Thank you, Vice Chair Capito. Wow. It is great to have another woman in leadership and leading these floor events now. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa. ____________________

Madam President, I do want to thank my friend and colleague Senator Capito of West Virginia for her leadership in bringing Senate Republicans to the floor to talk about what is a very important issue to all of our constituents--the safety…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize National School Choice Week and the importance of school choice. I was proud to join my colleague, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, in introducing the CHOICE Act last Congress, which would expand…

Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 26. I thank my colleague, the chair of the Judiciary Committee from Ohio, for yielding me time. Madam Speaker, as a mother, a doctor, a former nurse, and a former director of Iowa's Department…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to address the ongoing crisis at our border. When President Biden took office in January 2021, he inherited commonsense immigration policies, such as remain in Mexico and title 42, that worked to keep our Nation…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Pella Marching Dutch of Pella High School, who recently participated in the Rose Bowl Parade. Each year, only 21 bands across the world receive an invitation to play in the parade. The Pella…

Mr. Speaker, it was difficult to yield--I had to pause a little bit, as a TCU Horned Frog--to my colleague, but in the spirit of camaraderie, I did so. ____________________

We need to address the border. We need to address the untold numbers of fentanyl coming across the border.

Most importantly is to remember that Kevin McCarthy has considered the threats to our nation to be the debt, the border, China, and our educational system.

I think the fact that we got 219 votes to adjourn, I know that seems like a farcical thing, but that's a small victory.

We feel we're on the wrong track. Those who are not voting for Kevin McCarthy feel the country is on the wrong track. We're put in place to put the country on the right track.

Mr. President, I have historically supported disaster assistance to farmers and others who experience losses due to no fault of their own. However, I had to vote no on Senator Scott's disaster relief standalone amendment. As a lifelong…

Madam President, earlier this summer, my Democratic colleagues got through on reconciliation--a strictly partisan way--a bill that provided that the IRS would get $80 billion in mandatory funding, which was meant to double the size of the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate University of Iowa's Jack Campbell for being named to the All-American Football Team and being recognized as this year's Butkus Award winner, the first in the university's history. This is not…

Bio BDO is not only better for the environment, but producing it in the U.S. also supports our local farmers right there in Iowa.

Thank you very much, Chairman Merkley, and to as well Ranking Member Wicker, for having this Subcommittee hearing.

Mr. President, I would like to express my strong opposition to the nomination of Eric Garcetti to be Ambassador to India. I am compelled to vote against Mayor Garcetti due to the serious allegations that he enabled sexual harassment and…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to applaud Brennik Sapp of Liberty Elementary School for his commitment to helping his community. When Brennik was an infant, he spent 12 days at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa…