I thank the chairwoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I hope that our distinguished colleagues don't flatter themselves to think that they are the first Members of Congress who oppose other Americans' democratic rights to wrap their arguments…

The people of Washington came to our aid on January 6. When we were being attacked by violent Fascist insurrectionists in this body, in this Chamber, in this Congress, they came to our aid. They sent hundreds of Capitol Police officers and…

The consent of the governed; no taxation without representation; no conscription without representation; a republican form of government for American citizens. All of our most essential democratic principles underwrite the trajectory of…

I guess it is appropriate for someone from Maryland to speak on this issue because this is Maryland's land we are talking about. This land was given for the purpose of a Federal enclave by Maryland. How dare Congress take Maryland's land…

I oppose the ruling of the Chair. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the gentleman from New York ask unanimous consent to withdraw the offending words?

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for her service. I thank Chairwoman Beatty and members of the Congressional Black Caucus for organizing this Special Order tonight. Madam Speaker, Alcee Hastings was a dear friend, a close friend, a…

First of all, I rise in strong support of this resolution. It makes in order that we will not discriminate against people based upon their religion or the State from which they come or the nation from which they come. It says not at our…

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Hoyer moves that the resolution be laid on the table. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to table…

I want to say a word in response to my colleague about the national political logic of statehood. There is both powerful constitutional principle and national political logic that infuses every statehood admission going back to the very…

I have no further speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time to close. {time} 1545

Let me address a couple of the specious constitutional objections that have been raised by our colleagues on the other side. To begin with, it would be unconstitutional to turn the District of Columbia into a State. It would almost…

Today the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 330, providing for three measures. First, the rule provides for consideration of H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, under a closed rule. It provides 1 hour of…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Reschenthaler), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 330 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 330 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

I thank the gentlewoman very much for her comments, and I want to reemphasize the point that she made at the end, which is that Congress has the exclusive authority to admit new States. Congress has admitted 37 new States. None of them…

The gentlewoman invites us to return the District of Columbia to Maryland, which, of course, debunks the argument that Congress cannot modify the boundaries of the District of Columbia. But, in any event, that is not what the people of…

The gentleman refers to Communist China, apparently wants to follow that example. A communist authoritarian government that owns most of the manufacturing capability in China--not all of it. It is ironic that in two different debates in…

Donald Trump didn't fix the problem; he delayed the problem. That is what happened. That is what those pictures reflect. He didn't fix the problem. He would say to those kids: Get out of here. Go back to Mexico. Maybe you have a parent…