the military-certified instructors who oversee these impressionable young people deployed to classrooms with very little oversight or training.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairwoman for yielding. I rise to support this continuing resolution that will keep our Federal Government open and deliver the vital services that impact us all. Look no further than Southwest Florida, in my home…

No one should be able to take that freedom away.

There are no right reasons or wrong reasons to have an abortion.

Republicans have clearly answered that question because they've introduced 52 bills to restrict abortion access in this Congress alone, directly contradicting what is the will of the American people.

Republicans know that abortion restrictions are a losing issue.

In my home state, Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis and extremist Republicans passed a 15-week abortion ban, which a recent survey showed that 60 percent of Floridians oppose.

Who gets to decide? Does the government get to decide whether or not--whether and when a woman can be pregnant, or is that a decision--a personal healthcare decision that is--should be made and left to the woman, her family, her faith, and…

Madam Speaker, it is my great pleasure to announce to our colleagues in the United States House of Representatives that the Congressional Women's Softball Team last night snapped a 7-year dry spell and beat the press team, the Bad News…

Madam Speaker, go Congress. Beat the press again next year. ____________________

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