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I rise from the back row--with some of my best friends back here--to honor, like everyone gathered here today, Bob Casey, who has served the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for 17 years here with honor, dignity, and, yes, joy. He served…
I have a little bit of a beef here with Senator Brown because right before he spoke, I admonished him to try not to choke up during his speech, and, of course, this was a fool's errand. It was like asking the Sun not to shine; and, of…
I rise today to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who have been involved in work with the Rules Committee. I have led that committee as chair for the last 4 years and as ranking member before that. As we look ahead to the new…
Today, I bid farewell to my amazing staff, some of whom are in the gallery, my wonderful colleagues on both sides of the aisle, constituents, and the myriad of unsung heroes to whom our entire Nation owes a debt of gratitude. I thank them…
We need to have a – new regulatory rules in place here.
I believe that there were...a number that I think make no sense at all.
We should have some kind of an outside board that governors have.
I believe that there were... a number that I think make no sense at all.
We have to make sure that regime is enforced with local and state authorities. And then we have got to figure out, do we really want all these drones?
It is my privilege to honor two men who have given a combined 74 years of service to the House of Representatives, Wade Ballou and Ralph Seep. Both of these gentlemen are retiring and have made important contributions in the way that the…
The haunting words of the officer over the police radio that day, does anyone have a plan?
We found out that our officers didn't even have riot gear. 75 percent of them didn't have riot gear.
It's our job to advise and consent under the Constitution, and our job to support and defend the Constitution when we take our oath.
We have these open hearings. These people are going to be managing frontline workers that put their lives on the line. So they better pass an FBI background check.
I think that Kash Patel's nomination is a reason that we're going to have background checks on these nominees. It's one of the reasons, when you look at some of the nominees, why we have to have an open hearing. I just don't think that…
You know, I would've loved to see him stay on for his full term. Christopher Wray is someone that was appointed first by George Bush to be Head of Criminal after 9/11. He then went on to serve with great distinction, appointed by Donald…
I will wait for my colleague to receive her hugs of gratitude, and I have a few words I would like to say. Mr. President, I wanted to just take a moment to add my thanks and congratulations to our colleague Senator Laphonza Butler. You…
The Prove It Act gives the hardworking American small businesses a voice in the regulatory process. It is time that we strengthen and empower our small business community rather than force them to comply with unnecessary and burdensome…