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Tim Walberg
@timwalberg· Republican · MI· Sep 20, 2024

The gentlewoman speaks right about the auto capital of the world, Michigan. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.J. Res. 136 put forward by the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. James), which blocks the tailpipe emissions rule, EPA's de…

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Sep 19, 2024

The so-called ESG debate is a fabricated political issue funded by corporate interests that are trying to protect their short-term profits at the expense of our workers, our retirees, and our communities. The stakes are real, and…

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Bill Huizenga
@billhuizenga· Republican · MI· Sep 19, 2024

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan has 4 minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from California has 6 minutes remaining.

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Bill Huizenga
@billhuizenga· Republican · MI· Sep 19, 2024

I note that this bill is absolutely neutral on climate change and doesn't even reference it. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Barr), who is the chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and…

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Bill Huizenga
@billhuizenga· Republican · MI· Sep 19, 2024

I am prepared to close. Meanwhile, I again reiterate that the law requires any material information, including climate information, must be disclosed currently, if it is material. I will continue to reserve the balance of my time until the…

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Bill Huizenga
@billhuizenga· Republican · MI· Sep 19, 2024

I will note that, for some, the louder and longer they say something, they hope people will believe it. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Wagner), the chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Capital Markets.

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Bill Huizenga
@billhuizenga· Republican · MI· Sep 19, 2024

I simply note that if this was about protecting investors and maximizing their profit, we wouldn't force them to go into a lower return product like my colleagues are trying to do. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from…

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Bill Huizenga
@billhuizenga· Republican · MI· Sep 19, 2024

I continue to reserve the balance of my time until the gentlewoman is prepared to close.

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Sep 19, 2024

This Hispanic Heritage Month, I want to honor a powerful community mother in our district. She is an advocate. She has been a social worker for over 40 years. Our community mother, Mary Turner, serves with so much incredible commitment to…

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Sep 19, 2024

I want everyone to admit that this is all for corporate profits and that the American people deserve better. These are retirees who worked incredibly hard, and we have to do everything we can to protect their investments. They deserve…

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Sep 19, 2024

This month I join Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and Wayne County Executive Warren Evans for a townhall to discuss the impending radioactive waste shipments that are coming to Michigan from New York. This waste, and thousands of other…

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Bill Huizenga
@billhuizenga· Republican · MI· Sep 19, 2024

I will just note that, yes, it is America, and I will note that the ranking member voted against a continuing resolution just yesterday to keep government open. However, I am sure, Mr. Speaker, that she will have another opportunity very…

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Sep 19, 2024

We are witnessing the Israel Government carry out a genocide in Gaza. Recently, the Gaza ministry of health released a 649-page document with the name, age, and ID number of 34,344 Palestinians killed in Gaza who have been identified. Most…

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Sep 18, 2024

Anti-Arab, anti-Muslim, and anti-Palestinian hate was in full display at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing yesterday, a hearing that was intended, Mr. Speaker, to highlight the deadly hatred that killed a 6-year-old boy, Wadea. He was…

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Dan Kildee
@dankildee· Democratic · MI· Sep 18, 2024

The bill before us is really nothing more than a distraction, a distraction from the real issues facing American seniors and retirees. What seniors want is their government to lower the cost of everyday necessities like groceries, gas…

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Haley Stevens
@haleystevens· Democratic · MI· Sep 18, 2024

15 minutes, a good 45 minutes of going strong here, and not a sip of water. Mr. Speaker, I will use my 15 minutes. I am going to say this because we had the 2000 election, which was really determined by the Supreme Court. People who were…

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Haley Stevens
@haleystevens· Democratic · MI· Sep 18, 2024

I rise before you here this evening, a stormy evening in Washington, D.C., in our Nation's Capital, to make an address on behalf of my constituents in my district in Michigan, Michigan's 11th District, representing and covering the bulk of…

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Debbie Stabenow
@debbiestabenow· Democratic · MI· Sep 18, 2024

I love what you were saying about the fact that food at school should be no different than folding in the cost of riding the bus or some other service for children at school.

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