I thank the chairman for yielding and for his leadership on the Science Committee. It is great serving with him on the committee of the future. I rise in support of the TRANQ Research Act, which I introduced in March. It passed the Science…

One of our colleagues recently asked what our House majority has been doing that we can campaign on, things we can take back to the American people. In addition to James Comer and Jim Jordan exposing Biden's corruption, all committees have…

I thank my friend, Mr. Grijalva, for yielding me the time. Mr. Chair, this bill does nothing to address the immigration crisis facing our Nation. It does not help New York City, and it doesn't help the asylum seekers. I represent Portland…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 15 minutes prior to the scheduled roll call vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection.

Madam President, I come to the floor to urge action on the fiscal year 2024 appropriations bills that fund critical programs, programs that are so important to America and to American families, programs ranging from biomedical research to…

You would think by just listening to this debate that we were sitting here debating funding and we were debating guns, and that is actually not the case. You see, Mr. Chair, what the Biden administration is trying to do is just another…

Madam President, I rise to introduce the Supporting Seniors with Opioid Use Disorder Act with my colleague from Maryland, Senator Cardin. I very much appreciate his leadership on this issue. The United States is experiencing an opioid…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 68, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $160,384,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant…

Madam President, I rise today to introduce the Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2023, along with my colleague from Michigan, Senator Peters. Our bill would expand Medicare beneficiaries' access to medical nutrition therapy, or MNT, which…

I appreciate the gentlewoman actually stepping up. She asked two key questions that I really liked. First off, what would it eliminate was one of the questions. Well, what it would eliminate is the wasteful and fraudulent spending that has…

In closing, it is very clear that the only thing that D.C. continues to do successfully is spend American taxpayer funding. We did not do what was necessary to mitigate these risks. There was always this 2 weeks to slow the curve. I wish…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 58, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $158,100,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant…

This amendment cuts back spending for the Office of Public Health Scientific Services by more than $158 million to return us back to our FY19 funding levels. This reins back the irresponsible, ballooned spending that we have seen during…

My amendment is pretty simple. This would cut back on the spending for the office of the NIH Director by more than $160 million to return us back to the fiscal year 2019 funding level. This amendment ensures appropriate accountability for…

I appreciate the gentlewoman for her acknowledgment that we have increased spending by $8.4 billion, of which some of that funding led to additional trillions of dollars in spending and thousands of lives lost, as we funded things like the…

I love how our colleagues on the left refer to every conspiracy as a conspiracy until it is found to be factual, which is 99 percent of the time. I am also aware that Mr. Fauci is no longer there and we are very thankful for that. His…

My amendment prohibits any funding from being used by the Office of the Vice President for salaries and other expenses. Kamala Harris has been a failure as Vice President, from her inability to manage her team effectively, leading to high…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…