Madam President, the Appropriations Committee is reportedly preparing to announce the return of earmarks. That is a process that, around here, we know. People back home might not know, so let me explain that the process of earmarks inserts…

I am more interested in OMB from the standpoint of what it does on regulatory review than what I do in regard to the budget part of your work.

Mr. President, from the streets of Portland and Seattle to right here in our Nation's Capital, lawlessness has ensued all too often across our Nation over the past year. I have consistently called it what it is--anarchy. And, folks, we…

Mr. President, just barely a year ago, I was here making a similar statement. Impeachment is one of the most solemn matters to come before the Senate, but I worry that it's also becoming a common occurrence. Before getting into the merits…

Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mrs. Hinson moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1319 to the Committee on the Budget. The…

Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the rule. It has been nearly a year now since the COVID-19 pandemic reached our shores, and Iowans are still struggling. Iowans need targeted pandemic relief. I would have been the first to cross the…

Mr. Speaker, Americans are crying out tonight for targeted relief; and, instead, this bill sends money straight to Speaker Pelosi's pet project in California, the Bay Area Rapid Transit Silicon Valley phase 2. How insulting to the…

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 205, nays 218, not…

Mr. Speaker, in the coming days, the House is expected to vote on a $1.9 trillion spending bill that the majority claims will help fight the COVID-19 crisis. Despite this massive price tag, less than one-half of 1 percent of those dollars…

we want to focus on the 380-some counties where poverty has been persistent for over 30 years, persistent and consistent with Representative Clyburn's ideas.

I think we do need to learn from the recent experience in COVID as to how we might be able to make the SNAP program and availability of benefits modernized and more convenient.

I am aware of the issues, Representative. I think it is important to point out that, the way these can be structured, there are very, very few--at the end of the day, very, very few farms that can be impacted and affected by this.

I think we have the right vision. I think the vision that climate change creates opportunity, creates new profit centers for farmers can be embraced.

The ability to have FaceTime and Skype and the ability to see our children and our grandchildren, incredibly important.

As I discussed with Representative Fortenberry, you know, this is about making sure that this broadband is actually usable.

You can have broadband, but if the downloads and upload speeds are not significant or are not sufficient, you can check the box, but you actually haven't improved the quality.

We want to close that 50-percent gap.

We have to make sure we lift up the messaging in terms of American agriculture.