It's not acceptable. It's not acceptable. And it hasn't been acceptable for two years.

All -- everything that is happening along the border is -- is -- is just adding fuel to the fire.

This focuses on work visas.

I would much rather see the attention get focused on something else.

Everything that is happening along the border is just adding fuel to the fire.

Due to a family obligation, I was unable to vote today. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 364. personal explanation

Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall No. 361 and ``aye'' on rollcall No. 362. Amendment No. 77 Offered by Mr. Perry The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on amendment No. 77…

I call up my amendment No. 926 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Texas [Mr. Cruz], for himself and others, proposes…

I ask unanimous consent for up to 6 minutes of debate prior to the rollcall vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 926

I want to say a few words in support of this bipartisan bill. This is a Cruz-Manchin-Ernst-Fetterman bill, which demonstrates the breadth of agreement we can have in this body. This amendment would prevent the sale of our Nation's…

I am Greg Casar, and I represent the heart of Texas. Thirteen years ago, I stood alongside construction workers as we sounded the alarm at Austin City Hall that workers were dying after being forced to work for hours on end in the sun…

I was unable to attend votes due to circumstances beyond my control. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 361, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 362, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 363, and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 364. personal…

I stand today to reinforce the importance of the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration, the FAA, because it is particularly important to realize that to move this Nation, we must make sure that we protect our passengers…

I am proud to announce that we are going to have our Slavery Remembrance Day event in Houston, Texas, on Saturday, August 19. I am proud to announce it because the Honorable Bishop William Barber will be the speaker. Last year, President…

And still I rise, Madam Speaker. I rise today with a heavy heart, and I say this because of the topic that I will share with persons based on a personal experience that I had. I often say I rise in the spirit of Maya Angelou. I rise with…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title VIII, add the following: SEC. ___. DESIGNATIONS FOR MEAT AND FOOD PROCESSING…

We know that being unvaccinated makes you up to 17 times--17 times--more likely to die of COVID compared to people who are vaccinated and boosted.

Shamefully, rural South Texas and all of rural Texas has been utterly devastated by COVID-19.