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Mr. Speaker, it is with great honor that I rise today to coanchor this CBC Special Order hour. It is the first of the 118th Congress and my first in this body. We have a problem, America, a big problem. The problem is the rampant disregard…
Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H. Con. Res. 9 to denounce the atrocities perpetuated by socialism around the world. If you want to see the difference between socialism and freedom, take a look at North Korea at night versus South…
Mr. Speaker, today's Resolution, falsely conflating socialism with communism, is the latest in a long history of Republican scare tactics about Democrats and socialism. In 1935, Republican Representative Robert Rich said here in this…
Madam President, today I rise to introduce the Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act. The premise of this bill is simple: Individuals who pose a serious threat to themselves or others should not have guns. Too often we see the deadly…
Mr. Speaker, for roughly two decades, Western States have endured extreme drought conditions. This hurts our economy, endangers life, and increases costs for Californians. To avoid importing costly water from distant watersheds, we have to…
Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose H. Res. 76, the motion to remove Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Let's be frank. This is not about antisemitism. If we're going to have a conversation about antisemitism…
Mr. Speaker, let me be clear. The Democratic Party does not believe that the government should control the means of production. No Democrat believes that there should be government gas stations or government technology companies or…
Mr. Speaker, I rise to address a Resolution the House is considering that, and I quote, ``denounces the horrors of socialism.'' In reading the various ``Whereas'' clauses it's pretty clear that the authors have conflated ``socialism'' with…
Mr. Speaker, this resolution is not about socialism. It is about political cynicism. No one in this Chamber would defend the atrocities committed by murderous Communist ideologues such as Mao Zedong or Fidel Castro, but that is not what…
Madam Speaker, when I heard that we are going to remove a Member of this House from their committee for anti-Semitism, I raced down here because I thought, finally--finally--in this Chamber there is going to be some accountability, some…
Madam President, I rise to speak in support of the bipartisan American Music Fairness Act, which I have reintroduced with Senator Blackburn today. Artists pour their heart and soul into the music we enjoy. Unfortunately, our current…
Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman has 7\1/4\ minutes remaining.
Mr. Speaker, the ex-President who still thinks he is President said, ``I went in yesterday and there was a television screen, and I said, `This is genius.' Putin declares a big portion of Ukraine--of Ukraine--Putin declares it as…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the gentlewoman from California just mentioned North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Let me tell you what Trump said. He said, ``Kim wrote me beautiful letters, and they're…
Mr. Speaker, let me share a quote from the opposite side of the aisle. ``Socialism is a scare word they have hurled at every advance the people have made in the last 20 years.'' They go on to say: ``Socialism is what they called public…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose H. Con. Res. 9, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, yesterday in the Committee on Financial Services, we organized and considered…
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Williams is my friend, but I do wonder whether Mr. Williams views the $1.43 million he received in debt forgiveness as being consistent with his views on socialism. I don't get it. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, Americans are tired of this body wasting its time when there are real problems to address. I want to get started considering legislation to house the more than a half million…