
Mr. Speaker, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 1256, providing for consideration of H.R. 263, the Big Cat Public Safety Act, under a structured rule. It provides 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled…
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Mr. Speaker, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 1256, providing for consideration of H.R. 263, the Big Cat Public Safety Act, under a structured rule. It provides 1 hour of debate equally divided and controlled…

Mr. Speaker, I ask for unanimous consent that all Members be given 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from California? There was no objection.

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1256 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1256 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall…

the idea that this administration would try and force the county to poison children is outrageous.

There is no one that I can think of in local government who has done more for the children of our community than Cindy Chavez.

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman. I will be brief.

I urge you to revisit and pass the Freedom to Vote John R. Lewis Act.

we need to protect the children of East San Jose right away.

I do think that it is important that you follow the facts where they lead and that you go after terrorists.

I have to say I am not surprised that there are so many acts that are hardly fairly rare of violence because in this building America's leaders are stoking that violence.

I just have to debunk the Soros nonsense. Thank you for clarifying that. That is a part of a long-standing anti-Semitic trope that we see from the other side.

I am grateful that you are investigating people who would threaten violence and I am also grateful that you are not investigating people who have legitimate concerns about their children's curriculum.

If we don’t let manufacturers sell faulty appliances, we don’t let Americans buy faulty appliances because if they short-circuit and start a fire, it would burn down not only your house but your neighbor’s house. It’s the exact same thing…

We absolutely -- the United States is a very large purchaser virtually everything including guns. And we ought to very well be able to use that authority to try to make sure manufacturers that we are using our tax dollars to buy their guns…

Mr. Speaker, conflicts of interest lead to a crisis of confidence. Government officials shouldn't be able to use their Federal contracting authority to line their own pockets. Pentagon officials owning stock in big defense contractors not…

The two most obstinate categories of CEOs that I’ve encountered, and I have a lot of contenders for this award, Lawrence, would be the gun manufacturers and big oil companies. Both of those industries simply refuse to acknowledge their…

Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 3771, the bipartisan South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act, which will not only raise awareness about the prevalence of heart disease in the South Asian community but save…