All 14 California Republicans, like lemmings to the sea, betraying the economic security of their constituents' families.

Every single one of them is voting to raise the taxes of their constituents. And in California--not that they were from California--but the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that 5.5 million California…

And I underestimated them because I know they would question them, so I gave a conservative view. It is worse. But you bring up the State and local, what SALT means, State and local taxes. The State and localities, did you see there is a…

No. Well, what you see is they haven't really talked to the American people because they don't want the American people to know what is in this bill. You would think that at the time when the bill is being marked up in committee, when they…

I thank the gentleman from Kentucky for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I particularly want to recognize Mr. Yarmuth's extraordinary leadership as the ranking member on the Budget Committee. As we all know, budget should be a statement of our…

I join my colleagues Congressman Thompson and Congressman Huffman in paying tribute to the first responders who responded to the fires in northern California and, indeed, in southern California as well. The spirit of our community is so…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank him for his great leadership as the ranking member on the Budget Committee in the House, and I thank all of the members of the Budget Committee for their great work to make the budget that was…

I join you in thanking God for the return of our colleague, Steve Scalise, and to have him do so in such a strong way. You were brief, Mr. Speaker, I will be even briefer. Thank God, our prayers are answered. I take great pride in Steve…

I associate myself with the concerns expressed by Congresswoman Jackson Lee about those who have been affected by the hurricanes. They need not only our compassion but our help as soon as possible. I thank Congresswoman Jackson Lee for her…

I proudly rise to pay tribute to a cherished member of my staff, my chief of staff, Nadeam Elshami. My office, my colleagues, indeed, the entire Democratic Caucus, has benefited from the sharp strategic insight, steady judgment, and…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me time, and I join our colleague in saluting the committee for bringing this bipartisan legislation to the floor--so many issues that the committee has to deal with. I know that full well as a previous…

I thank the gentlewoman from New York, the distinguished ranking member of the Appropriations Committee, for yielding, and more importantly, for her great leadership to advance the values of our country in allocation of resources. And I…