The Insurrection Act was passed in 1807 and signed into law by Thomas Jefferson as a delegation by the Congress to the President of the power granted under Article I, Section 8, Clause 15 of the Constitution to call forth U.S. Armed…

This weekend America will celebrate its 244th birthday. Unfortunately, we do so in a time of pandemic, a struggling economy, and violent protests. But it is still our birthday, and we should both commemorate and celebrate it. We usually do…

I thank the distinguished ranking member for yielding. Madam Speaker, to borrow a line from President Reagan: Here we go again. In the midst of a nationwide pandemic where there is so much work we should be doing for the American people…

I have spoken out against racism from this floor before, but under the present regrettable circumstances, I feel compelled to do so again. All of us are created in the image of God and are of equal and inestimable moral worth--all of us…

America will get through this. We can protect our people who are most vulnerable to this disease and reopen the American economy safely as we start on another road to recovery and prosperity for all.

I was listening to the majority leader talk about a statement that Abraham Lincoln made. He made it in his annual report to the Congress on December 1, 1862. In that message, he proposed one of the dumbest ideas that has ever been put…

Let's not forget that no matter how much money we pump out of Washington, it doesn't take the place of the American economy.

Last week, 3.3 million Americans filed for unemployment. Small businesses around this country are shuttering. Millions of Americans and their children are at home practicing social distancing, a term that few knew 2 weeks ago. Countless…

If you want to solve a problem like this, you do it on a bipartisan basis, not a partisan basis.

The bottom line is paid sick leave benefits are important, but a one-size-fits-all Federal mandate is not the answer.

This bill, the one that we are here to talk about, is not the answer. It is a partisan bill.

Just yesterday, President Trump made clear that he is interested in negotiations with Congress regarding additional paid sick leave proposals to help us get through the COVID-19 outbreak.

When our Founding Fathers began this great experiment called the United States of America, they did so with the fresh but unpleasant memories of a tyrannical and repressive monarchy. They set out to create a new system of government that…

I thank my friend, the distinguished ranking member, for yielding. Mr. Chairman, there is one reason we are here today and one reason alone. It is not to protect American workers. No, it is to protect big labor and their bosses. There is…

After a long, embarrassing month, the House will finally transmit the Articles of Impeachment against President Trump to the United States Senate. Yet I understand Speaker Pelosi and her managers will continue to push for witnesses in the…

For weeks, we were told that we couldn't wait, we had to go forward with impeachment before Christmas, that the Republic was at stake. And then this House passed a purely partisan impeachment yesterday, and the Speaker has decided to hold…

In 3 months, we have gone from receiving an unsubstantiated, hearsay, and discredited whistleblower complaint to the production of Articles of Impeachment against a President of the United States. Not since Andrew Johnson has the House…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Alabama will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Harder of California The CHAIR. It is now…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike all after section 1 and insert the following: SECTION 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) In a…

Let me be clear: protecting workers from workplace violence is a policy priority that Republicans and Democrats see eye to eye on. American workers should be kept out of harm's way on the job so they can return home to their families every…

I return the gentleman's respect, and I know that he has worked long and hard on this. I agree with him that this is a real problem that is getting worse, but we are not going to make it better if we pass something in this House that will…

Unfortunately, I must rise again because, like so many times before, the goalposts for impeaching President Trump have moved. At this rate, Nancy Pelosi must be any field goal kicker's worst nightmare. Since literally day one, it has been…

The House of Representatives has been the scene of serious chaos, not only today, but for weeks. Unfortunately for the American people, we have nothing to show for it. We have issued more subpoenas from this House than we have had bills…

There are crossroads in the history of every great nation so historically significant, so fraught with dramatic consequences, that those in position to influence that nation's direction are compelled to do all they can to ensure it does…