Drew Ferguson

The gentleman from Florida just characterized the child tax credit piece of this bill, which is something that President Trump signed into law, as giving people who are here illegally a check. I hate to see that mischaracterization from my…

This common-sense bill would allow Social Security Administration to issue a new Social Security number to children aged 14 and under if their Social Security number has been compromised by theft of their Social Security number.

I have partnered with Ranking Member Larson to reintroduce the Improving Social Security Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act.

I think that this committee has the opportunity, number one, to work together in a bipartisan way because we ultimately believe that the solution to Social Security and the insolvency and to making sure that the beneficiaries receive their…

I can tell you that Congress isn't in favor of this.

Can you provide a report to this body that will explain why the IRS has purchased so much nine millimeter ammunition?

Americans, really--over the years, of all of the alphabet agencies up here, they tend to fear the letters I-R-S more than most.

I still don't get the fact that under the Constitution the power of taxation lies with Congress, and yet you are negotiating U.S. tax policy.

I will tell you, I have said this, and I think I said this the last time you were here. We are about making America the most competitive place in the world to do business.

Reclaiming my time. Clearly, we see some of these important issues differently. Just sticking to the main question of proxy voting and why Members of Congress should not show up to do their job. American businesses are. We can campaign in…

Reclaiming my time. The President ended the pandemic, declared that it was over. If that is the case, shouldn't we be going back to normal, Mr. Speaker? Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman.

One final thing. Leader Hoyer made an announcement this summer that we were going to try to close votes in a timely fashion. As we have just seen, it is virtually impossible to do it with proxy voting because these four votes took almost 2…

I ask my colleague if he is aware of any other additional authorizing text that may be attached to the continuing resolution.

We have seen movement in the Senate. I understand that there is activity over there. Does the gentleman have an update on when we might see that legislation in the House? But more importantly when we might see legislative text?

I rise for the purpose of inquiring of the Democratic Caucus chair the schedule for the week to come. I yield to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Jeffries).

By direction of the Republican Conference, I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1197 Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are…

No, not yet. I think it is important that this body bring a resolution to the floor supporting the men and women in law enforcement around the Nation, but particularly right here in this Capitol. I will be the first one, along with the…

But, again, I want to go back to it, with the morale of the officers here in the Capitol as low as it is right now, the tremendous stresses that they are under, the staffing problems that they have, wondering whether or not this entire…

Could the gentleman answer one question: Is President Biden wrong? Or is Dr. Monahan wrong? I yield to the gentleman from California.

Reclaiming my time. I will wrap this topic up with a couple of observations. Our colleagues across on the other side of the building are certainly following different guidelines than we are here. I think it is important to note that what…

No. My point is that there is so much inconsistency here. You will never, ever get to the point, Madam Speaker, that you will ever be able to get every Member to show some sort of vaccination card without violating the HIPAA privacy…

Reclaiming my time. So the President, the leader of the Democratic socialist movement right now here in America, has said that it is good enough for the White House, yet you are going to defer to the House physician over the President of…

Reclaiming my time. Of course, we would like all Americans to be vaccinated. But, again, you will never be able to understand or know how many Members are actually vaccinated unless you require them to give you that information. If you…

Reclaiming my time. That is in direct contradiction to CDC guidelines. And on top of that, will the gentleman explain how in the world you are going to get that information that every member of this body has been vaccinated without…