A deviation from current regulatory practices that have served to produce the safest period of airline travel in the United States since they were implemented represents a major risk to the flying public.

I thank Representative Miller for yielding. I want to talk about faith. What is faith? Thankfully, the Bible contains a clear definition in Hebrews 11:1. It says: Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for and the evidence of things…

They have continued working with HBCUs to break down barriers for Black students.

The United States has continued to experience the safest 13 years in the history of airline transportation in America in large part because of the '1,500-hour' minimum requirement for pilot training as passed by Congress in 2010.

So if we are going to stop the fentanyl crisis and if we are going to stop the cartels, then we need to stop the exportation of assault weapons to Mexico from this country.

I particularly want to say I am aware of the Colgan family that is here, and that you continue to represent your loved ones who were lost in that terrible, horrific crash.

this is how the western lands suffer--people from the Eastern United States, with neither the knowledge nor the concern about how they are managed and don't care. And so while they passed something in 2021 to make these firebreaks easier…

wildfires pose a significant threat to the safety and well-being of our citizens, particularly those living near Federal lands. One way to protect against wildfires is with the use of fuel breaks. Fuel breaks are--think of them as…

I appreciate the insight and the observations of my friend and distinguished colleague, the Senator from Delaware. I appreciate the amount of effort that he puts into this and I am sure a lot of hard work. He raises some good points, and…

Do you think the parents and families who will continue to lose their children, their brothers, their sisters to fentanyl will take comfort in knowing that DHS has at least added more to the massive money already spent by this…

The distinction he is dwelling on is the distinction on page 4, the ``may-shall'' distinction. The only way he can be right on this, of course, is if he presupposes that the Secretary is just not going to care; that the Secretary is not…

We will hand it to Jim Jordan and let Jim do what Jim does best.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 80

I appreciate the magnanimous offer from my colleague. I will take him up on that. I am still hoping that it will pass. It is still my hope that it should pass today. Mr. President, I know of no further debate. Vote on Amendment No. 80 The…

I will point to two things. First, on page 4 of the amendment, subdivision (D) Verification of Resources. This requires each State or Indian Tribe to go through a process to verify that they have got the resources to do it. Turn to page 6…

This was sold as an amount to the American people. And the amount that is actually going out the door of their tax dollars... is not that amount anymore.

These aren't just graphs, they are not just numbers... they are American families.

I do think we can do better.