I really don't understand this debate, talking about the PACT Act, my friend from Massachusetts. That has passed the House. Let the Senate do its work. We supported it here. Let's be serious here. I voted for the bill. The Senate is…

I want to reiterate this point. This is the responsibility of Congress if we are going to set environment and energy regulatory policy. It is not the purpose of our independent regulatory commissions. Aren't we clear now that the Supreme…

Listening to the other side, and listening to my friend from Pennsylvania, I hear a lot about uncertainty; that we are not sure what we are here for; we are not sure what we are going to bring up on the House floor. Well, I will tell you…

I appreciate my 5 minutes for 1 hour under the House rules, which I don't believe is very helpful to my colleagues. So let me begin that we are here to talk about inflation and the impact of inflation on our constituents. I will start out…

I want to commend my friend from New York (Mr. Torres) who has brought his exceptional service to the people of the Bronx to the people's House. He does what all Members do here which is take a great idea at a time of tragedy when he…

I rise, as well, in support of H.R. 4227, the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act, or DEAL Act. I commend my colleague from Indiana (Mr. Hollingsworth) and my colleagues from across the aisle for collaborating on H.R. 4227…

I thank my friend from Kentucky for his strong words. While Mr. Donalds is coming forward, I got a note from Ron in Little Rock. He is a 100 percent disabled veteran. He is not eating well. He is not able to go places because of the cost…

Since the Dodd-Frank Act was enacted, the number of community financial institutions has steadily declined. Republicans know this trend is due to increased regulatory and compliance burdens banks and credit unions face that inhibit their…

Let me thank my friend from Massachusetts for his passion on this. I spent the better part of half of my career in community banking, and I know the consolidation, how it has impacted, particularly, rural counties that no longer have a…

I urge a ``yes'' vote on this important bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Let me say that each day as I drive through downtown Little Rock, I pass the most handsome statue of Harriet Tubman right outside our city hall. She has her walking stick and her cape. She is in that disguise as that slave woman walking…

I was held up at Speaker Lobby security. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 379.

I thank my good friend from East Texas, Judge Gohmert, with whom I have had such a great association over these past several years and thank him for his leadership in this people's House. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor the life of a…

Today is the 141st day since Putin commenced his illegal, brutal invasion of Ukraine. Vladimir Putin continues to direct his gang of thugs to target Ukrainian civilians. We have seen this play from Czar Putin before, with the mass murder…

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 281. Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress Allred (Takano) Bonamici (Manning) Bourdeaux (Correa) Bush (Takano) Carter (LA) (Williams (GA)) Carter (TX)…

I thank Mr. Pallone and Mrs. McMorris Rodgers for their excellent bipartisan leadership in bringing these bills to the floor. It is the way Congress is supposed to work. Mr. Speaker, I didn't know anyone who died of a drug overdose when I…

I thank my friend from Oklahoma (Mr. Hern), the chairman of our task force, and all of the members of the task force, for coming together and showing the American people that Congress can debate, analyze, think through, and consider what…

I hereby remove my name as cosponsor of H.R. 5828. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Mrvan). The gentleman's request is accepted. ____________________

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Hill of Arkansas moves to recommit the bill H.R. 2543 to the Committee on Financial Services…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 202, nays…

I thank my good friend, the ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee, Mr. McHenry, for his leadership. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit. It addresses the core flaw that House Republicans believe presides today. We…

I do rise in opposition to H.R. 2543. I thank my friend from Houston, Texas, and our colleagues on both sides of the aisle that worked on many of the bills that are in the package today. {time} 1315 It is a shame that that package was not…

I thank my good friend from Texas for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today to bring attention to the continued death of freedom and personal rights occurring in greater China. Last week, Cardinal Joseph Zen, 90 years old, the former…

For the purpose of closing. First, I reiterate my thanks to Mrs. Wagner for her leadership on this bill and as she has done so well ably, even as a diplomat in our own House of Representatives, provided leadership through the Committees on…

And I am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, let me thank Ms. Frankel for her leadership, Congresswoman Manning for her testimony there, and we all, on both sides of the aisle, stand in recognition of Ben Ferencz' pioneering efforts of his and…