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Madam Speaker, I thank the distinguished ranking member from Missouri for his leadership on continuing the biennial consideration for the Water Resources Development Act. Today, I rise in strong support of S. 1811, the Water Resources…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Smucker), my friend, for yielding. I rise today in strong support of S. 461, the HBCU PARTNERS Act, introduced by my friend from South Carolina in the Senate, Senator Tim Scott; and…
Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend, Chairman Engel, and Ranking Member McCaul for their leadership on this matter and all the members on the Foreign Affairs Committee who worked so diligently to support the people of Hong Kong, their autonomy…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of Mr. Fred Randle. Mr. Randle was a longtime Hot Springs resident who was part of Merrill's Marauders during World War II. Merrill's Marauders were U.S. soldiers who fought in the…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an exceptional young man in my district, Clayton Boothe, who was raised to value a broad span of interests. At just 17 years old, he is excelling in many of these areas. He is captain of his quiz bowl…
Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend, Mr. McCaul, for the time and take a moment to salute and provide tribute to Congressman Eliot Engel for his extraordinary service as chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. His wise counsel will be…
Mr. Speaker, in March, our public health experts said that we needed to stay home to fight this virus and to bend the curve. Those public health experts urged the administration and Congress to design COVID-19 relief that included 8 weeks…
Mr. President, I am very pleased the Senate has just passed the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act, 96 to 1, a bill that will bring relief to many Americans suffering from a terrible disease. ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative…
When Reverend Raphael Warnock, her opponent, when they first decided to support him, to advocate for him, to use their national platform to increase the awareness of him and his candidacy, he was polling at 9 percent. Now he's in a…
Madam President, the Senate has just voted to conclude debate on the nomination of Kyle Hauptman to be on the Board of the National Credit Union Administration, and we will soon vote to confirm Mr. Hauptman to the administration. This is a…
Mr. President, I rise today to acknowledge and honor MAJ Brian Leitzke for his dedicated service in the U.S. Air Force and his completion of the Air Force Legislative Defense Fellowship with my office. Major Leitzke joined my office in…
Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend the work of Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mike McCaul for their hard work on the China Task Force. After months of meetings and investigations, the task…
Madam President, a great American anniversary is upon us: 400 years ago this Saturday, a battered old ship called the Mayflower arrived in the waters off Cape Cod. The passengers aboard the Mayflower are, in many ways, our first founders…
I cannot imagine a Republican Senate confirming Susan Rice to any position. Remember, Susan Rice is the typhoid Mary of the Obama administration foreign policy.
Mr. Speaker, during this lame duck session, this House needs bipartisan leadership to achieve critical, needed COVID relief for central Arkansans. The majority of these issues are easy and have significant bipartisan support. We need to…
Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to address a pressing problem that concerns Americans' constitutional rights. The liberties enshrined in the Constitution still apply to every American, even in the midst of a national emergency. It is becoming…
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to complete my remarks before the scheduled 4:30 vote if my remarks run beyond 4:30. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Anniversary of the ``Mayflower''
Yes. It's the presidential thing to do, it's the right thing to do. It's something, as you noted, Joy, that is a hallmark of the democracy, presidents, whether Democrat or Republican, have participated in the peaceful transition of power…