Section 5 has been very meaningful and has meant a lot to the political progress the minority groups have made across the country.

Section 2 has been very effective down through the years, and those of you who have been involved in litigation, you know what I mean.

You did such an amazing job raising your daughter.

Mr. Speaker, behold the nonpartisan nature of the January 6th Committee. It puzzles me why it would have been so different had the allegedly bipartisan commission been approved. In fact, in the January 6th Committee's markup on the…

Madam Speaker, I request unanimous consent to call up H.R. 471, the PAUSE Act, to protect all Americans from Biden's border crisis. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair understands that the gentleman from Maryland has not yielded for that…

Mr. Speaker, it is common for the zealot to lose the capacity for irony. Hence, Chairman Thompson says that laws prohibit doing politics on the clock: ``It is important that taxpayer dollars don't support political activity.'' Ms. Cheney…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the urgent need for additional relief for our restaurants. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, restaurants in my district and across the country have been at the front line of our battle against…

I had spent thirty years in a courtroom before coming to Congress, and, you know, in a courtroom, the rules are so much different than the rules for ethics for Members of Congress.

The burden of proof is on the Member to prove that she is not guilty of the offense for which she is charged.

Immigration enforcement is complicated and controversial, with policy choices on which members of the subcommittee will strongly disagree.

Mr. Secretary, as we hold you accountable this morning for what happens at the border, I am cognizant that Congress is accountable for failing to give the Department a realistic legal framework for managing the border.

I don't think it is exaggeration to say the Trump administration tried to destroy your agency, to shut you down.

Immigration reform would not solve all of our problems at the border, but without reform we are knowingly accepting a status quo that has become increasingly untenable.

If this budget passes, $127.3 billion in discretionary spending would be allocated to HHS--meaning taxpayers would be forced to give your agency an additional $13 billion.

I hope your answers to my questions will be way more complete than your responses from last year.

Your administration continues to double down on this policy by clearly targeting the states like Texas, which seek to protect minors from life-altering, and irreversible surgeries and unnecessary treatments.

The staggering price tag does not even include your request for $22 billion for so-called COVID-19 funding.

Does it violate the Federal statute, yes or no?