In my home State of North Carolina, the State has refused to expand Medicaid, leaving hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians without health insurance and more vulnerable to this pandemic.

Our goal today should be to address the systemic gaps that left us vulnerable to this crisis in the first place and to ensure that science is not politicized, especially when it concerns the health of millions, not only in our Nation but…

We had a public health crisis that precipitated an economic crisis, and in both of those situations, we did not have in place the things to make us more resilient.

Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Indiana for holding this Special Order tonight and calling attention to the problems of the past year. I could use many words to describe President Biden's first full year in office, but the one…

Madam Speaker, recently the Taylorsville Times, a historic newspaper in North Carolina's Fifth District, celebrated its 100th anniversary. I cannot overstate how much of an institution this newspaper is within the community. A century of…

Mr. Speaker, I would ask my friend from North Carolina to refer to the bill section that refers to voter ID. It simply says this bill sets uniform national standards for States that choose to require identification to vote. Mr. Speaker, I…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Georgia (Ms. Williams), my friend.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. Lawrence), the second vice chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz), the dean of the Florida delegation.

Madam Speaker, I include in the Record the following letters of support for the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5746. National Urban League, New York, NY, January 13, 2022. Dear Representative: As President and CEO of the National Urban League…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Selma, Alabama (Ms. Sewell), who is my dear friend and a sponsor of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Madam Speaker, at this time in the interest of time, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Allred), my friend from Dallas, who represents the 32nd Congressional District.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Jeffries), the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Raskin), who is a member of the coveted House Committee on House Administration.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material into the Record on the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 5746. The…

Madam Speaker, again, how much time do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from North Carolina has 4 minutes remaining.

Madam Speaker, I say to the gentleman that I am prepared to close. Mr. Davis is my friend, and I want the world to know that. I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn), the Democratic whip, who has led the way in this House and the South for generations.