I am particularly pleased to support H.R. 2646, the United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Extension Act, which would allow for the creation of an enterprise fund for Jordan to attract private investment and help entrepreneurs and the…

I introduced this bill with my colleague from the other side of the aisle, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, also from Pennsylvania, which encourages cooperation between the United States and our ally, Ukraine, on matters of cybersecurity and…

It is our responsibility as leaders of the free world to step up and ensure that human traffickers face every possible hurdle.

Despite our operational success since ISIS, we have not achieved similar success in addressing the political and social challenges in the Middle East that gave rise to ISIS in the first place.

Mr. Speaker, one thing to remember there is that States that are investing in their infrastructure, investing in public safety, that are asking for local taxpayers to do their part, you punish them, and you incentivize States that are not…

Absolutely. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman again for including me. I look forward to the opportunity to come back and talk in more detail about the economic agenda that we collectively have put forward as the House Democrats working…

Except if you are a corporation. They keep that deduction. So think about that. If you have to move to follow your job, you can't deduct that from your taxes; but if your company moves your job overseas, the corporations can deduct the…

Mr. Speaker, an important part of that is doubling the investment in apprenticeship programs, career and technical education, making sure we are creating pathways to produce better wages, better jobs for a better future. And the last thing…

I started to interrupt. I was just going to say that, for young people, what this tax scam does is particularly damaging because it not only saddles the next generation with $1.5 trillion of debt, but in addition to that, it makes their…

The gentleman is correct. They have already voted to cut $1.5 trillion to give a tax cut to the wealthiest people in this country, to the biggest corporations; and in order to pay for that, they intend to gut Medicare and Medicaid and a…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. I think the other thing that is very important to acknowledge here, and I think we have heard the Speaker say this--we have heard Senator Rubio make reference to this--is that the American…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague and friend from California for not only organizing this evening's Special Order hour, but for his long-term advocacy for working people in this country and for his extraordinary advocacy for the people of…

Mr. Speaker, it is important to note here--I think my memory is correct on this--that the $1.5 trillion in debt which will be generated by this tax giveaway is exactly the same number that they cut from Medicare and Medicaid in the budget…

Mr. President, I rise to discuss the Trump administration's irresponsible plans to dismantle net neutrality. This is a very important and timely issue for Rhode Islanders. The Federal Communications Commission's--the FCC's--efforts to…

I resent that remark. I represent that remark.

I have been persistent about trying to open the possibility of next generation advanced nuclear technologies.

it is very disappointing and discouraging to see safe and safely operating nuclear plants that produce carbon-free power have to close down

For the sake of the process convenience for all, the high intensity states are going to pay the price.