We cannot allow people to be misleading the American people.

I do not think anybody imagined that 22 years later we would be operating in the same manner.

That is the number of Active-Duty/Reserve men and women serving our Nation's Armed Forces in Kentucky who are going to be forced to go without pay because of the shutdown.

I think, with all governmental policies, there is a balance of costs and benefits.

I really do want to work with my colleagues because we have to have some change. But I don't think corporations should just be able to do what they want. I think it needs to be a balanced system.

I am not much for coincidences, and I do not think the American people are either.

I am not willing to give up the constitutional obligation and standing that we have on oversight and our involvement in what is going on.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

Congress must act immediately to ensure operations in the Indo-Pacific and around the globe are fully funded for this fiscal year.

I would like to submit for the record a letter signed by 25 of my colleagues from the House and the Senate, urging you, Chair Gensler, to finalize a robust climate disclosure rule that includes Scope 3 emissions.

South Africa has one of the world's most expensive social grant systems, the size of which is increasingly growing.

I think our foreign policy has to be more nimble in being able to adapt to these new realities.

I think this is a huge thing that needs to be corrected.

There is much affection for our history with the United States. There is an embrace of the vibrancy of the United States democracy.

I share your concerns about propelling an agenda upon South Africa that fits our interests our needs but doesn't meet their needs.

The 1.2 trillion in aid that the SBA has distributed over the course of the pandemic was truly essential.

The primary domestic priority for South African governments should be I believe the betterment of the lives of its people.

We must not exaggerate Russia's influence on South Africa and other African nations, but it is worth reflecting on how the United States treats its partners.