This place that is now called Minnesota is the ancestral home of the Dakota and Anishinaabe people, and other indigenous people, who have lived in and cared for this beautiful part of the world for millennia.

I remember quite well, leaders, the many conversations we had between the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan, which I think was an example of a significant improvement in terms of providing direct funding.

It is meaningful to convene this Committee hearing on the sovereign lands of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and I thank the Tribe for their generosity in hosting us.

I take this work seriously, because I have heard time and again from tribal leaders who have been frustrated by policy decisions being made without Native voices at the table.

Funding needs to be flexible.

I am committed to making sure these resources are equitably distributed and accessible to tribal nations.

I think a lot of times Federal agencies are trying to figure out how to implement something when Congress also has a job to do that it hasn't done.

The answer is simple: it's November; it’s the ballot box.

It has been a long day. It`s been a devastating day. But I just am thinking about the women who showed up about at clinics in Texas and Mississippi and other states around this country, expecting to be able to exercise their freedom and…

I introduced legislation this week that will ensure that medication abortion is available in states where abortions will still be legal. This is something that`s going to be incredibly helpful to women and I think about my home state of…

we also the fight back at the ballot box, and hold these Republicans accountable who have fulfilled their dream of making abortion -- overturning Roe.

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. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 217, nays…

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. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any…

I wanted to point out to the gentleman from the Massachusetts that the majority solely holds the power to give the bill a hearing. And I am sure I can speak on behalf of the gentleman from North Carolina that he would be happy to be…

I thank the Representative from Massachusetts and the distinguished chair of the Rules Committee for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Madam Speaker, S. 2938, as amended in the Senate, is at its core an effort to chip away at the…

I would just like to mention that my distinguished colleague repeatedly talks about how this is not controversial. If it is not controversial, then committee hearings held by the majority should not be a problem. So I would ask again that…

House Republicans are committed to addressing the tragedy of these school shootings, but we cannot and should not impede the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens. This is not a matter of Democrat or Republican; it is a matter of…

We join the chairman in wishing Rose the best in her future endeavors. Thank you for that. Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, House Republicans want to ensure that our schools and communities are safe, but…