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Lloyd Smucker
@lloydsmucker· Republican · PA· Mar 7, 2019

Madam Speaker, March is Women's History Month, and I am proud to honor some remarkable women in my district. Today, I would like to recognize Ms. Joan Espenshade, a woman from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who gave back to our community by…

Congressional Record · 2019-03-07
Dan Meuser
@danmeuser· Republican · PA· Mar 7, 2019

Mr. Chairman, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 1. The people have a right to know what this bill truly is: a Big Government, central command takeover of our elections by the new House majority. This bill should be called the Democratic…

Congressional Record · 2019-03-07
Chrissy Houlahan
@chrissyhoulahan· Democratic · PA· Mar 7, 2019

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 136, line 1, strike ``4 hours'' and insert ``10 hours''. Page 136, line 3, strike ``4 hours''…

Congressional Record · 2019-03-07
Chrissy Houlahan
@chrissyhoulahan· Democratic · PA· Mar 7, 2019

Mr. Chairman, I very much appreciate the bipartisan spirit and the olive branch that the gentleman has reached out to me. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes).

Congressional Record · 2019-03-07
Chrissy Houlahan
@chrissyhoulahan· Democratic · PA· Mar 7, 2019

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I was sent to Congress by the Sixth District of Pennsylvania to fix the broken culture in Washington. H.R. 1 will help to reduce the role of money in politics and…

Congressional Record · 2019-03-07
Chrissy Houlahan
@chrissyhoulahan· Democratic · PA· Mar 7, 2019

Mr. Chairman, again, I urge the adoption of my amendment and also the adoption of H.R. 1 so that we can once again restore the faith of the people and focus on the working Americans of today. Mr. Chairman, if you do a shift or even if you…

Congressional Record · 2019-03-07
Brian Fitzpatrick
@brianfitzpatrick· Republican · PA· Mar 7, 2019

Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleagues from New York, Lee Zeldin, Mr. Rose, Mr. King, Mrs. Maloney, and Mr. Nadler, for holding this Special Order tonight. I am proud to join my colleagues in this fight to reauthorize the…

Congressional Record · 2019-03-07
Brian Fitzpatrick
@brianfitzpatrick· Republican · PA· Mar 6, 2019

As an FBI agent, one of the most horrific crimes that we were called upon to investigate was human trafficking.

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Susan Wild
@susanwild· Democratic · PA· Mar 6, 2019

I wish Congress didn't have to get involved in this problem.

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Susan Wild
@susanwild· Democratic · PA· Mar 6, 2019

I wish all employers would do that rather than executives essentially stealing from their employees.

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Glenn Thompson
@glennthompson· Republican · PA· Mar 6, 2019

Mr. Speaker, over the past couple of weeks I had the honor of visiting three high schools in my district, the Richland High School, near Johnstown, Cambria Heights High School, in Patton, and Purchase Line High School in Commodore…

Congressional Record · 2019-03-06
Summer Lee
@summerlee· Democratic · PA· Mar 6, 2019

We will see that in the work that we have done.

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Summer Lee
@summerlee· Democratic · PA· Mar 6, 2019

I associate myself with the remarks of Mr. Nadler, that it is impossible to leave out victims, whoever they are.

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Summer Lee
@summerlee· Democratic · PA· Mar 6, 2019

Let me thank the gentlelady from California and all of my colleagues for what is a commitment to saving lives.

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Mary Gay Scanlon
@marygayscanlon· Democratic · PA· Mar 6, 2019

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), the distinguished chairman of the Committee of Rules. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Scanlon) for…

Congressional Record · 2019-03-06
Dan Meuser
@danmeuser· Republican · PA· Mar 6, 2019

Yet they are the ones facing the dire consequences which is an unacceptable outcome.

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Mary Gay Scanlon
@marygayscanlon· Democratic · PA· Mar 6, 2019

Mr. Chair, I would just close by saying, once again, the intent of this is to study and make sure we have the best possible system going forward. I know that Representative Sarbanes and others have studied the existing mechanisms out there…

Congressional Record · 2019-03-06
Mary Gay Scanlon
@marygayscanlon· Democratic · PA· Mar 6, 2019

Mr. Chair, my next amendment is Amendment No. 7. The amendment would require the Federal Election Comission to conduct a study to specifically assess whether the small donor match cap and the 6-to-1 ratio contained in H.R. 1 is…

Congressional Record · 2019-03-06