Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 10545) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance my time. Mr. Speaker, I want to begin and reiterate a point that I made earlier. I know my good friend from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) and I may disagree tonight on this particular instance, but I…

Eight years. This was filed at the beginning of this Congress. Just because your staff didn't make you aware isn't my fault. That is not my fault. To say 8 years, which I opened with--maybe if you would have listened to what I said. We…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 10545. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Madam President, I appreciate my colleague from Utah in his fine arguments. Obviously, you can tell he is a great attorney. What frustrates me is that I am literally down the hall. My colleague could have, at any time, picked up the phone…

Mr. President, I rise today to express my gratitude to the Armed Services Committee and Energy and Natural Resources Committee for working to include an important provision that passed as part of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense…

Madam President, several years ago, it was a December like this; there were big bills that were coming through the House and the Senate, one of them being the National Defense Authorization Act, which has passed every single year for the…

Madam President, my friend from Rhode Island and I, we have a lot of great conversations. I think we both agree on the problem here. There is clearly a problem that money could be laundered and hidden in American companies and shell…

Well, if there wasn't a cloud, then this wouldn't be an issue. So, obviously, there was, and there is. You can say what you want to, but there is. That is why we are here today. That is why we are trying to solve the issue. This is why the…

Madam President, for 8 years, beginning with my time in the House, I have worked on the Miami-Illinois Land Claim Settlement Act, which is now S. 2796. I want to thank Chief Lankford of the Miami Tribe for his assistance to move this bill…

Mr. Speaker, I would inquire as to how much time is remaining on each side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oklahoma has 12\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from Connecticut has 7 minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Alford), who is my very good friend.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we have had a lot of talk about what is not in this bill. Maybe we ought to talk a little bit about what is in this bill. It keeps the government open, which my friends…

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oklahoma has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Jordan), my very good friend and distinguished chairman of the Judiciary Committee.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for the purpose of closing. It has been an interesting debate. It has been a good debate. There have been a lot of interesting points made, but the fact is, there is nothing in this…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in support of H.R. 10515, the American Relief Act of 2025. As the 118th Congress draws to a close, it is natural to use these final days to reflect on our work. Though we…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 10515) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the…