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As we adjourn for the weekend, I would like to address three issues which affect Americans, these are issues I don't think have been discussed quite as much as we ought to. The first issue concerns this transgender situation. We spend a…
I rise today to urge us to pass this discharge petition. Earlier this year, Donald Trump did an illegal executive order, stripping a million Federal workers from their collective bargaining rights, rights they have had since 1962. We have…
This bill is part and parcel of what we have seen for years from the Republican Party--an attempt to undermine the Affordable Care Act in its entirety. If this bill became law, it would undoubtedly still kick millions of people off their…
The examination created by this bill is meant to strike a balance between rigorously testing for sophistication and not being set to such a difficult standard that even an intelligent investor could not pass it. Mr. Chair, I urge my…
I strongly support the INVEST Act, and I commend Congresswoman Ann Wagner and Congressman Greg Meeks for their hard work on this bipartisan project. This is how Congress is supposed to work. The INVEST Act will expand access to capital for…
I rise because we have an opportunity here to make the world's best capital markets even better. In a period of time when Americans are struggling with higher costs, we have an opportunity to lower costs, and the legislation before us…
There is no way that members of the House Republican conference are going to do a clean extension.
I rise today to applaud YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV for expanding public access to Congress by carrying C-SPAN, C-SPAN2, and C-SPAN3 beginning next week. For 46 years, C-SPAN's respected nonprofit service has offered Americans…
I also will address the Fair and Accountable IRS Reviews Act. For decades, Federal laws required that before the IRS can impose penalties on a taxpayer, an agent must first receive written approval from that agent's immediate supervisor…
Mr. Speaker, this is a commonsense bill, and it will strengthen customer service for children whose Social Security card has been lost or stolen in the mail. While Mr. Smucker described this as a very simple, commonsense bill, I think the…
I certainly support H.R. 5345, the Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act, and of course, this passed the Ways and Means Committee with overwhelming bipartisan support. I think having a single person to deal…
These patriotic men and women never missed a beat and kept the flying public safe throughout the shutdown.
Let’s maybe go back to an era where we didn’t wear our pajamas to the airport.
Bringing civility back, I think, enhances the travel experience for everybody.