I urge all of my colleagues to support this good bill to help ensure that children in foster care are in safe, appropriate homes. I further urge my colleagues to work with us to stop these indiscriminate, illegal layoffs and funding cuts…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 33, the United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act. This bill represents a bilateral tax agreement that prevents doubling taxation on U.S. and Taiwanese…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise to pay tribute to my longtime friend, associate, and office mate. His office is around the corner from mine. We meet each other in the hall almost every day. I really want to thank him for the…

I couldn't let the evening go by without coming to pay tribute to Barbara, one of the fiercest, most courageous, hardest working, and most energized persons I have ever known during my lifetime. Seeing what you have contributed and the way…

First of all, I thank Dr. Burgess for his tremendous advocacy on this and other legislative initiatives designed to improve the quality of health and healthcare in America. Mr. Speaker, the consequences and complications of sickle cell…

I have no further requests for time, and I am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, I thank all of my colleagues for their work on this legislation, especially Mr. Panetta and Dr. Wenstrup. Again, if there is any group who could expect and…

In closing, I thank Chairman Smith and Chairman LaHood for their partnership on this important bill that would improve and invest in child welfare services under title IV- B and ensure that State and Tribal support agencies can continue…

I thank Mr. Kelly. I am pleased to join with all my colleagues as we recall, remember, and reflect one of the most profound individuals who has ever served in the House of Representatives. Can you imagine what it would be like to sit…

I want to thank you for being here again and just sharing a perspective.

I would certainly like to work with you to try and help reduce and alleviate them.

As a matter of fact, I and a coalition of community agencies just returned on Saturday from visiting the Sheridan facility as part of Fatherhood Week and Fatherhood Day, and it was off the charts.

peace is not only found in treaties, covenants, and charters, but in the hearts of men.

I want to thank all of the witnesses for the care and attention that you have given to your responses and to your positions.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And before I begin my statement, I want to thank you for the hearing and thank the witnesses for coming.

I want to convey all of our best wishes to our colleague, Dwight Evans, who could not join in person today.

Let me commend the chairwoman and the Congressional Black Caucus for hosting this discussion this evening on what I consider to be one of the most important issues in our country and in our society, and that is taking a hard look at what…

The only real deliverables were growing the bank accounts of the wealthy and well-connected.

My Republican colleagues falsely claim that they want the Child Tax Credit to go only to working parents.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, and I thank my colleague, Representative Frederica Wilson from the great State of Florida, for conceptualizing, dreaming up, thinking up, and putting into play not only the opportunity for a…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First of all, Commissioner, let me welcome and thank you and the Internal Revenue Services for its outstanding success in ensuring a fairer tax system in which the wealthy and well-connected pay their fair share.

I helped champion many of the key 2021 EITC and CDCTC enhancements like lowering the EITC age to 19 for all workers, or 18 for foster or homeless youth, and giving working parents up to $8,000 for child care expenses.

This bipartisan bill would establish a partnership between the Federal Government and the private-sector to create voluntary interconnectivity standards.

I have been told that a half a loaf is better than none, but this isn't even a half a loaf, but I am going to vote for it because our families and businesses need help. While it does help, it does not create a 50 percent reduction in child…

I strongly oppose H.R. 6918 because it is just another attempt by the Republican leadership to advance their extremist war on women. As we again face another Republican-manufactured shutdown crisis, the Republican leadership advances this…

Their voices must shape our work.