You have to have – educate the members, be able to move forward with that.

You have to have the election. I think you should be going out to the American public and showing them, yes, with President Trump get elected, we would have a secure border.

You have the majority. You can still govern and use that power to do exactly that.

After years of exceptional drought, California is in a second consecutive wet year. Every major reservoir in our State is above the 15-year average, and our snowpack in the Sierras is at more than 100 percent of average for this time of…

I rise to introduce the Equal Health Care for All Act, which appropriately frames healthcare discrimination as a civil rights issue. Inequitable access to quality, affordable healthcare is the result of centuries of structural and systemic…

I would like to take a moment to recognize a truly remarkable veteran and community member in my district, Mr. Shigeru Ochi, for his 100-year milestone birthday. On February 26, in Folsom, California, Mr. Ochi celebrated a century's worth…

I would like to take a moment to recognize U.S. Army Sergeant Maciel Hay, who recently made history as the first woman on Active Duty to graduate from the United States Army's sniper course. Sergeant Hay grew up shooting guns on her…

I would like to take a moment to recognize the outgoing COO of the Folsom Chamber of Commerce, Sheri Merrick. Before working with the local small business community, Sheri started her career in the dental industry as an office manager and…

I would like to applaud the House Education and the Workforce Committee's passage yesterday of my resolution under the Congressional Review Act to nullify the Biden administration's new independent contractor rule. The resolution passed…

I wish to recognize the retiring town manager for the town of Mammoth Lakes, Daniel C. Holler, for his years of service to the Mammoth Lakes community. Mr. Holler has served the people of Mammoth Lakes for more than a decade with an…

COVID-era school shutdowns were the most consequential political failure of at least the 21st century. We are finally starting to see some recognition of that, yet we still have not fully reckoned with the sheer breadth and scale of the…

Art Ellison has one final wish: to provide free lunch to students in need. Art, a Democrat from the New Hampshire State House, is currently in hospice and knows he doesn't have long to live. He is using his final time to try and pass a…

I was unable to vote today. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 96, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 97, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 98, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 99, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 100 and ``nay'' on rollcall No. 101…

This amendment would allow the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and 47 States and U.S. territories with delegated authority under the Clean Water Act to issue permits for public works up to 10 years. Under the Clean Water Act's…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, after line 11, insert the following: SEC. 4. NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM…

I urge my colleagues on both sides to vote ``no'' on this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 99, noes 323, not voting 15, as follows: [Roll No. 99] AYES--99 Armstrong Arrington Babin Bacon Barr Bean (FL) Biggs…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 213, noes 205, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No. 101] AYES--213…