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I believe that the facts that have been laid out at this hearing... are sufficient to demand action by this Committee.

You have dedicated your life to this work. Thanks so much for that.

Well, Ms. Grenfell, thank you, and thanks for those--you said 48 years?

Whenever Democrats try to explore how Congress can act to stem this uniquely American carnage, our Republican colleagues say the solution is to enforce the laws that are already on the books.

Ghost gun recoveries increased by over 400 percent in Philadelphia between 2019-2021.

These fully functioning, untraceable firearms can be bought without a background check.

This violence is enabled by lawmakers who choose to do nothing, who block legislation in the wake of tragedy after tragedy.

I am so proud that we were finally able to do something, some small things around gun violence.

The only thing that is going to save Baltimore from blacking out, from going without power, right, is an emergency designation from the Secretary and the Department of Energy.

228 days. That is how long it has been since scores of people were violated, maimed, tortured, and killed in Israel. It has been 228 days since 252 people, including children and the elderly, were abducted from Israel into Gaza. Yesterday…

I am grateful to the gentlewoman from Connecticut for convening us this evening to discuss an issue that affects every corner of our Nation: food insecurity. In blue, red, and purple districts alike, too many families struggle to afford…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 204, noes 203, not voting 23, as follows: [Roll No. 222] AYES--204…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the adoption of the resolution…

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 title V, add the following: SEC. __. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. It is the sense of the Congress…

We are not only working to reauthorize the Act, we are also working to modernize it.

Part of building a new energy economy is the development of a workforce that is high quality and unionized.

The carnage in the coalfields from this preventable disease must stop.