I was shocked. Basically, President Trump agreed to withdraw all troops, all coalition partners, all civilian personnel by May 1.

the Taliban recently announced that they have abolished the Ministry of Women's Affairs.

To state the obvious, the Emergency Rental Assistance Program isn't working.

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, for holding today's hearing, and thank you for those encouraging words of outreach now that we are 5 months past when committee Republicans filed our bill, the Renter Protection Act.

The bill makes common-sense reforms to Treasury's rental assistance programs to get help to renters and landlords now.

Last December, Congress enacted the rental emergency assistance program in a bipartisan way.

Madam Speaker, when the details are known, the absence of factual basis becomes plain. Nobody is getting wet. A University of Oregon economist showed, just in February, that the Shelby County decision to which this bill purports to…

Madam Speaker, the rule before us provides for consideration of three landmark pieces of legislation. First and foremost, we are here to assume our duty to protect our American democracy. Just this year alone, 18 States have enacted 30…

Madam Speaker, to come to the correct conclusion, a law professor used to say, ``You've got to know the facts.'' And that is what the American people need here: the facts, not emotion. This bill would comprehensively transfer the power to…

Madam Speaker, for years I have said that the 1965 Voting Rights Act was written between Selma and Montgomery. The Voting Rights Act leveled the playing field and transformed southern electoral politics. Since the Shelby decision, the…

Madam Speaker, President Biden has barely been in office for 8 months, and he has already done irreparable damage to the United States' standing within the international community, not to mention our national security. Rather than enacting…

Madam Speaker, the situation in Afghanistan left behind by the President's hasty withdrawal has been horrific. It has been unconscionable and unacceptable. We have thousands of American citizens unable to get to the airport in Kabul…

The rise in voter suppression laws across the country has revealed critical gaps in the Voting Rights Act.

I yield back. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the amendment. The yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant bill clerk called the roll.

I absolutely believe that fraud is despicable and illegal and should be pursued vigorously and relentlessly.

I also believe that any conversation regarding protecting consumers from fraud and scams must include unemployment insurance fraud.

I think the storm on the horizon with all these benefits that were fraudulently obtained.

I believe the Chamber of Commerce recently reported that historically underserved populations, including people of color, have seen greater access to credit under a risk-based system.