Madam President, Social Security is a sacred trust between the American people and our government. It is a promise to workers, many of whom have no other savings besides Social Security. A promise, almost by definition, does not change. It…

I stand before you with immense pride as we honor a remarkable leader and my mentor, Dr. Norman C. Francis. His commitment to advancing education through social justice transformed Louisiana and had a profound impact on this entire Nation…

Mr. President, think about how much has happened over the last several weeks. We have had one Presidential candidate survive an assassination attempt. Our current President is dropping out of the race. We have had protesters burning an…

Had I been present, I would have voted AYE on Roll Call No. 392. ____________________

Had I been present, I would have voted AYE on Roll Call No. 363. Stated against:

I thank the gentleman from Tennessee for yielding me time. This legislation funds the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It funds efforts like resiliency in my home State of Louisiana. It funds hurricane protection. It funds flood control. It…

I thank the chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee for yielding and for bringing this bill. Especially I thank Mr. Self for his leadership in working for so long on this important bill. Mr. Speaker, it is not often that we will walk…

In this environment where Congress is sitting here fighting over everything, I take just a minute to reflect on this legislation. Every 2 years under Chairman Graves' leadership, we have seen this bill come up. This is a critical bill. It…

I thank very much my esteemed colleagues for the opportunity to be here. We are here to honor the memory of a dear friend and colleague, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a true stateswoman and a fierce defender of justice, fairness, and…

This afternoon we will be voting on legislation that demands the attention of every single American. This will be one of the most important votes that Members of this Chamber will ever take in their entire careers. It is an issue that we…

To my colleagues across the aisle, this is about the quality of the evidence. Surely everyone recognizes that the Oversight Committee is the body of authority of Congress that has responsibility to hold the executive branch accountable. In…

Madam President, I happen to know you are from Mississippi, and so as I speak about flood insurance, I suspect there are people in Mississippi whom you know or, perhaps, are related to who can relate to that which I describe. I am speaking…

Every day in this Chamber, as Members of Congress, Republicans and Democrats do the hard work of the House and the people that we represent. We rely heavily on the great staff, people that have dedicated themselves to service, to help us…

I appreciate the work that has been done on the underlying bill. I rise on behalf of my amendment No. 60 to H.R. 8774, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for 2025. My amendment specifies that the United States Navy shall use…

The American people don't go home before their job is done, so why should Congress? In the nearly five decades that our current appropriations process has been in place, Congress has passed all 12 appropriations bills only four times--four…

Today, I rise on behalf of my constituents in western North Carolina to demand accountability for the Biden administration's continued inaction at our southern border. After more than 7.9 million illegal immigrant encounters in only 3\1/…

But I will point out that we have Federal programs which provide free lunch and breakfast for high poverty districts.

In my limited time, Mr. Keyes points out that some of the kids do present with emotional disorder, et cetera.