I thank the chairman for his leadership with this bill. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of this en bloc, which includes an amendment that I was proud to introduce. Amendment No. 168 will restore funding for the APEX Accelerator program…

Thank my friend for yielding a few minutes of the Special Order. I rise today, Madam Speaker, to honor the life and memory of Mr. Randy Alan Walker of Ephrata, Pennsylvania, who passed away last month after a 10-year battle with ALS. Randy…

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 29, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $3,452,362,000)''. Page 298, line 10, after…

We don't have to question each other's morality here. We all want to help. Everybody wants to be happy. We are Representatives of the United States, and we are heading into disaster season in the United States of America. Whether it is…

I want to start out by thanking my good friend from Florida for his hard work and effort on this and also for his hard work and his outstanding effort to speak on behalf of the Cuban people who wish to be free and to speak against…

According to an analysis by Politico, we are one of the fifth worst States per capita in terms of receiving funding under the legislation.

I will not allow our voices to be silenced. I will not allow these attacks to go on unchallenged.

It is not just that we have colleagues here in this Committee who are making the claim that too many Black folks are getting jobs...

There are a few, I believe, true believers whose spew these hateful indignities toward people in my community.

Had I been present, I would have voted AYE on Roll Call No. 285, AYE on Roll Call No. 286, AYE on Roll Call No. 287 and AYE on Roll Call No. 288. Amendment No. 43 Offered by Mr. Ogles The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand…

You are entitled to dignity and respect at work. You are entitled to dignity and respect everywhere because you are an American.

The reason DEIA policies were even created was to right existing wrongs.

I want to specifically say to trans people across this country, I see you. I am here to support you.

It seems to me the railroad wanted to get the trains moving again, putting their profit, their lust for profit above the safety of my constituents.

I think that excuse is gone. I am--again, I am excited to see that there are folks here in both parties who want to work together to get this done.

We know statistically that they are not the ones whose communities have been intentionally polluted or targeted by police.

We should not tolerate it, and we stand with you.

I think what we saw in this derailment and in conduct thereafter is they cannot be trusted.