I claim the time in opposition as I am opposed to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Missouri is recognized for 5 minutes.

Republicans agree that the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and other institutions last March should be studied to better understand their impact on lending and community banks. That is why the Financial Services Committee devoted much of…

With that, Mr. President, I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader. Order of Business

I will just respond. I ask for 30 extra seconds. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

I move to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 4366, with my amendment No. 1626. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Missouri [Mr. Schmitt] moves to…

I claim the time in opposition, and I am indeed opposed to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Missouri is recognized for 5 minutes.

I just want to reiterate my opposition to this amendment. As I said, the only fees Democrats seem to want to spare from the political crusade are those charged by the government itself. As I said, the Internal Revenue Service charges fees…

May I inquire how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Missouri has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

May I inquire how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Missouri has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I would mention to my good friend, my colleague, Mr. Lynch, that the preemption clauses were struck in the manager's amendment. I do certainly appreciate the gentleman's concern about fraud in our financial system. However, his intent in…

I appreciate the gentleman's concern about fraud in our financial system--it is a serious problem that impacts far too many Americans. However, his intent in offering this unnecessary and unworkable amendment seems to be to ensure this…

Fifteen seconds. I would just say this: If that were true, maybe you have a good reason to vote against it. That is not true. According to Commerce and Approps, there is $110 million that won't be affected by any of that. So this is just…

I will be brief and just sort of walk through this amendment. This is a good government amendment that I hope that everybody can get behind. The House omnibus includes a provision allowing the NTIA to capture 337 million in IIJA funding to…

I rise--maybe there are some discussions happening about amendments actually happening. I would hope in a Chamber that has historically been known as the world's most deliberative body that we can actually do that. I find it hard to…

I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Missouri is recognized for 5 minutes.

in March of 1865, President Lincoln said this: Let us strive on to finish the work . . . to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan. That is why we are here today. We…

Today I rise to recognize the Heartland Horseshoeing School in Lamar, Missouri, as our district's Small Business of the Month. Chris and Kelly Gregory opened the school back in 1995 and have since been leaders in teaching the craft of…

When I have come to this floor in weeks and months past to talk about this cause--because it is more than an issue. It is a cause. It is a cause of justice. It is a cause of doing right by other fellow Americans. When I have come in weeks…