The decline in our small- and medium-sized manufacturers and critical supply chains is a national security risk.

It's a place to find a job, to have access to broadband as we've been talking about.

It is not an exaggeration to say at the moment that we have a crisis in our supply chain.

The President's Jobs Plan calls for all Americans to have access to high-quality affordable broadband.

The priority is the unserved and the underserved.

Madam Speaker, our Nation owes a great debt to the healthcare and social service workers fighting on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. These essential workers treat the ill, administer vaccines, care for the elderly, and respond to…

Mr. Speaker, this Nation has made far too little progress in the fight for equal pay in the workplace. In 2021, women who work full time year round are paid, on average, only 82 cents for every dollar paid to men. This adds up to over…

Mr. Speaker, I urge my House colleagues to vote for this package and close the gender wage gap once and for all.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to be allowed to talk as in morning business for up to 15 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, President Biden has decided to withdraw all forces from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021. I believe this decision was one of the hardest President Biden will ever make. As Washington Post columnist David Ignatius pointed…

Madam Speaker, I rise to honor Shawn Friedkin, a passionate advocate for people with disabilities, whose life was cut short after a courageous battle with cancer. John Friedkin was my friend, and we were kindred spirits. At the age of 27…

Madam President, before my distinguished friend's speech, I ask unanimous consent to have an article appended as an exhibit to the remarks I gave earlier. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Dakota.

Mr. President, I am here to express my support for the nomination of Vanita Gupta to serve as Associate Attorney General. It is a little strange here on the floor today because under normal circumstances I would talk about Ms. Gupta's…

It's essential to make sure that we're paying close attention to that so that our enemies and adversaries can't use that asymmetric advantage or capability against us.

I thank you, Chairman Deutch and Ranking Member Wilson, for calling this hearing to help us understand how we might have more effective policy as it relates to Syria.

I have been working on this now for 8 years, and every time we get close, there is an administration change or a personnel change or something, and it is imperative to get a CMMI waiver to make this happen.

I come into this boiling with frustration because of 8 years of work--and it always falls off the ledge because of a change in the executive branch. And I am going to get this done.

We have trillions of dollars in debt. Now, 2024 is the first insolvency date for Medicare.