Madam Speaker, on Monday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 844, providing for consideration of two measures, H.R. 2546, Protecting America's Wilderness Act, and H.J. Res. 79, Removing Deadline for Ratification…

Madam Speaker, certainly we see a laundry list of reasons for opposition to this bill. We hear that it is unconstitutional. Although, in fact, nothing in the Constitution speaks to deadlines that Congress may set. We usually hear our…

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I include in the Record a January 15 New York Times article, entitled: ``Why the Equal Rights Amendment is Back.'' [From the New York Times, Jan. 15, 2020] Why the Equal Rights…

Madam Speaker, for nearly a century, advocates have tried to add a provision to the Constitution guaranteeing equal rights to men and women. By some estimates, 80 percent of Americans mistakenly believe that women and men are already…

Madam Speaker, may I inquire if the gentlewoman from Arizona (Mrs. Lesko) is prepared to close. We are prepared to close.

Madam Speaker, I am prepared to close if the gentlewoman from Arizona is prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, last week marked National School Counselors Week. School counselors play a valuable role in the lives of our Nation's students. They help students navigate challenges, both academic and personal, through all phases of…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Butler County Community College on their recent achievement. The college was recognized as the number one community college in Pennsylvania. This is quite an achievement, but Butler County…

Back to you, Mr. Cunningham, what are the VA's policies regarding the monetization of veterans' data by third party partners?

Does the VA have the capability, technical, organizational capability to monitor compliance with these restrictions, and have there been any examples where there has been a violation of that contractual agreement?

The Department of Veterans Affairs has long struggled with aging legacy IT systems.

I require that the VA be as transparent and accountable for its actions.

I have long said that getting it right is far more important than hitting a date on a calendar.

I voted against that bill.

I am stunned, literally stunned, at the various cuts, including the $1 trillion that is being cut out of Medicare and Medicaid.

It is full with the highway of damaged human beings, and you continue to do so with this destructive domestic cuts budget.

How can you justify the inclusion of work requirements, which are not supported by any evidence that they increase employment?

This is a destructive document for ending America's future, particularly as it relates to the question of investing in all of the people of this country.