I think it’s really important that progressives build a big tent.

The Democratic Party in the past has been able to hold people together across cultural divides because, at the end of the day, the Democratic Party was for the everyday person.

Democrats need to rebrand and reform our party to much more clearly communicate to working people that we’re in it for them.

If corporate elements of the Democratic Party... had listened to progressives and had passed the bills... that substantively would have helped a lot in this election.

And still I rise. I rise today as a proud American who supports all who are willing to put their lives on the line to protect liberty and justice for all. This is why: I introduced H.R. 39 the ``original Honoring our WWII Merchant Mariners…

The NDAA is one of the most important pieces of legislation we consider each year, and I am proud to support it this year. First, I thank Chairman Rogers for his outstanding leadership in crafting such a strong defense bill. This NDAA will…

I thank the gentleman from New York for yielding, and I thank Congresswoman Harshbarger for doing this for us and for Cathy. Mr. Speaker, Chairman Cathy McMorris Rodgers exemplifies principled leadership. As chair of the Energy and…

I thank the gentlewoman from Ohio for her remarks. Ambassadors Preparatory Academy

It is my honor and privilege today to recognize Ambassadors Preparatory Academy in Galveston, Texas, which I am proud to represent, for being selected as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2024 by the U.S. Department of Education. Mr…

I thank the gentleman for his words. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas has 8 minutes remaining. Honoring the Life of Robert ``Bob'' Wieners

Joseph Stalin was rumored to have once said: We will hang the capitalists with the rope they sell us. Unfortunately, the United States has been selling the Chinese Communist Party a lot of rope in recent years. At this very moment…

I appreciate the time to come here in December. I am not sure if we will get time next week here on the floor. As we look forward to Christmas, I think it is important to remember why we are here and why we are here in the House. Christmas…

I thank my friend from Texas for yielding, and I appreciate his efforts to block this time for the Texas delegation to honor one of our own, Kay Granger, whom we will miss going forward. So many of my colleagues have already touched on her…

I thank my friend, Congressman Weber, for putting this Special Order together. I know it is probably odd seeing a Democrat up here, but let it be known: Kay and I go way back. I've known her since the 1990's, when she made history as the…

a once in a generational opportunity to do a lot of things.

And still I rise, and I am always proud to have this preeminent privilege of standing here and addressing those who are within the Chamber as well as people who may be without. I rise today still a liberated, unbought, unbossed, unafraid…

I was absent during the time of votes. Had I been present, I would have voted: YEA on Roll Call No. 484; S. 709; YEA on Roll Call No. 485; H.R. 9598; YEA on Roll Call No. 486; H.R. 9600; YEA on Roll Call No. 487; Velazquez of New York Part…

I thank my colleague from Arizona. I didn't get a chance to get down here in time during the time that was set aside to honor her service, but I am glad I was down here and was able to get down at the tail end of it to hear her speech. It…