Madam President, in a few minutes, the Senate is going to vote on the confirmation of Judge Nancy Maldonado to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, which the Acting President pro tempore and I know very well. Since…

I announce that the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) are necessarily absent.

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Quigley of Illinois moves to recommit the bill H.R. 8774 to the Committee on Appropriations. The…

I cannot in good faith support this legislation without the inclusion of funding for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. For this reason, at the appropriate time, I will offer a motion to recommit this bill back to committee. If…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-minute votes on: Passage of H.R. 8774; A…

By the time I am done speaking, 11 people will have died from gun violence in our country. By the end of the day, it will be 120. If we continue down this trajectory, more than 43,000 people will die from gun violence this year. This…

Might I inquire how much time is remaining on both sides. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Illinois has 1 minute remaining. The gentleman from Florida has 30 seconds remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 214, strike line 13 and all that follows through page 215, line 22. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…

In closing, Madam Chair, I find it really ironic and hypocritical when one moment you say: Close the borders, don't let people in, and if they want to come, then let them come the legal way. Then we create programs, one, to invest in…

I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Illinois is recognized for 5 minutes.

While I can support additional funding for DHS components in fiscal year 2025, I must respectfully oppose this amendment. We are debating increasing a multibillion dollar agency by a miniscule amount at the detriment of the Office of the…

First, these policies should be debated in a different context, on a different bill. DHS' role here is guided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. DHS does not develop independent policies on these issues, but, rather…

The use of facial recognition technology, which is still a fairly new capability, requires robust oversight and internal controls, including a privacy impact assessment by DHS's privacy office. I know that the Department of Homeland…

I oppose this amendment not because I support the remain in Texas concept but because we are debating nonsense. This policy never happened. Why are we wasting time debating amendments to prohibit the implementation of nonexistent policies…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Wisconsin will be postponed. Amendment No. 29 Offered by Mr. McCormick The Acting CHAIR. It…

The Immigration and Nationality Act outlines the conditions under which a country may be designated for temporary protected status, and it requires periodic reviews to determine whether the conditions for the status continue to be met…

The U.S. Constitution grants the Federal Government the sole authority to control immigration and secure the Nation's border. That includes determining who is allowed to enter the country and how the borders are to be secured. This is for…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Montana will be postponed. Amendment No. 54 Offered by Mr. Roy The Acting CHAIR. It is now…