Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 387) condemning continued violence against civilians by armed groups in the Central African Republic and supporting efforts to achieve a lasting political…

Mr. Speaker, two Rhode Islanders have already tested positive for coronavirus, and dozens more are being monitored. Across the globe, more than 90,000 are sick and 3,000 have died. Rhode Islanders and all Americans deserve a strong…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for the purpose of closing. Mr. Speaker, again, I want to acknowledge the extraordinary work of USAID and their focus on education and how critical that is to the development of…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 1678) to express United States support for Taiwan's diplomatic alliances around the world, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on S. 1678. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the very distinguished gentleman from New York (Mr. Jeffries), who is the author of this very important piece of legislation, the Democratic Caucus chair, and my friend.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 230) expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States condemns all forms of violence against children globally and recognizes the…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H. Res. 230. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this measure, and I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), my colleague, for his hard work in bringing this resolution…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), my friend, the author of this important resolution, a champion of human rights, and the co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. Mr. McGOVERN…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for the purpose of closing. Mr. Speaker, I once again thank the chairman and ranking member for their support and urge passage of this resolution. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I just want to, again, really speak to the importance of this resolution, because we have examples all over the world of where, when women are empowered, it lifts up an…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, when we break down the barriers holding women back, they lift up entire communities. Top economists back this up. The World Bank says that financing girls' education has…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4508) to expand the number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill…

Madam President, I am here today for the 267th time to call this Chamber to wake up to the threat of climate change. My chart here is getting a little dog-eared with use. Let me dive right in with a report from over 30 years ago that was…

I apologize to everyone for being late. We just left the Vice President giving a briefing on the coronavirus issue to the Democratic Caucus.

Hopefully, that is going to be addressed in the supplemental that Congress is dealing with, and we will have a mechanism for that.

We are starting now to do election support, an enduring mission, as our Secretary has talked about.