I thank the previous administration and President Trump for getting the vaccine to this point in time.

I led a charge to create a newly voluntary Medicare payment program called Rural Emergency Hospitals.

Do you agree that China is a significant and consistent bad actor when it comes to stealing U.S.

This included information involving threats to the Nation's health because of the virus.

I believe that Congress must pass a bipartisan prescription drug bill if it is going to get done.

Madam President, today I express my concern over the rise in violent crime and in particular the hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Every single one of us ought to be horrified to see our fellow Americans attacked…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Sergeant Jim Smith, who died tragically in the line of duty this past Friday night in Iowa. Sergeant Smith honorably served as an Iowa State trooper for 27 years. He was an incredible man who…

Mr. President, a short tribute and then maybe about an 8- or 9-minute speech that I have. Today, I want to pay tribute to Iowa State Patrol Sergeant Jim Smith, who courageously gave his life in the line of duty this past Friday. Sergeant…

Madam President, I have one short issue and another issue of about 10 minutes. Over the Easter break, I held a Q&A in 24 counties to hear what was on the minds of Iowans. It was my constituents' agenda, not my agenda, that we discussed…

I think you have satisfied me for now.

the program was put on hold by the previous Obama administration but is now operating and bringing in money, and I would hope that does not happen again.

So I am also concerned that the Advance Child Tax Credit program might have the possibility of fraud.

The challenge is, the IRS was not set up for that purpose, and their IT is not structured for that.

Mr. President, it has become all too easy for pundits and politicians to reduce the security of our borders to a bumper sticker or billboard slogan. As someone who appreciates the value of human life, as a survivor of sexual assault, and…

I'm hoping that some of this money can be used in accordance with a bill that I introduced, H.R. 1897, that would do COVID-19 testing for those migrants coming across our borders, which is not done now.

Madam President, I want to come to the floor to bring up four subjects. The first one is 30 seconds.

Madam President, I appreciate the comments of my colleague, the Senator from Illinois, but there is no doubt that we have a problem in the United States today. Our immigration system does need to be reformed, but it does need to be done in…

Anyone that commits fraud and steals taxpayer dollars from hardworking Americans should be punished to the fullest extent of the law.