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Mr. President, I call on Attorney General Garland, FBI Director Wray, and Commissioner Rettig to take the apparent leak or hack of taxpayers' information very seriously and cooperate with our constitutionally mandated responsibility to…
Mr. President, more than 3 months ago, ProPublica began publishing a series of stories. These stories were based on what they have described as ``a vast trove of Internal Revenue Service data on the tax returns of thousands of the nation's…
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for yielding me the time on this critical issue. I would say to the gentleman from Massachusetts that I am also giving him the opportunity to urge all of our colleagues to defeat the previous question so…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an individual from my district for his work to keep both Iowans and Americans healthy. Alan Johnson, a professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Iowa, has…
Mr. Speaker, September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and I would like to take a moment to thank my district for their work in treating and researching childhood cancer. A staple to my district and to the Iowa City community is the…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak about the importance of childhood education and how a school in my district is taking extra strides to ensure their students' success. At Hills Elementary School in Hills, Iowa, one out of four students…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Afghanistan
Madam President, in recent days, much has been said about Afghanistan. I spoke about it last time on September 15, and most of my colleagues have spoken on the very same subject. I come to speak more about it. Today, I will look at it from…
Madam Speaker, last week I officially completed my 39 county tour for 2021, visiting all 39 counties at least twice so far this year. Whether it was speaking to farmers, manufacturers, Main Street business owners, families, educators, or…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share an Iowa nice story about looking out for one of our own. Joseph Stewart, a resident of Bettendorf in Scott County, relied on his bicycle for years to make his 3-mile roundtrip commute to work every single…
Mr. President, last week, Special Counsel Durham indicted Michael Sussman, an attorney for the Hillary Clinton Presidential campaign. He was indicted for lying to the FBI. The indictment gives example after example of the Democratic…
Mr. President, with North Korea test firing ballistic missiles last week, you might ask: Where is the United Nations? There are a series of international sanctions aimed at North Korea's nuclear program. These sanctions are in accordance…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a group of Good Samaritans who recently brought Iowa nice to Louisiana. Earlier this month, the New Sharon Fire Department of Mahaska County joined dozens of recovery teams from across the Nation to…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak on the importance of the United States continuing to support our allies, specifically Israel. Israel has long been a key strategic ally for the United States. Our relationship is mutually beneficial, and…
Mr. President, paraphrasing a philosopher of his era, Winston Churchill once said: Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. And I doubt that Churchill was the only one that said that. I think we quote other people…
Mr. President, Democrats in Washington are playing a high- stakes game with our Nation's finances. Congress just keeps passing bill after bill that adds trillions of dollars in spending to Washington's credit card. First, there was the…
Madam Speaker, I rise today to discuss the crisis along our southwest border during the ongoing public health emergency. Last year, the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General released a report titled ``DHS Needs to…
I expect that we will see changes in protocol and policy and I will reintroduce what legislation I can to force those changes.