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Bobby Rush is a former U.S. Representative from Illinois, serving from January 5, 1993, to January 3, 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Rush was known for his advocacy on issues related to children's safety and consumer protection. He worked closely with colleagues to strengthen agencies responsible for safeguarding children and emphasized the need for legislative changes to ensure the safety of products available to families. Rush's tenure in Congress was marked by his commitment to social justice and community empowerment, reflecting his deep roots in the civil rights movement.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today with excitement and a sense of pride in my heart. Today, Mr. Speaker, I am here to share some great news coming out of my hometown of Chicago, Illinois, because next week, on Monday, a group of smart, dedicated…
I also support supplying Caribbean partners, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with LNG in order to help them rebuild their energy infrastructures in a more sustainable and efficient manner.
I believe a more worthwhile topic of discussion should be centered on shifting geopolitics based on the American energy landscape, as a whole.
However, instead of maintaining our global position as the world leader in clean energy investment, development, and research, the Trump administration has taken a series of misguided policy calculations that have ceded this number one…
Unfortunately, this short-sighted and backwards-looking perspective is costing our economy jobs and business opportunities that other countries are gladly claiming.
Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chair, I rise today to offer my amendment that finally addresses a longstanding and discriminatory gap in coverage and expands treatment options for those suffering from addiction…
Mr. Chairman, may I inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Illinois has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Mr. Chairman, before I close, I want to, in a most sincere and humble way, thank Chairman Walden for his outstanding leadership on this matter, and for his breadth of understanding of the difficulties that my constituents have as a result…
Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In section 2, strike ``individuals with opioid use disorders'' and insert ``individuals with…
Ripping young children away from their parents in order to exhort money for a wall is both evil and inhumane.
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