There is audio from January 29 of 6-year- old Palestinian girl, Hind, as she was calling the paramedics, begging them to come rescue her after the rest of her family in the car had already been killed by the Israeli military. She kept…

I thank General Bacon for his words. One of the first steps to healing is to be able to share stories. When you think about previous times of conflict in our country, the ability to de-stress was a lot simpler than it is now. I will deal…

In closing, I am extremely grateful for all of my colleagues who have spoken here today and shared their stories and also celebrated the people who have gone through tough times, whether it be, if you will, something as simple as weather…

There is a mental health crisis among our LGBTQ+ youth in our country. Far too many of our young people are struggling right now to access the care they need and deserve. We know that rightwing politicians, including many in this Chamber…

I am honored to lead this Special Order today to discuss post-traumatic growth. I repeat: Post-traumatic growth. June is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month, and today, June 27, is National PTSD Awareness Day. Post-traumatic…

On Roll Call No. 324, I mistakenly voted Aye when I intended to vote No. Amendment No. 72 Offered by Ms. Jayapal The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on amendment No. 72, printed in part A of House…

I am getting tired of coming to the House floor to call out DTE Energy's corporate greed in my district. My residents cannot afford DTE's ridiculous rate hikes and terrible, unreliable service. Check this out: They increase rates between…

I thank my good colleague from California for yielding me time. I want to say how absolutely unconscionable it is that my colleagues are offering an amendment to prevent our U.S. Government from even citing the Palestinian death toll…

Southeast Michigan has been devastated by a recent string of egregious violence. On June 15, nine people were senselessly shot at the Rochester Hills Splash Pad in Brooklands Plaza. We continue to pray for the victims and their families…

I thank this Chamber that affords the time for this special hour. It is a profound and deep honor to stand here with my friend, who I am also privileged to call one of my heroes, Congresswoman Lucy McBath, who I came into this very Chamber…

I thank my friend for yielding. Pakistan and the United States have worked together as partners on issues of counterterrorism, trade, investment, and helping to ensure regional stability and security. It is because of this partnership that…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, first, I want to agree with my friend from Iowa. There is no question that we need a new FDIC Chair. We don't need a bunch of potshots on the President or using this for political purposes. We…

Mr. President, soon, the Senate will have an opportunity to ensure that essential Federal resources remain available to fire departments all across our country. Every day, firefighters risk their health and safety to protect our…

The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the worst public health crises that our country has ever faced.

The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the worst public health crises that our country has ever faced.

I thank the chairman for including these amendments en bloc. I rise today in support of the en bloc, which contains two of my amendments. The first amendment would help identify the national security risk of autonomous vehicles from…

This amendment revises section 1725 of the base text to strengthen the current reporting language regarding South Africa by including my legislation, H.R. 7256, the U.S.-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act, that passed a House…

I thank the ranking member for allowing me to speak on my amendment. It is a bipartisan amendment expressing the sense of Congress that we should not permanently store nuclear waste near the Great Lakes. My amendment responds to the…