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Mr. Speaker, in addition, the Bureau has consistently tried to imply their authority would not only apply to tech companies, but there is a chance they could bring merchants into their regulatory purview as well. The general counsel of the…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of Chairman Hill's resolution to overturn the CFPB's misguided overdraft rule. In Wisconsin, community banks and credit unions are the backbone of our local economies. They know their customers. They…
Mr. Speaker, many people will face declined payments, higher minimum balance requirements or, worse, be pushed toward riskier unregulated products. This resolution will repeal the CFPB's rule and protect consumers' access to financial…
Mr. Speaker, I rise to discuss the special election that we had in Wisconsin last Tuesday for the Wisconsin Supreme Court. It was an overwhelming rebuke of the Trump-Musk agenda of cutting Medicaid, healthcare, long-term care, education…
Mr. Speaker, I thank Ms. McClellan for yielding, and I thank Representatives McClellan and Clyburn for initiating this Congressional Black Caucus Special Order on education. Let me just say that I have been so inspired by previous…
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on House Administration be discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 22, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the concurrent…
After returning from our districts, Mr. Speaker, it is time to bring to the Chair's attention a variety of issues which we have come across over the weekend and issues that the minority party has brought up. The first issue I bring up is…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of my legislation, H.R. 983, the Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025. This bill holds particular significance for me…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my legislation, the Veterans Education Transparency and Training Act, or the VETT Act. This bill addresses critical barriers that veterans currently…
Mr. President, my amendment is straightforward. It would prevent any cuts to Medicaid that could lead to rural hospital closures. When I travel around rural Wisconsin, the No. 1 challenge that I hear about is access to healthcare. We…
Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 1693 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from Wisconsin [Ms. Baldwin] proposes an amendment numbered…
Madam President, I rise today on behalf of the 1.2 million Wisconsinites who rely on Medicaid--or as we call it in Wisconsin, BadgerCare--for their health insurance. And I rise today in their defense because their healthcare is under…
Madam President, I rise this evening once again to highlight the stories of Wisconsinites who would be impacted by cuts to Medicaid that my Republican colleagues are proposing. Earlier this evening, I talked about children, babies, our…
Mr. President, I rise today for the third time this evening on behalf of Wisconsinites in rural communities whose access to healthcare will be devastated by cuts to Medicaid. Earlier this evening, I talked about the impact that cuts to…
Today’s election in Wisconsin for the Supreme Court was a referendum on Elon Musk and Donald Trump and the Republican Party’s actions nationally.
So noted. Senator, since you have taken the floor, which I suppose is nearly a full day now, there have been new breaking news of mass firings. Perhaps others have come to the floor to talk about it. But you were just talking about how…
I know, but we are No. 1--not that I am competitive here. Or whether we are on a foundry floor or whether that worker is on an assembly line, workers are what make our economy go round. And so, naturally, they are the ones we should be…
