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my amendment will help to continue to strengthen the recent SNAP reforms by requiring a report on the SNAP-eligible food pilot programs and directing the Department of Agriculture to provide Congress with recommendations on potential…
I remind my Democrat colleagues that I was raised in abject, rural poverty by a single mother on food stamps when you had a stamp that you stuck on a card. I had subsidized government lunches and government cheese. We do have to know that…
I stand here today to strongly support the E15 year-round codification. For the past 5 years, the EPA has been using data that is older than some of the Members of this body. For 5 years in a row, the EPA has issued an emergency waiver for…
Mr. Speaker, we hear all the time about the high-profile civil cases involving sexual abuse. I am thinking about the accounts of trusted gymnast physicians abusing star athletes and the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and many of his…
I rise today again to make a final plea to my colleagues. This President has campaigned for years and espoused the principle of no new foreign wars. Look, this is something I wholeheartedly agree with him on. This sentiment, of course, is…
I rise today to end President Trump's war in Iran. This vote could not come at a more crucial time. Today was supposed to be end of the cease-fire that is hanging on by a thread. While the President said that it will be extended, we have…
I have a real stake in this fight, which is one of the reasons why I really want to implore my colleagues to pass the momnibus. Mr. Speaker, this crisis demands immediate action. Black women, as you have heard, are three times more likely…
today I rise to recognize Messmer High School in Milwaukee, WI, on their 100th anniversary. I am pleased to honor this organization and to commemorate this historic milestone. Founded by Archbishop Sebastian Messmer in 1926 in the city of…
TPS was never intended to be the Hotel California that allows illegal aliens to enter any time but they may never leave. It is time to put the t back in TPS and close this permanent administrative amnesty loophole. I ask for a ``no'' vote…
isn't it interesting that we are here debating TPS for Haiti today? It is interesting because the t in TPS stands for ``temporary.'' It has never been intended as a rolling, multigenerational amnesty program. Yet, that is exactly what it…
I rise today to stand with the American people, who are demanding that we bring an end to President Trump's war in Iran. It has been over a month since President Trump made the decision to take us to war, and I would like to take a moment…
I will tell you, I have never celebrated tax day until today because I have the distinguished opportunity to comment on the one big, ugly billionaire's bill. It is the gift that keeps on giving because I get to talk about how much this tax…
lies, lies, lies. Sometimes you have just got to deal with common sense. Who gets overtime? When we cut the tax on overtime, the CEO of the pharmaceutical company who makes $12 million a year, does he get overtime? As a matter of fact…
I rise today to honor St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church of Merrill, Wisconsin, on its 150th anniversary. First organized by families of German immigrants in a meeting on April 24, 1876, services were held in a public schoolhouse in the…
I just want to rise today to thank my colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus for organizing this Special Order hour and for honoring the life and legacy of the late, great Reverend Jackson, Sr., a man who truly taught us all how to…
I rise today to honor John Kissinger, president and CEO of GRAEF, on his retirement. For more than 25 years, Mr. Kissinger has been a tireless advocate for his community, supporting cultural and entertainment institutions through workforce…
But we have so many partners from around industry and corporations that want to celebrate in this great birthday.