Mr. Speaker, I recently gave birth and am unable to travel to D.C. to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted NAY on Roll Call No. 42. ____________________

Mr. President, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome the Presiding Officer to the U.S. Senate. I hadn't had a chance, really, to do that, as you sit in the chair. We are now going to get somebody else, but I thank the Presiding…

Mr. President, I appreciate what the good Senator from Illinois has gone through and enunciated in great clarity. Our government plays a critical role in informing the public. The American people look to us for trust. They look to us for…

Mr. Speaker, first, I thank my colleagues, Representative Casten and Representative Stevens, for their leadership and courage of conviction in taking on this important legislative effort. Over the past 3 weeks, America has watched with…

Mr. Speaker, I recently gave birth and am unable to travel to DC to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted NAY on Roll Call No. 38 and NAY on Roll Call No. 39. ____________________

Mr. President, I am grateful to be on the floor here tonight with my colleague from California, Senator Schiff, and others to talk about the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard--now the successful nomination, I guess, of Tulsi Gabbard--to be the…

Nancy Mace is our friend and we wanted to support her and give her the encouragement she needed to get that message out.

As well as saving taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, there are major environmental benefits to eliminating the penny. This is a great move.

As well as saving taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, there are major environmental benefits to eliminating the penny. This is a great move.

Mr. Speaker, I recently gave birth and am unable to travel to D.C. to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 34 and NAY on Roll Call No. 35. ____________________

I truly hope that President-elect Trump and Congress can work together quickly to secure the border, stop human trafficking, and stop the illegal flow of guns and drugs. We don’t support efforts to deport American citizens, to target those…

We don’t support efforts to deport American citizens, to target those on pending legal status, to break up families.

Madam Speaker, I thank the chairman for bringing this bill to the floor. I also thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Pfluger) for being the lead sponsor on this bill. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the Protecting American Energy…

Mr. Speaker, recent reports suggest that President Trump may attempt to dismantle the Department of Education unilaterally. An executive order of this nature would be catastrophic for the tens of millions of students and teachers in…

I’m a father. I’ve heard from my kids, my teenage kids, about this a lot.

There’s ONE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

we structured it that way because we don’t want to end the platform.

Mr. Speaker, I recently gave birth and am unable to travel to DC to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 32 and NAY on Roll Call No. 33. personal explanation