This is a clear threat to free and fair elections, a big concern, I think, to probably everybody sitting in front of you.

We are really proud of the work that the men and women do there and that they produce readiness not just for the Army but for all services.

We need to make sure our elections are free and fair.

I think with our high school students out there today this is democracy in action, and welcome to our hearing.

I don't think it is our job up here to protect the Secretary of Education.

I think that is part of the problem when we have basically a Secretary who is overseeing all of education who doesn't seem to want to work with us in making this better for our children.

I thank the gentlewoman from New York for yielding me time. I appreciate it. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my bipartisan bill, the All- American Flag Act. This commonsense legislation will require all American flags purchased by…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my bill, the Gold Star Spouses Leasing Relief Act. This bipartisan bill would support the widows and widowers of our fallen heroes by allowing them to terminate…

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I thank the gentleman for yielding. I appreciate the time. Mr. Speaker, hardworking families across the heartland know firsthand what the negative impacts of trade can look like. They have lived through it in places like Galesburg…

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I thank my friend from the great State of Missouri (Mr. Clay) for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my bill, which would designate the post office in Pekin, Illinois, as the Lance Corporal Jordan S. Bastean Post Office. A…

This would ensure that all providers who treat patients for pain with opioids have training on the best practices for prescribing opioids, early detection of opioid addiction, and treatment and management of opioid-dependent patients.

These laws are expanding access to treatment and providing recovery support services, financial resources to help States take action to prevent the misuse and abuse of opioids.

I get the feeling that the Republican leadership is just checking the box instead of giving members, staff and stakeholders the time to consider important issues like the opioid crisis.

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I thank Congressman LaHood for putting this together as we celebrate the 200th birthday of our great State of Illinois. The congressional district I serve stretches from Rockford to the north; the western border is the Mississippi River…

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What do these people have in common: a teacher who buys a prom dress for her student; a teacher who buys crayons and pencils for her students; a teacher who buys packages of paper for his students; my mom, who calls me and says, ``Don't…

Today I am proud to introduce the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act with my colleague and my friend from across the aisle, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Paul Simon was a five-term Congressman and two-term Senator from my…

So while the National Institutes of Health funding has seen some tremendous growth over the last 20 years, the funding for Down syndrome research has remained somewhat flat.