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There is no reason for any of you to know me. My whole life has been spent in the private sector, and I have really come to believe that nobody should serve in the public sector unless they first have been in the private sector. {time}…

When we have talked about this, because we have time when we are in meetings to talk about this--I want you all to try and just bear with me a little bit. I know that at some point, you say, I don't know if I like this dog-and-pony show…

I would pose this for those of you who have been watching: Are we making sense? If we are making sense, can you please raise your hand? Does this make sense to you about what we are talking about or what we are doing with your dollars? No…

This is their House. We just happen to represent them. This is your House. Everything that goes on in this House is being done by people who are voted in to represent you, not represent themselves, but represent you. If it is not making…

Social services, natural resources, science, space, technology, and other programs, we are down to $0.14 of a dollar. This is a dollar that you paid, by the way. This is out of your taxes.

LaQuisha Anthony, a Philadelphia native, was an undergraduate track star at Kutztown University in my district. Horrifically, in her freshman year, she was sexually assaulted. LaQuisha was forced to withdraw from her studies to focus on…

Just remember that the Senate has passed zero appropriations bills. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Arizona (Mrs. Lesko).

If my friend from Massachusetts is worried about energy prices in Boston, there is an easy solution. You can import liquefied natural gas from Pennsylvania, which is cheap and abundant. Unfortunately, Democrats in New England and New York…

Jack Nicholson is in it, and he is being cross-examined in a military trial. They keep asking him questions, and at the end, he becomes so frustrated, he said: ``You can't handle the truth.'' In our lives, the people who raised us--our…

It keeps growing and growing and growing. No responsible person would ever sit back and work this model. The greatest nation the world has ever known, the wealthiest nation the world has ever known, has been totally irresponsible in the…

I don't think there are many. The people I represent are either in ag or in the fields, in the mines, in the mills, on the rails. They are blue-collar people who are living an incredibly strong life because those families, the nuclear…

The last time the Republicans shut down the government in 2018-2019, we had to run food drives to feed TSA workers who were required to show up but were not paid. Some of them lost their jobs when they lost their cars, doubling down on the…

I thank the ranking member for yielding. We are 37 hours, 6 minutes and 25 seconds away from a shutdown, an unnecessary and devastating government shutdown after wasting weeks on rightwing messaging points and bills. Here, the majority has…

Mr. Schweikert and I sit beside each other every day, and we keep--honestly, these are things that keep me up at night. In another month, my wife and I will be celebrating our 50th anniversary. I don't know what she was thinking. All I did…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 741 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 741 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to the time remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaLota). The gentleman from Massachusetts has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining. Mr…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), my good friend, pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this…

I am glad that the gentlewoman mentioned people of faith and their care for people, not only in their community but around the globe. It is awesome. In the church that I attend, that is exactly what we do, and that is exactly what we…