The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the worst public health crises that our country has ever faced.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Amend section 1725 to read as follows: SEC. 1725. CERTIFICATION AND REPORTS ON SOUTH AFRICA. (a)…

I thank the ranking member for allowing me to speak on my amendment. It is a bipartisan amendment expressing the sense of Congress that we should not permanently store nuclear waste near the Great Lakes. My amendment responds to the…

This amendment revises section 1725 of the base text to strengthen the current reporting language regarding South Africa by including my legislation, H.R. 7256, the U.S.-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act, that passed a House…

I thank the chairman for including these amendments en bloc. I rise today in support of the en bloc, which contains two of my amendments. The first amendment would help identify the national security risk of autonomous vehicles from…

I thank my good colleague for yielding. Mr. Chair, my colleagues are about to ram through yet another record- breaking military budget, nearly a trillion dollars, packed with bullets, bombs, and giveaways to defense contractors. They also…

Juneteenth is a day of joy, a celebration of freedom, and a reminder of the work that lies before us as we continue to fight for true equity and justice for our Black neighbors. On Juneteenth and every day in our community, we honor the…

The Supreme Court is not facing an ethics crisis; it is a corruption crisis. It seems like every single day there are new headlines about more corruption coming out of our U.S. Supreme Court. I know we need urgent action to hold these…

I recognize Caribbean American Heritage Month as we celebrate the contributions of our Caribbean Americans in Michigan's 12th Congressional District and across our Nation. I know Caribbean American Heritage Month was first recognized in…

June 14, 2017, was a dark stain on America's history. There are several of us in this room today who would not be here for two reasons. Number one, and first and foremost, by the grace of God, and number two, by the fact that then-Majority…

first, I want to thank the senior Senator from Washington State, who is also the President pro tempore of the U.S. Senate, for her incredible leadership on all of the issues related to reproductive freedom. And I just want to start by…

The annual National Defense Authorization Act is the Pentagon's budget. It is perhaps one of the most important tasks we fulfill here in Congress, protecting our national security and taking care of servicemembers, their families, and…

By direction of the Democratic Caucus, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1291 Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is hereby, elected to…

We had started a 'We Have a Right to Breathe' campaign in my district.

Well, he's on the tap lift, the short five, I guess you could call it. I don't think the things that he said back in 2016, maybe 2017 really matter much. He's a MAGA Republican.

He took the Trump playbook and hit a home run as it related to the Trump view.

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. I thank Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Smith for…

I think it is clear antisemitism has no place in our communities, and absolutely has no place on college campuses or universities all across the nation.