No President whether named Obama or Trump or Biden or AOC has unilateral power to rewrite immigration law or to cut taxes or to raise taxes. This is because America doesn't have kings.

there are many people who have said for years, hey, these athletes are uncompensated, but in a true student athlete model, if sanity prevailed, the scholarship could be worth well more than half a million dollars over the course of four…

Unconstitutional slop is what Republican Senator Ben Sasse called the executive actions.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor two dedicated residents from our district of Omaha who stepped up to the challenge COVID-19 has placed on our communities. Holly Barstow and Patricia Longacre started a mask-making movement that…

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the gentleman yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support the Water Resources Development Act of 2020. I appreciate the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure bringing us a strong bipartisan…

Madam Speaker, the bill we are considering today is not a path forward. It is a rehash of partisan ideas. We can do better. The American people expect us to do better. Republicans have constructive ideas to offer with demonstrated…

Madam Speaker, I do have to say that I am disappointed and, frankly, saddened to stand here today to point out my disappointment that we are debating a bill that I think many would consider to be unrealistic and certainly highly unlikely…

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Ranking Member Granger for yielding. But first, let me acknowledge the service of our chair, Mrs. Lowey. I am so grateful for her graciousness, friendship, and especially the extraordinary example the…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for the time, and perhaps we can continue that discussion in another venue because today I am rising in support of this act. Mr. Speaker, a while back I was at the Library of Congress and I met the…

I would also like to praise the chairman for the work he does. Flying around the world can be hard on bodies. When you have all the work you have to do at home and you go around the world and you encourage freedom-loving people--I know…

Mr. President, I rise today with a heaviness in my heart for what we have seen happening in the last 36 hours in Hong Kong. Freedom-loving people in Hong Kong for the last 23 years have known basic, fundamental human and natural rights…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak about our Nation's independence. Some 244 years ago this Saturday, the Founding Fathers of this country voted to declare our independence from Great Britain. All Americans know the basics of this story…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding, as well as Mr. DeFazio for his leadership on this bill. Mr. Speaker, the Recovering America's Wildlife Act, I believe, is the single most exciting policy development in the conservation…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak in support of the defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2021. I want to start off by thanking the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. I am grateful for their hard…

Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 1425. I stand here somewhat surprised that there is celebration of the successes of the so-called Affordable Care Act. Many of my constituents are offended by the mere name of the bill, the…

The Senator from Maryland was first. I have 40 seconds to comment, but thank you. I respect the Senator from Virginia, but I would like to note for the Record, as somebody who spent a lot of time in the working group under Senator Scott's…

There are so many different procedures in the Judiciary Committee. You defined yourself as a rookie who has been here for 7 years. I am a rookie to your rookie, and I am new on Judiciary. So there are a lot of ways. The way you are…

I thank the Senator for his question. I told the Senator from Maryland I would get out of his way, and I thank him for the time. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Loeffler). The Senator from Maryland is recognized. Justice in Policing Act