this bill is not simply a voter ID bill and labelling it as such is a trick to convince Americans of its intent.

it is more important than ever that the CDFI Fund remain fully funded to assist small business owners as our community rebuilds after this crisis.

I rise in support of the FY2026 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act.

this bill also makes strides in international conservation and environmental programs.

If the goal were safety, this is not how you get there.

When you outnumber local police officers five and six to one, that is the vibe.

Our city has been safe. Crime is down in virtually every category and virtually every neighborhood of the city.

First Amendment speech is not limited to one park or one section of the city.

This cannot happen in America.

There is no reason for them to fully stop these programs. The only reason they are doing that is for P.R. purposes.

It is not acceptable for Kristi Noem and the president and the vice president to make these kind of judgments without there being a full investigation.

It's just creating fear.

What happened today is a blatant attempt to obstruct members of Congress from doing their oversight duties.

There is no justification for this surge.

I have been referred like 100 times, so go ahead.

None of them have yielded anything, because I have been as transparent as I can be.

It's just creating fear. What they are doing is creating confusion, chaos, trying to intimidate people from being able to exercise their regular, normal activities that they would.

The only reason they are doing that is for P.R. purposes.