Mr. Speaker, Republicans spent the last 4 years telling Americans to trust them on the economy, and Donald Trump promised to lower costs for Americans on day one. Months into this administration, with Republicans in complete control…

Mr. Speaker, I wonder how my colleagues justified the $800 billion tax break for multibillion dollar, multinational green energy corporations. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Moore), my friend and…

Mr. Speaker, I mentioned earlier that Democrats created a watchdog, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to stop scams and protect everyday people. One of the most important things they have done recently: They capped bank overdraft…

Mr. Speaker, after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the top 1 percent of earners in this country, who pay 40 percent of the light bills and the expenses of this growing, massive Federal Government, paid more of a share of taxes than they did…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, in the most historic election of our lifetime, Americans resoundingly elected President Trump and a Republican-led Congress to reverse course on the failed policies and…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the previously scheduled rollcall vote occur immediately. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, known as CFPB, was created for one reason: to protect everyday people from getting ripped off, especially when tech…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that as if in executive session, the nomination of David Fogel, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service received…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember and honor the life of my friend, Joshua King, of Weatherford, Texas. Joshua was a man of strong faith, a dedicated Texas patriot, and a loving family man. Spiritually and physically, he embodied what…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Smucker), a dear friend from the Keystone State and vice chair of the Budget Committee.

Mr. Speaker, Speaker Johnson calls our soaring national debt the ``number one threat'' to our Nation. The Republican Senate leader says that it is a ``ticking time bomb'' just before he lights the fuse with this sorry resolution that hikes…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Westerman), who is chairman of the Natural Resources Committee.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 10; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the…

Mr. President, I move to proceed to Calendar No. 17, H.J. Res. 20. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 17, H.J. Res. 20, a joint resolution providing for congressional…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Meuser), my friend.

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Texas for yielding. I appreciate the able job that he has done in ushering through a responsible budget on the House side of the Capitol. Unfortunately, we are here debating an irresponsible budget sent…

Mr. Speaker, I take that it we don't have the support of our Democrat colleague for the hundreds of billions of dollars in waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid. Quite frankly, it is pervasive throughout the Federal Government and threatens…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Roy), a fellow Budget Committee member.