I am glad for the clarification from the gentleman from California and pleased to know it is the legislative intent that the Department of Justice promulgate regulations to govern the application of section 12005, including defining the…

Intimate partner violence is a serious issue, and 50 percent of domestic violence fatalities are caused by their intimate partner. I understand this. I lived in it. Let's be clear: this is a significant bill. We have made progress, but we…

All right. Thank you, Senator Blunt. Mr. President, I have to say this has been a wonderful partnership and a wonderful journey now for, gosh, almost 10 years, I think, since we originally started talking about the idea that we should be…

I just want to say thank you to my friend and partner, and I really do mean friend and partner. And Senator Blunt thinks he is retiring; I am not going to let him. We have really done so much important work together, and I am going to miss…

Absolutely. Senator Blunt, as we know, in the end, this is all about people. And I think what has been most exciting for me, and I know for my friend and partner, is that people's lives are changing. Opportunities for them are changing…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding rule XXII, the Chair lay before the Senate the message from the House of Representatives to accompany S. 2089; that the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 2089 with…

Mr. President, I want to thank my colleagues for supporting this effort in this legislation which we have dubbed ``Keep Kids Fed,'' because that is exactly what we are going to be able to do, to help our schools and churches and local…

I appreciate my colleague yielding. As we come to the floor to honor Matt, I know that Matt and his colleagues are watching right now. My colleague was able to run through the litany of his career, but I will note that, in 1987, I was just…

Mr. President, for far too long, Americans have grappled with the epidemic of gun violence that has taken lives and shattered families and communities in my home State of Michigan as well as all across the country. These shootings and…

I thank my very good friend, and I certainly appreciate his kind words. The good news is I am not done yet. We have a lot of work to do, and this is yet one more piece that we are going to be driving forward. But, certainly, I rise in…

It is a profound honor to be the Congresswoman from Oakland County standing here this evening with my colleagues from the Equality Caucus recognizing and celebrating Pride Month. Gay rights. Nonbinary rights. Lesbian rights. Trans rights…

This bill, ARPA-H, can provide the breakthroughs necessary to find cures for those diseases. The President has already signed $1 billion for this program into law. So what we need now is bipartisan authorization to complete the work. This…

I thank my colleague from Ohio for yielding time. You know, a few years ago in this building, the U.S. Capitol, we had an active shooter. I was there. Tragically, he killed two brave Capitol Police officers as the shooter tried to hunt…

I have spoken before about President Biden's and House Democrats' flawed economic record. I continue to hear from constituents from across Michigan's First District who feel cast aside by the policies of this administration. Inflation has…

I thank our incredible Chairwoman Waters and our committee staff for working with me on an amendment and, again, for their leadership on the bill as a whole. I am proud to represent Michigan's 13th Congressional District, a community that…

Today, I celebrate the memory of Greg Mudge, a longtime community advocate and businessowner in Detroit, who we tragically lost last year. Greg was a beloved member of our community, and his sudden death was a shock to us all. When he…

I thank the gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. Dingell) for offering this very important piece of legislation and to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Meijer) for his support on the amendment that I am offering and all of our dedication to the…

I encourage my colleagues to support the en bloc package as well as the bill upon final passage, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Jackson Lee). Pursuant to House Resolution Number 1170, the previous…