Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to defeat the previous question so we can take up H.R. 471, the PAUSE Act, which was introduced by my colleague and friend, Representative Yvette…

It`s confusing. They`re sending mixed messages constantly. It`s contradictory. I think it sets us back and what we`re trying to do with encouraging people to get vaccinated.

Ms. Torres Small, you probably would expect me to ask something about ethanol.

Thank you. Before I ask a couple of questions, I would like to say that I appreciate, Mr. Chairman, your holding this hearing to examine proposals to enhance and expand access to retirement savings vehicles.

The consolidation of the cattle industry is one of the most critical issues in my district.

Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 18 which would make the Hyde amendment permanent. This week we will consider the partisan Health and Human Services budget. It is unfortunate that Democrats are continuing their assault on the…

Madam President, because of the increase in hospitalizations because of the Delta variant of the virus, we are told that the CDC will soon be requiring, in about half the counties of the country, masks and other restrictions to prevent the…

I expect the Inspector General to be aggressive and unrelenting to get the records, the emails, the memos, run the transcribed interviews, and question everyone up the leadership chain. Leave no stone unturned. If punches are pulled, the…

However, an enforcement case would, at the minimum, give us a framework and a timeline to resolve the COFEPRIS-regulated delays in biotechnology approvals.

Mr. Huttema, USMCA found a way to change Canada's trade-distorting policies and reform Canada's dairy pricing system.

Unfortunately, it looks like Mexico will not work with the U.S. in a good faith effort to resolve the issue and ensure Iowa farmers full access to Mexican markets.

We greatly appreciate Ambassador Tai's and Secretary Vilsack's efforts to date to try to engage and address this issue with the Mexican Government.

I was glad to see that in May, USTR announced that the agency will request a dispute settlement panel be established to consider Canada's failure to comply with tariff rate quota provisions.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a young woman in my district who has become an inspiration to women and athletes everywhere. Erin Kerkhoff, a University of Northern Iowa sophomore and track star from Solon High School, earned a…

In March, I introduced H.R. 1897, the REACT Act, which would require the Department of Homeland Security to test all migrants coming across our borders who are released into the U.S.

So essentially, what I am hearing as I am here is we are spending our time in a committee discussing an issue that, while it is very important, is only affecting a very small percentage of people and for which policies have been put in…

And it is important for public health, national security, and also for how our media treats information and where it comes from, that we know the origins of COVID-19, which we still don't have.

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for yielding me time to speak. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak in support of Senator John Kennedy's Dispose of Unused Medications and Prescription Opioids Act, S. 957, or the DUMP Opioids Act. Earlier…