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Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· Dec 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to insert extraneous material on S. 5016. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-21
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· Dec 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the memory of Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson, an Army veteran, a tireless advocate for women servicemembers, and a decades-long champion of women's and…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-21
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· Dec 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, I wholeheartedly support this bill, and I urge all my colleagues to do the same. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Congressional Record · 2022-12-21
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· Dec 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from Alaska (Mrs. Peltola), my friend and a strong supporter of this piece of legislation, which is fitting as someone who has broken barriers herself in supporting this legislation of…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-21
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· Dec 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, I ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing S. 5016, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano) that the House…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-21
Mike Garcia
@mikegarcia· Republican · CA· Dec 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, I thank Chairman Takano and Ranking Member Bost for their support of H.R. 7939, which also contains the text of one of my bills I have been working on for the last year called the Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act. In the…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-21
Maxine Waters
@maxinewaters· Democratic · CA· Dec 21, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 450) to award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 450…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-21
Maxine Waters
@maxinewaters· Democratic · CA· Dec 21, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for closing. I appreciate Representative Rush's dedication to ensuring that Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley's legacy and bravery are remembered and honored with this bill. This…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-21
Maxine Waters
@maxinewaters· Democratic · CA· Dec 21, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of S. 450, the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act, which is a companion to a House bill sponsored by Representative Rush. This bill will…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-21
Jackie Speier
@jackiespeier· Democratic · CA· Dec 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, this is my last speech on the House floor. I have given hundreds of speeches on this floor, but there will be no more. I am reminded of a quotation, each of us is called to do something, and if we don't do it, it won't get…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-21
Jim Costa
@jimcosta· Democratic · CA· Dec 21, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my bill, the Respect for Child Survivors Act. As Co-Founder and Chairman of the Congressional Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus, I am proud to put forward legislation that helps protect the most…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-21
Dianne Feinstein
@diannefeinstein· Democratic · CA· Dec 20, 2022

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 785) was…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-20
Dianne Feinstein
@diannefeinstein· Democratic · CA· Dec 20, 2022

May I just make one remark? I want to thank the Senator for his excellent remarks. Once in a while, we have a case that is really so difficult and sad to solve, and this is one of them. It happens to be a constituent of both of ours in…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-20
Dianne Feinstein
@diannefeinstein· Democratic · CA· Dec 20, 2022

Mr. President, as in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 785 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-20
Dianne Feinstein
@diannefeinstein· Democratic · CA· Dec 20, 2022

Mr. President, this is truly a tragic case. The young woman on my right was born in Guatemala. She suffers from a rare life- threatening disorder called MSP type VI. This is a genetic condition caused by the absence of an enzyme that is…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-20
Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Dec 20, 2022

Mr. President, I, too, want to thank Senator Feinstein for her years of effort to get to this point. I am proud to stand today and now celebrate the passage of H.R. 785, which will provide relief to the Bueso family. As you heard, the…

Congressional Record · 2022-12-20