I am astounded by this once again. As I have said, the situation is dire. My constituents will lose their homes. The communities they have built for the last 50 years will be destroyed. I don't know of any other bill, in the 100 or 150…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate en bloc consideration of H.R. 8413 and H.R. 8219, which were received from the House. I further ask that the bills be considered read the third time and passed and that the…

I come before you today to discuss a grave situation that is unfolding in the southwestern part of my State. Two Nebraska communities--one at Swanson Reservoir and the other at Red Willow--are at risk. Over the past 50 years, residents of…

this really is outrageous. My legislation cannot wait. As I have said, it passed the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on a voice vote. Last week, it passed the full House of Representatives unanimously. The bill is different from…

I thank my colleagues on the House Committee on Natural Resources. I appreciate this opportunity, and I appreciate their support of H.R. 8413. The Swanson and Hugh Butler Reservoirs Land Conveyances Act would begin the process of…

I have always said that keeping people safe is one of the most fundamental roles the government plays: keeping people safe. For 4 years, the Biden-Harris administration has failed at this most fundamental mandate the government has. About…

I ask unanimous consent that the following interns in my office be granted floor privileges until December, 6, 2024: Phoebe Coote and Emmanuel Ogundipe. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

today, I rise to pay tribute to an exceptional officer in the U.S. Army, MAJ Bobby Brown. Major Brown, an Active-Duty adjutant general Officer, was competitively selected to serve as an Army congressional fellow for the fiscal year 2022…

today, I rise to pay tribute to an exceptional officer in the U.S. Air Force, Maj. Tiara Puro. Major Puro was competitively selected to represent the Department of the Air Force in the Department of Defense Legislative Fellows Program…

over the past few months, we heard from both sides of the aisle about how American families need more support. We have heard discussions about the child tax credit, childcare costs, and dozens more issues that affect parents and their…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 466. ____________________

I am grateful to welcome Pastor Ralph Lassiter and his wife, Doris Lassiter, to the people's House. We are grateful to have them in Washington, D.C., and I thank him for opening up our session in prayer. Pastor Lassiter has been the lead…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted NAY on Roll Call No. 436. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes…

Thinking outside the box about how you reach seniors in rural areas is an important thing to do.

Where we should be leading on technology rules, America is retreating.

Those weekly newspapers that are in rural Nebraska... are read cover to cover.

On Roll Call No. 433, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA. ____________________

If our tech sector was its own country, its economy would be the eighth largest in the world.