If U.S. policymakers do not support the development, commercialization and acceptance of electrified vehicles, our nation risks becoming more dependent on foreign sources for raw materials and critical minerals and the future defined by…

we need to think long and hard about how we compete, the challenges we face and we are behind in a game that is being played by China very aggressively.

CBO's February baseline set the record straight, telling us that the so-called Inflation Reduction Act's EV handout would increase the deficit by hundreds of billions of dollars.

EV technology is impressive for some, but Iowans know that there are far more challenges to EV adoption than many care to admit.

we are in competition with China in many areas. They dominate this market.

today is the day of the whistleblower. But every day should be the day of the whistleblower. I have asked every President since Ronald Reagan to hold a Rose Garden ceremony to honor whistleblowers. No President has done so. That is a shame…

Vladimir Putin and Xi often call for what they call a multipolar world. By ``multipolar world,'' these Presidents of Russia and China mean to criticize the post-Cold War situation with the United States as the preeminent superpower. Even…

two or three times lately, I have been coming to the floor to have a conversation with my colleagues on the subject of national security. Remember, all of us, that wars are being waged right now in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, and I presume…

I thank Senator Ernst for bringing this and continuing to bring the plight of the hostages to our attention. I am glad to join Senator Ernst in speaking about just one of these: Edan Alexander. He grew up in Northern New Jersey. He was a…

Thank you, Senator Cardin. Thank you for your leadership. Senator Ted Budd represents the great State of North Carolina. He is unable to join us, but he did want to make sure we read his constituent's bio. Eight of these remaining hostages…

Thank you to the Senator from Iowa for joining our colloquy. I will yield the time now to a very, very good friend and fellow colleague of the Abraham Accords Caucus, Senator Jacky Rosen of Nevada. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The…

over 290 days ago, Iran-backed Hamas brutally murdered more than 30 Americans and took a dozen more hostage. Today, eight of those kidnapped on October 7 remain in the Gaza Strip, held captive by an inhumane terrorist group that wants…

Thank you, Senator Rosen. Joining our colloquy now is the senior Senator from Maryland, Ben Cardin. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Markey). The Senator from Maryland.

I thank the gentlewoman from South Carolina (Ms. Mace) for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my bill, the Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act, bipartisan legislation that would require the public disclosure of every…

I represent the second largest ag district in the country, predominantly corn, soybeans, cattle, hogs, dairy, eggs, turkeys, you name it, we have it all.

This legislation will help to lower lending costs for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.

OIGs are the independent watchdogs protecting Americans' taxpayer dollars and fighting waste, fraud, and abuse in the executive branch. Their efficiency depends on their objectivity.

199A has to be extended, 20 percent pass-through for co-ops, cooperatives. What does this mean, and why is it so important?