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Mr. President, I urge my colleagues to support this resolution to ensure that Congress is working toward commonsense, effective family leave solutions. It is well past time we made paid parental leave a reality in this country. Affording…
detention centers' reliance on solitary to hold vulnerable populations, such as detainees with mental illness, a basic structural challenge for ICE.
It is imperative that ICE swiftly resolve any lacking oversight or improper documentation pertaining to the use of segregation.
Mr. President, I want to address a matter relating to the nomination of Daniel Jorjani to be Solicitor at the Department of Interior. In March, I joined a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Interior raising concerns about proposed updates to…
Madam President, I want to address an issue for my colleagues, something a lot of Senators have been talking about more recently, and none too soon--the Mexico-Canada agreement with the United States, a very important trade agreement…
Madam President, we have been hearing from the other body a lot about how the Senate isn't taking up House bills. Now, that seems to be as though the Senate is supposed to somehow be a rubberstamp for the other body. Well, we just…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to address the Senate as in morning business for 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
Mr. President, first, I would like to thank my colleague from Oregon. I appreciate that very much.
Last week, Siouxland Energy, an ethanol plant in Sioux Center, IA, announced that they are halting production due to the unfair small refinery exemptions. This farmer-owned plant was annually buying 23.4 million bushels of corn from…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to address the Senate for 1 minute as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the privilege to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. And I come to this floor to talk a little bit today about what is happening to our Nation, our…
Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 12 o'clock and 48 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at noon for morning-hour debate…
Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the privilege of being recognized here to speak on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. I come to the floor this morning, Mr. Speaker, to address a topic, and most of the words that I say will…
At the heart of these heartbeat bills is the idea that once a heartbeat can be detected, the baby is protected.
I ask unanimous consent to address the Senate for 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
It recognizes this: That there are between...340,000 and 750,000 babies born in this country when both parents are unlawfully present in America.
I want to see a national legislation so that there is a standard policy for all America just like there is for marriage.
The latest political ploy by the Democrats is to paint the Senate majority leader as an obstructionist because he hasn't moved to consider certain bills passed by the other body. Well, let's think about that for just a minute. They can…