Mr. President, you know, we meet this week at a critical time. The threats we face on the world stage are demanding our attention in a way that we have not seen in decades. From the Middle East, to Europe, to the Indo-Pacific, weakness…

She's uninformed.

She's uninformed. She's a total waste of time. She is a horrible leader. She is dragging our brand down. She -- not the Democrats -- are the biggest risk to us getting back to a majority.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 8034, the long-overdue aid to our democratic ally Israel. Israel is fighting an existential battle against Iran and its proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah. I have seen with my own eyes the gruesome…

Madam Speaker, today, 14 U.S. textile manufacturing plants stand idle, and much of the rest of American manufacturing is endangered by a new threat from China that this Congress could end at a stroke. In just the last 2 years, roughly…

Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize Jack Miller, an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and champion of civic education. He founded the Jack Miller Center, a nonpartisan, nonprofit dedicated to reinvigorating education in America's founding…

I am hopeful that this committee will focus on this important matter because we have not yet held a hearing on the Norfolk Southern derailment.

He encouraged the railroads to join with Congress and regulators to improve safety, rather than continue to fight against proposed safety reforms.

Freight rail is essential to our Nation's economy, but over the last 10 years, freight rail movements declined.

I look forward to learning more about commuter rail services around the country from our witnesses.

the reality is that ridership estimates for this new system are very low compared to highway or air traffic numbers for one clear reason: they are too slow.

I am proud to see this historic investment, which will bolster transportation options for North Carolina's residents.

I look forward to working with you, Mr. Chair, and with our committee to ensure that this type of investment continues in the future.

I am hopeful that commuter rail can be part of that solution.

The approach that my Republican colleagues have taken today is a little bit surprising.

I want to talk about denial, right? The denial that the impeachment hearings are over.

So Russia's illegal invasion and ongoing aggression in Ukraine is the most significant threat to our rules-based international order in decades and Iran is the world's leading sponsor of terrorism.

Mr. President, I come here today to commemorate the retirement of one of my longest serving staff in my time in the Senate, Debra Jarrett. She has been my administrative director for the last 9 years. She has worked in the Senate for 29…