in 1978, between my junior and senior years in college, I hitchhiked through Israel and the West Bank. I made Israeli friends. I was invited to stay at a kibbutz. I explored the old city of Jerusalem. I negotiated the ancient tunnel built…

I want to ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to speak for up to 5 minutes before the vote on Judge Kasubhai. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

the Kasubhai nomination, which we will vote on in just a few minutes, is deeply personal to me. My parents fled the Nazis in the thirties, and not all of our family got out. We lost family at Auschwitz, at Kristallnacht, and we saw…

I had prepared questions about Alaska, but I guess I want you to talk more about what your needs are in a delicate way so we are not announcing it to all of our adversaries, but tell us how we can help you.

My father was in the fire service when this was passed in 1983. He retired in 1991, and because of this wrong, he will get less than people who have private pensions simply because he chose to protect and serve our community. I agree with…

He said, Val, tell them they need to pass this bill. It is time to right this wrong. We have earned our benefits. Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to vote ``yes.''

I ask unanimous consent to grant floor privileges to my interns for their shadow days on the following dates: Amelia Nason for November 13, 2024, and Rufaro Muchaka for December 3, 2024. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I echo the comments of my colleague regarding the service of our veterans. They have stood up for us overseas, and we must stand up for them back here at home. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk…

I certainly have no sympathy for leakers, and I want to make a couple of points to make it clear why I am going to oppose this proposal. First of all, the biggest leakers of taxpayer data are the big tax software companies. We never hear a…

I know we want students of all ages, from the youngest, I'm a big supporter of investments in early childhood education.

I am really encouraged by some of the innovative policies and programs that exist to recruit and retain educators.

I hope we can continue discussing innovative ways to improve teacher recruitment and preparation.

We need to make sure that they have a good, smooth path to get there that is not going to burden them with significant debt or concerns.

I thank Chair Westerman for the work he has done in creating the Fix Our Forests Act. The path to solving any problem starts with an understanding of scale. The Western United States has millions upon millions of acres of trees, over 85…

I am optimistic that we can have a meaningful, bipartisan conversation about the importance of growing and supporting a diverse and dynamic educator workforce.

I encourage us all to encourage people to go into the teaching profession by recognizing the importance of our system, the public education, and not bashing it.

I am optimistic that we can have a meaningful and bipartisan conversation about the importance of growing and supporting a diverse and dynamic educator workforce.

I urge my colleagues to support this necessary bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Bentz) that the House suspend the rules and pass…