the September 18 New York Times, the Finnish leader, President Niinisto--now serving his second term--made an historic decision to ask for membership in NATO. He is a wonderful man; he is on a second term and is extremely popular in his…

I encourage the Members on our side the aisle and all of our colleagues to support this good piece of legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I encourage all Members to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Bost) that the House suspend the rules and…

I encourage all Members to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I stand before you today to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Kraft Foods Group plant in Champaign, Illinois, and its dedicated employees, including my dad, who once worked the third shift. These are the people who have helped produce…

over the August recess, the North Lawndale community on the West Side of Chicago witnessed the end of an era. Founding pastor of the Lawndale Community Church, the Reverend Doctor Wayne ``Coach'' Gordon passed the torch to the church's new…

I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Lujan) are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 91, nays 7, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No. 228 Leg.] YEAS--91 Baldwin Barrasso…

Deterring Iran will require a much higher level of vigilance from the U.S. and our partners.

Only Congress has the authority to coin money and regulate the value of such money.

Payments can be modernized by modifying the existing system infrastructure through innovations led by the private sector.

In 2015 I opposed the JCPOA because I felt it did not go far enough.

My time has expired, but I would hope that some of the political people at the White House would inform the Fed that they don't want a recession right before an election.

I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2788 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

it was about 12 years ago when I went into a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee. I think it was about the time that Arlen Specter was the chairman of the committee, and he had a hearing on something that I knew nothing about. It was…

Federal banking regulation under the Biden Administration has become unnecessarily divisive and partisan, which itself is an emerging threat to stability.

How many of the witnesses feel that the current Bank Secrecy Act... represents a violation of the Fourth Amendment?

Gun violence does not need to occur inside a school to harm our children. The stress from living in a community impacted by gun violence has been proven to lower test scores and increase mental health conditions like anxiety and PTSD. Just…

I thank Chairman Hoyer for his leadership, and I am a very proud member of the Regional Leadership Council, Region 4. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge one of the largest public health threats facing our Nation. Our Nation's…