We heard in the last half hour or so people talking about the rising cost of eggs. They talked about the fact that there is a bird flu epidemic that is devastating our flocks. The Centers for Disease Control is being cut by the Trump…

I missed votes today due to a medical emergency, a hemorrhage in my eye, that required me to travel back to Illinois to seek urgent medical attention. Had I been present, I would have voted: NAY on Roll Call No. 20, NO on Roll Call No. 21…

We are gathered tonight as the Ways and Means family to honor the memory of our friend and colleague, Bill Pascrell. Bill was a giant. He was a fighter. He was a champion. He was a mentor. He was our friend. He cared about each and every…

The U.S. is at its best when we lead with our friends and allies, not just looking at the bottom line.

Today, Haiti is facing one of its greatest challenges since independence. We are witnessing a near collapse of the state.

the Republican Study Committee's proposal of cutting Social Security by $1.5 trillion puts a burden on those who can least afford it who are depending on Social Security.

If we raise the retirement age from 67 to 70 on these people, we are literally cutting their expected retirement by fully a third.

Today is the 223rd day since Hamas slaughtered more than 1,200 people, including 45 Americans. More than 250 people were taken hostage, and 132 are still held, including 8 Americans. After October 7, President Biden immediately stepped in…

In the wealthiest country in the world no child in this country should be living in poverty.

We made the single largest investment in climate change.

In the American Rescue Plan, we cut child poverty in this country by 50 percent through the child tax cut.

There is nothing more important.

The modern world order, as we talk about it, the rules-based order is... under dire threat both in Ukraine because of Russia's attack, and the Middle East because of Iran's actions.

It is unwise and deeply myopic for leaders in the West to believe they can ignore one country's threats and still hope to counter the threats of the other, that these two things are linked.

I am proud that the United States was the first country to recognize the newly declared State of Israel nearly 76 years ago, merely 11 minutes after its creation. I am also proud that, within 11 days of Hamas' barbaric attack on Israel…

It has been 186 days since the barbaric Hamas attack on October 7, in which more than 1,200 people were brutally murdered and more than 250 taken hostage. It has been 186 days, and still 133 people, including 8 Americans, are being held…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Illinois has 21 minutes remaining.

Yes, if that is allowed by the rules. The SPEAKER pro tempore. If the gentleman would like, he can include the remarks in the Record under general leave.

What I would like to do, on behalf of our colleague from Maryland, Mr. Steny Hoyer, is submit for the Record his statement talking about American hostage Itay Chen, who was deemed to have been murdered on October 7. His family is waiting…

With your indulgence, I would like to read into the Record the statement from our colleague from Maryland, Mr. Steny Hoyer. ``Mr. Speaker, I rise today''---- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will suspend. The gentleman's request was…

Last week there were 19 Members of the Republican freshman class who were in Israel. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Yakym), one of those 19 Members.

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Illinois has 1 minute remaining.

Iran is our enemy not because we want them to be, but because the government of Iran wants us to be.

We face an immediate crisis with global implications. The Houthis are threatening global trade.

The Houthis are anti-American, anti-Israel, and anti-Semitic.