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I thank Congressman Jackson for the great work that he continues to do. I thank him for his illustrious words and for the opportunity to participate in the CBC Special Order. 2023 has been an exciting and action-packed year. It has been an…
I rise this morning to introduce my longtime friend, Bishop Larry Lawrence Brandon, who I have the honor of hosting as our guest chaplain in the House today. Bishop Brandon is the senior pastor of Praise Temple Missionary Baptist Church…
Silence your heart and look into the eyes of this young American. Tomorrow he would have been 101 years old. On December 8, 1941, for his 19th birthday, he got World War II. Like millions of other young men across the country, when the…
I was detained on my way to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall No. 699, Ogles Amendment No. 6 to H.R. 5933--DETERRENT Act. Amendment No. 8 Offered by Mr. Scott of Virginia The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished…
What I ask of my colleagues, again, very respectfully on both sides of the aisle, is to just step back from this moment and reflect upon the sacred right of the American people to determine their representation in our representative…
Many times in the course of my life as a military police officer and civilian police officer, I have had occasion to say: Calm down, son. I have heard your argument. I feel your passion. I understand your position, but you are about to go…
I thank my colleague for yielding. I support his amendment, and I support the underlying bill. Mr. Chairman, if you look at this piece of legislation, both the bill and the underlying amendment, if you go back to when this $6 billion swap…
Madam President, the Senate will soon vote on the Congressional Review Act, a resolution of disapproval to overturn President Biden's newest student loan scheme. Just like President Biden's original student debt cancellation scheme, this…
Madam President, I ask for consent that the vote begin now. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time…
It does seem, though, that as--when I read the benefit packages that the drivers got, they would argue that they could not afford that.
I will also point out that the Chairman's witnesses all got at least a minute and a half or 2 minutes more to speak.
May I inquire how much time I have remaining. The CHAIR. The gentleman has 1 minute remaining.
Do I appear to be anything less than very serious? This is a serious body. I come from a humble background. I know what it is to earn a dollar or not. I rise in support of this action because it is the right thing to do. Madam Chair, I…
Our Payroll Protection Program saved American aviation.
Our Payroll Protection Program saved American aviation.
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…
This amendment is a simple amendment. Earlier this year, as part of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, we enacted for the first time ever an Administrative Pay-Go. We put a provision in place that said if this administration is going to try…