I really want to make sure that when we are talking about paid family leave, we are talking about comprehensive paid family leave, not just for new moms and fathers, but also for caregivers in all the forms that they occur.

We need to do better.

your success is our success. We do want to get a better balance when it comes to trade with China.

I think the more fundamental question is: What do we do about it?

the tariffs have had a really devastating effect on the folks back home in Alabama.

It is not about aid, it is about trade. And it is not about short-term bailouts, it is about long-term business.

I just want to say to Leader Abrams that you did all of us proud in your campaign, in your run for Governor.

We need a steady drumbeat as we prove to America that we can restore the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

It is personal because so many of us know that we stand on the shoulders of folks like Rep. John Lewis.

Your vote is your voice. So we have to use it.

in my State we don't have-- our farmers struggle oftentimes with finding affordable healthcare.

isn't it true that by decreasing the subsidies, which was one of the ways that my colleagues across the aisle sabotaged the ACA, it only exacerbates the problem?

the ACA has not only helped us in making sure that insurance companies can no longer discriminate against Americans for preexisting conditions, but it also decreased the cost of being sick while black.

Less than a year after the first disastrous tax bill, here we are voting on another bill that will double down on this betrayal and put hardworking families who are working every day to make ends meet even further into debt. As my…

Well, he has a very expansive record. He sat on the bench now for over a decade, so there is an expansive record there. I believe in looking at a person's record to be able to tell what they will do in the future. His past has shown that…

I believe Members of both sides of the aisle saw the passage of the Family First legislation as a huge success.

Under the new Family First law, this spending imbalance can be corrected and States like Alabama can begin to invest more resources in substance abuse, mental health, and parenting skills training.

The gentleman from Pennsylvania is exactly right. The swamp only needs to be cleaned up when the swamp doesn't agree with this President. We have seen, in the nomination of Brett Talley to Alabama's Middle District, that he did not report…

I commend the gentleman from Pennsylvania for his leadership on tonight's topic. I also associate myself with his comments, as well as the comments of Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton. Congresswoman Norton has been a steward on the issue of…

It was our expectation, Congressman Kelly and I, and our hope that, after reviewing the model licensing standards, the States would modify their own standards to address any inappropriate barriers to licensing relatives caring for children.

I want to personally thank Chairman Calvert as well as Ranking Member McCollum for working closely with me on this amendment. Madam Chair, I urge all my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 15, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $2,500,000)''. Page 15, line 23, after the dollar…

In conclusion, I believe for these reasons and others that my colleagues should support this bill.

Today I rise in opposition to this cruel and mean-spirited farm bill, a farm bill that will leave working families and our children out in the cold. The farm bill we are debating today cuts $23 billion from SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition…

I applaud the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Evans) for leading this Special Order hour. Mr. Speaker, I especially want to acknowledge the Congressional Black Caucus for always being the ``Conscience of the Congress'' and for taking on…