My personal testimony is a long time ago, Bennie Thompson ran for office, and the only reason he was able to win was because of the Voting Rights Act protections.

As some of you might know, our system of elections has been declared critical infrastructure, and so it's in our best interest to protect that infrastructure.

Nearly 18 years after the September 11 attacks, it is important that we stand together and recommit ourselves to doing all we can to prevent further terrorist attacks at the Federal, State, and local levels. Enactment of H.R. 495, which…

today is Data Privacy Day, a day set aside to raise awareness about how personal information is being used, collected, and shared in today's digital society. It is also an opportunity to educate the public about how to safeguard individual…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Data Privacy Day

What is the pending business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion to proceed to S. 1.

I was going to ask the distinguished Democratic leader to have yielded under his reservation. Might I be recognized for just a moment? The objection has already been heard, and we will not get this done. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the…

I appreciate the Senator from Louisiana. His unanimous consent request would have done one simple thing-- gotten the uniformed servicemembers in the Coast Guard paid just like we are paying today for members of the Army, Navy, Air Force…

I have no speakers, and I am prepared to close after the gentleman from Texas closes. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation has adopted rules governing its procedures for the 116th Congress. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 2, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that the…

On the Senator from Iowa's time, let me join her and the Senator from Missouri, and I associate myself with their remarks and their support, not only for the March for Life, which will occur on Friday, but also for the No Taxpayer Funding…

I thank the gentlewoman from New York for yielding me the time. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of H.R. 268, a bill to help our country recover from another year of devastating natural disasters. In 2018, Americans across the country…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, there is a host of things wrong with bringing this bill to the floor. By bringing forth the Senate version of this bill, it completely ignores all of the work this subcommittee has done…

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, there are a host of things wrong with bringing this bill to the floor. By bringing forth the Senate version of this bill, it completely ignores all of the work this committee has…

Today I will introduce H.R. 356, the Medgar Evers Home National Monument Act. The home is located in Jackson, Mississippi. The Evers family home, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2017, is hallowed ground for those of us…

I thank my friend, Ms. Velazquez, for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, we are currently on the 18th day of President Trump's government shutdown. On a daily basis, the economic harm of the shutdown is being felt more acutely by small…

How much time do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Mississippi has 13 minutes remaining.

As Secretary Nielsen notes in her letter, `` . . . if the program were to lapse--as a result of the current sunsetting provision--it would increase the risk to our country and create uncertainty across the chemical industry.'' The…