Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend students across California's 19th Congressional District who participate in the Day of Silence. This is a day in which we highlight discrimination and harassment of LGBTQ students in our schools all…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this disastrous, debt-inflating budget resolution. Despite what the majority is saying today, it is a resolution that inflates our debt and deficit. It will hide the cost of tax cuts for billionaires…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of H.R. 1491, the Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act, authored and introduced by my friend, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Murphy). I thank the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I want to say briefly in closing that, as you have heard, this legislation has tremendous bipartisan support and will remove burdensome processes at the IRS to make…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Seaside Police Department Chief Nick Borges and many others for their dedication and doggedness to solve the case called the ``American Nightmare.'' Aptly named, this case started back in 2015 in…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee and, of course, my good friend, Representative Vern Buchanan, an excellent member of the Ways and Means Committee for…

Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time for the purpose of closing. Mr. Speaker, as you have heard, this legislation has bipartisan support and support from a broad coalition of employers and…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize February 4 as Saka Nakodar Day. On that day in 1986, in the Punjab region of India, four unarmed Sikh students were shot and killed while peacefully protesting the desecration of the sacred scripture of the…

Mr. Chairman, in the past few weeks and in the past few years, communities all across America have witnessed the devastation, destruction, and death from wildfires. Much of this calamity and crisis is due to the many communities being in…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, and I thank the chairman for bringing this bill to the floor. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support the United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act. This is a bipartisan bill that…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize this year's Carmel High School football team, which won the California 5-AA State football championship. It was not just the first time that a team from the central coast won 15-0, but also an amazing…