We learned late this afternoon that the Republican leadership of this House has derailed the important appropriation bills to fund the Government of the United States for the fiscal year that actually began October 1. It has been delayed…

Imagine winning a war for a country that didn't yet exist and had no government. That was our beginning. What our Founders did have was freedom-loving people who believed that our rights come from God. There were 13 independent Colonies…

I am here at desk 88, honored to address my family and friends and Ohioans of the Nation. I remember well my first speech 18 years ago. Illinois Senator Barack Obama was presiding over the Senate. Following parliamentary norms--and perhaps…

We are seeing foreign adversaries single-handedly trying to influence our election outcomes.

At this holiday season, please let me pay tribute to a remarkable American, a patriot who has dedicated his life to building our Nation and world into a more just and livable planet. I extend grateful holiday wishes to the now current…

A whole lot of voters in Ohio see the Democratic Party as a bicoastal party, and those days need to be behind us.

Until we solve that fundamental problem in this country, until hard work is valued, until everyone has a path to the middle class and the stability and security of a good-paying job, our work in this body — my work as a private citizen…

My goal is to make the Democratic Party the party of workers.

The Communications and Technology Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee has been very busy this past Congress making sure that we get broadband deployed across this country. This piece of legislation will help make sure that…

I have no other speakers, if the gentleman is ready to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

This bill is very essential because, again, as we have seen, broadband is absolutely essential for everyday Americans. As we think about what happened during COVID, Americans were shut in, and they relied on broadband for everything from…

That was my last speaker on the bill. I am prepared to close if my friend, the gentleman from Florida, is. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

I’m going to stay engaged.

For half a century, the stock market soared, executive compensation exploded, corporate profits have risen dramatically, worker productivity has gone up, but workers’ wages have been comparatively flat and costs keep going up.

As I mentioned earlier on the previous bills, the Communications and Technology Subcommittee of the Committee on Energy and Commerce has been moving legislation to make sure we get broadband deployed across this country. As the speakers…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. My colleagues should think about the minority's argument. The argument is very simple: We can't do it now because Trump won. We have to wait 4 years to fix something everyone knows needs to be addressed…

Today I rise to honor an individual whose service, character, and dedication have left an indelible mark on this institution and the people it serves. I first met Veleter M.B. Mazyck in 2017 when I was selected to participate in the CBC…

Today the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. I voted for the legislation, as this body upholds again the over 60- year bipartisan tradition, ensuring partisan politics does not put America's national…