I appreciate you continuing that tradition.

What more we can do to help integrate the efforts of the V.A.

Woman, I rise today to offer an amendment to highlight the importance of honoring our commitments, to keep Americans and those who serve our country around the world safe. Unfortunately, by virtue of being Americans and representing the…

In closing, I urge my colleagues to support my amendment and uphold our obligations to our fellow Americans and partners around the world. We are a country that keeps its promises, and we must do so well into the future. Madam Chair, I…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title VII, add the following new section: SEC. 708. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON AMERICANS AND…

I want to thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Delgado) for yielding, and I want to thank Chairwoman Velazquez for prioritizing this critical issue and bringing our bill to the floor. I also want to thank my friend and colead on H.R…

Just to be clear, we vehemently oppose the citizenship question because as the evidence has made it abundantly clear, the purpose of that question is to suppress the count and to stoke fears within our communities, which will have a huge…

In closing, I just want to reiterate the need that we send a very strong message as Members of Congress that we have to enforce existing law. We have to provide the confidence to people throughout the country that the Census will not be…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 223, line 22, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $13,000,000)''. Page 223, line 22, after…

There is this tradition of veterans protecting and helping other veterans.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 248, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $20,000,000)''. Page 249, line 1, after…

I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Chair, I want to take the opportunity to speak about how the REPI program saves taxpayer dollars, supports military readiness, and preserves our environment. Madam…

And what I have seen in Colorado is veterans who have had positive experience with cannabis as an alternative to more lethal drugs and opioids in particular are starting cannabis businesses to help their fellow veterans.

I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Chair, we have an obligation to take care of our students, teachers, and school administrators after horrific tragedies. We must ensure that they can grieve, heal…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 121, line 23, after the first dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $5,000,000) (increased by…

I look forward to working with my colleagues in Congress toward breaking down these educational barriers to entry and expand the American workforce.

I am going to leave now and head to the airport to be with the families during this time.

Simply put, the Federal Government cannot meet its obligations under the Paris Agreement without DOD's past, ongoing, and future contributions to this effort. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to recognize this fact and…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 7, after line 5, insert the following: (9) In its nationally determined contribution, the United…

we are only going to be as strong as our weakest link, and in some cases, that could be the local communities.

an issue of growing importance for me is this issue of energy resilience and the development of microgrids

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Colorado is recognized for 5 minutes.

Woman, I rise today in opposition to the amendment. This amendment would strike a critical provision of H.R. 1 that cracks down on organizations that are flooding our elections with dark money. In the 2018 cycle, $150 million was spent by…

This is more than one simple issue. This is about rule of law; it is about transparency; and it is about the democracy that we must become if we are to return power back to our communities. This is already the law. What my colleagues on…