Today, I want to celebrate the 60th birthday of Lady Bonita Shelby, a community leader in Michigan's 12th District. Lady Shelby is a leader of the Burning Bush International Ministries, along with her husband, Bishop Don Shelby, Jr. As the…

As the chair of the Congressional Mamas' Caucus, I would like to take a moment and truly celebrate Mother's Day and recognize the contributions of mothers across our country. We must continue to center mamas in the policies we develop and…

As you heard from my colleague, again, incredible lived experience is so needed because mothers come from all different backgrounds, all in different income classes. Again, we could be doing more as Mother's Day comes up, not just saying…

As a mother myself, I know that there are circumstances out of our control that require families, especially the mothers, to take time off from work, especially new mothers. Whether it is your sick child, a parent, or a personal illness…

This is such an incredibly important hearing. And I think, if we have learned anything from the questions today and the testimony, it is that this is about balance.

I know we have talked about the numbers, but I think it bears repeating. The Federal Government spent over $66 billion on illegal immigrants in 2023, according to the Federation for American Immigration.

What happened was Mr. Trump decided he'd rather, literally, he'd rather campaign on the issue than solve the issue.

Healthcare is growing the economy and saving lives every single day in west Michigan, from the production of the COVID vaccine to innovative cancer research to medical devices that are being created right in my home, my backyard.

I thank Mr. Good for yielding, and I appreciate the opportunity to address my colleagues and you, Mr. Speaker. It has been said that government doesn't create jobs, but they sure know how to kill them. I agree with that. Listening to my…

I thank the panel for being here. I am sorry I had to leave. I was speaking at a quick luncheon.

Your ability to tolerate this behavior is completely unacceptable, and sometimes you do need to use the stick because disincentives work.

I am committed to ensuring that that we ease the burden for our small businesses in this critical market while also keeping consumers safe.

Today marks Teacher Appreciation Day, which is a chance to honor the educators who have guided us, inspired us, showed us kindness, and recognized our potential, and I want to thank just one of many today. Anyone who knows me knows I am a…

$3 billion. $66 billion on illegals, $3 billion on people who have laid down their lives for this country.

President Biden would have signed that bill, the toughest border bill in history.

I thank Ranking Member Lofgren for yielding time. I am standing before you here today in support of this incredible bicameral, bipartisan bill, the Fire Grant and Safety Act, which I am so pleased to be an original cosponsor of. I…

I thank again Ranking Member Lofgren, particularly in light of her remarkable leadership in crafting and introducing this bill. I join both of my colleagues to shine a light on the deep and critical importance of H.R. 4143, the National…

Maybe we could find that out of that $66 billion, right, different between million and billion, big difference, we could funnel some more of that $66 billion to our homeless veterans.