Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in full support of H.R. 1916, the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act. On behalf of the 4 percent of American children born annually with congenital anomalies or birth…

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 1916. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1916) to provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect…

Madam Speaker, the bill that we are taking up today was passed by the Energy and Commerce Committee. It hasn't changed. The gentleman, Mr. Griffith, had an amendment. He withdrew it. He had the opportunity, but he withdrew it. Madam…

Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. I thank the gentleman for his kind comments about me. I think that there are a couple of important points to be made. And that is that CBO estimates that insurers will respond to this…

I believe it's revitalized democracies and as the administration and President said, it's strengthened our NATO's resolve.

Well, we will be working on that, a National Maritime Security Program, in the coming months ahead of us.

They were virtually destroyed in the previous 4 years of the previous administration. Very rapidly rebuilt.

Let me start with a thank you for the good work you have been doing with regard to Ukraine, pushing the necessary equipment into Ukraine.

the reality is--and you have pointed out the evidence, Mr. Chairman, that corporations across industries are posting record profits.

I just wanted to appreciate the distinction and the emphasis on not just taxing profits, taxing windfall profits because that is what is happening now through the exploitation at the pump.

corporate greed drives up costs for working Americans and hurts workers across the country.

it is evident that corporate greed is what is increasing the costs for American families.

I look forward to discussing the actions of our financial industry, and what they can do to remedy and deal with the lasting effects of their having profited from the enslavement of human beings.

The Federal Government ought to move to do whatever it takes to encourage, to legislate, to get the compensation for the descendants based on the information being available.

Financial services institutions played a powerful role in financing channeled slavery.

Shouldn't there be a way that the banks and insurance companies should move forward, now that some have disclosed, and those that we are going to encourage to disclose, to do its own reparations?

This hearing should not be for naught.