Abraham Lincoln told his generation that they were destined to be remembered because they were destined to either nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope of mankind on this earth.

Today, I honor the life and legacy of my friend and mentor, former California State Senator Alan Sieroty. A champion of California's environment, arts, and civil rights, Alan paved the way for the creation of the California Coastal…

I would like to take a few moments to recognize some truly outstanding individuals from my district. Mr. Speaker, it is my distinct honor to include the members of the Folsom Police Department's Special Investigations Unit for the Police…

I wish to take a moment to recognize the outstanding and prominent educators of California's Third Congressional District. I will briefly highlight a teacher from the Bishop Unified School District, Elaina Stoll, who has dedicated 34 years…

I will take a moment to recognize Ms. Elizabeth Isaacs, a kindergarten teacher in the Folsom Cordova Unified School District at Oak Chan Elementary School. Ms. Isaacs teaches kindergarten at Oak Chan and has been employed there since 2015…

I thank my colleague from Florida for his words. Today, the Education and the Workforce Committee held a hearing with the presidents of three universities: UCLA, Northwestern, and Rutgers. At the hearing, I joined the Anti-Defamation…

I rise to introduce the Agriculture and National Security Act and the Agricultural Biotechnology Coordination Act. These bills aim to bolster the global competitiveness of the United States agricultural sector in emerging biotechnology and…

when I was a kid growing up, the last thing I thought I would do when I grew up was to be involved with government and politics. But when I returned home from college, I came home to California to find hateful TV ads warning of an…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Flood), a leader in digital assets.

I urge Members to oppose the Mooney amendment, which explicitly bans CBDC pilot programs. Like the last amendment we just considered, this amendment bans something that H.R. 5403 already bans. Oddly, this amendment would exacerbate the…

I oppose this amendment, which doubles down on the Republican efforts to prohibit CBDCs, which, if Republicans read their own bill, is already prohibited in the bill. This sense of Congress only causes further confusion on how the bill…

According to an analysis written by Jaret Seiberg with TD Cowen, published today, May 23, 2024: We do see risk in the House looking today to pass a related bill that would ban the United States from launching a digital dollar. We view such…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Utah (Ms. Maloy).

The bill's sponsor has warned that a U.S. CBDC would mirror the surveillance tactics that are baked into the Chinese CBDC without explaining why the United States would ever choose to design its CBDC in a manner that mimics Chinese…

I am surprised by my friend Representative French Hill. Representatives French Hill and Bill Foster sent Fed Chair Jay Powell a letter on CBDCs stating: The Federal Reserve, as the central bank of the United States, has the ability and the…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Moran). The gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.

It seems that Republicans remain focused on CBDCs when, as I have explained, the CBO has pointed out that the definition of CBDC in this bill can be interpreted to include bank reserves held by the Fed. Bank reserves are used as the…

This amendment, like the underlying bill, is dangerous and rash. It would prohibit the U.S. from even training for a race that has already begun. Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues not to cave to baseless fear- mongering. I have already…