The Sackett decision has undermined our ability in significant and meaningful ways to protect this precious nonrenewable natural resource.

I will be uncharacteristically brief. This is tough. We all come here to do the hard work of representing our districts. I don't think a lot of folks understand that one of the things that makes this often difficult job tolerable in some…

To say this is an essential conversation is truly an understatement.

Are most improper payments financial fraud or are there other causes at play?

But they do not hold themselves accountable for it.

ERISA has not only contributed significantly to the stability and security of millions of working families.

I want to talk about the human impact. It is devastating when they--when our residents get that letter.

But we do need to talk about timing. Our residents, after they made the mistake and they get the letter in a year, that is not fair.

I cannot stand them. I do not care if they are billionaires or not, all of them.

The Employer Retirement Income Security Act, ERISA, enacted in 1974 is a cornerstone of American labor law.

ERISA has played a vital role in elevating the quality of employer sponsored insurance over the past 50 years.

I thank my friends, Mrs. Radewagen and Ms. Manning, for their support of this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak in support of my bill, H.R. 7089, the Global Anti-Human Trafficking Enhancement Act. God's children are not for sale…

It is devastating when they do get those letters.

I appreciate this hearing because, No. 1, we are acknowledging that there is a problem.

It has empowered workers, retirees, and others to make informed decisions about their health and retirement benefits.

I mean, I think that would be helpful.

This November, let's elect a president who will lean forward to embrace the future because America doesn't follow. We do not retreat. We are the damn United States of America. We lead.

Trump wants to take us backwards. He admires dictators, a lot. He treats our friends as adversaries and our adversaries as friends.