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On this the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, it is only right to honor a marine who served in the South Pacific. I rise today to honor the life and legacy of fellow Michigander and U.S. Marine Raymond Heise. On Thursday, November 18, Ray…
Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 395. Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress Adams (Brown (MD)) Cardenas (Soto) Crist (Wasserman Schultz) Curtis (Meijer) DeFazio (Carbajal) Fulcher…
I thank so much Representative Bowman for hosting this critically important Special Order hour tonight. Representative Bowman said something that really resonated with me. When I was a senior in high school, they really did make it sound…
This has been one of the darkest and most painful weeks our State of Michigan has had in recent memory. We stand here, the Michigan delegation of Democrats and Republicans, along with honorary Michiganians, to ask Congress to recognize…
Madam President, first, I want to thank my colleague from Massachusetts for her very important comments about a very important, well-qualified nominee. Oxford High School Shooting Madam President, today I rise to speak about a…
Madam President, there are no words that can capture the terror and the tragedy of the horrific events that unfolded at Oxford High School on Tuesday afternoon. In a matter of minutes, a routine school day was twisted into scenes of chaos…
Mr. President, I have 5 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…
I am proud to rise today during the United Nations' 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence to call out the disturbing rise of violence against women in politics here in the United States. As we know, the never-ending string of…
Today, I rise to recognize an incredible leader in mid-Michigan, Angie Hendershot. For the past 25 years, my constituents in Flint, Saginaw, and Bay City have welcomed Angie Hendershot into their homes as a reporter and anchor with ABC…
Mr. President, in an ideal world we would not need a vaccine mandate. In the ideal world the vast majority of people who can get vaccinated would heed the advice of scientists and of public health officials and take the very simple step to…
I thank the chairman for yielding and for his work on this important piece of legislation. With the Build Back Better budget, we help lower costs for the working families that I represent. We lower healthcare costs by allowing Medicare to…
Shortly, this body will begin debating the most radical and expensive spending bill in our Nation's history. Shockingly, Democrats are intent on moving forward without the CBO's final cost analysis. But independent estimates put the bill's…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, today, we are here to take a stand against President Biden's unconstitutional vaccine mandate on private businesses and their employees. And in the end, I think it is clear that we need to…
I withdraw my motion. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California. COVID Vaccines
I am proud to rise today in support of my bill, H.R. 4626, as amended, the Department of Veterans Affairs Assessment by Independent Measures Act, or AIM Act. When it comes to bureaucracies, I have never believed that maintaining the status…
In Michigan's First District, we are hunkering down for the usual long but beautiful winter season. We enjoy it, and we prepare for it. This year, that preparation is much more complicated. The supply chain crisis, labor shortages, and…
Madam President, I rise today to speak in support of Robert Bonnie's confirmation as Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. If confirmed, Mr. Bonnie will oversee three Agencies at the…
I want to thank my CBC colleague, my CBC chair, an amazing leader for our country, Joyce Beatty, for leading this Special Hour. I also want to thank Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, my colleague and mentor. She is just amazing. Madam…