucks off the highways.
Based on the data we have today, Mr. Bose, would longer trains, fewer personnel for operations and maintenance, and less reinvestment in infrastructure improve railroad safety?
Madam Speaker, I thank Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus- McCormick and Congressman Jackson for convening this Special Order hour for, indeed, a special woman. Madam Speaker, I rise to celebrate the life and legacy of Congresswoman Sheila…
Frankly, if you want to put more farm in the farm bill, we need to get a farm bill reauthorized and out the gate before these anti-farmer advisors have a chance to be in the White House depending on how the November election goes.
We need a farm bill that gives them certainty as they work day in and day out to feed, fuel, and clothe us all.
the two words I would use to describe the financial condition of the farm economy is concerning and worsening.