I have no further speakers. I urge the passage of H.R. 4722, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the chairman and ranking member for including my amendment in the en bloc. My amendment would require the FAA to study the economic harm caused by excessive aircraft noise on communities and businesses near major airports…

Young Americans vote at the lowest rates of any age group, and this is rooted in the unique obstacles faced by college students. When students move to a new campus, often in a new State, having never voted or even registered to vote, they…

According to the Aspen Institute, from 1996 to 2008, the percentages of American workers receiving employer-sponsored training, on-the-job training, as it were, has fallen by 40 percent. With a growing skills gap, and American businesses…

Tonight, I rise to speak on the vital goal of seeing the Korean Peninsula and its people peacefully reunited under a commitment to the values of human rights, freedom, and democracy. For nearly three-quarters of a century, the Korean…

Study after study has shown that employers and employees find that onsite childcare provides the greatest value of any employer-provided childcare option. Despite this, only 11 percent of all private sector workers in the U.S. receive…

Since the tragic events at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, leading American companies, including DICK'S Sporting Goods, Walmart, L.L.Bean, and Kroger, have taken a leadership role in combating gun violence. Last…

The city of Chicago and Chicago's airline carriers are finalizing their negotiations for an $8.5 billion expansion of Chicago O'Hare International Airport. This will provide it with a state-of-the-art global terminal. This plan will bring…

On Monday, President Trump introduced his infrastructure plan, and while it covered many conventional infrastructure questions, it also singled out the need to modernize career, technical, and vocational education programs. At a time when…

Last Friday, the Nunes memo was released over the objections of the FBI, the Department of Justice, Democratic Members of the House Intelligence Committee, and several Republican Senators. This selectively edited document was political in…

Since before his inauguration last year, President Trump, his administration, and its allies have tested the independence and credibility of the FBI. Since the appointment of Special Counsel Mueller, we have seen these efforts grow into an…

Since the Trump administration announced the end of the DACA program in September, more than 16,000 people have already lost their protection from deportation and their ability to work. Each day we fail to act to protect DREAMers, 122 more…

Each January, we honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., for all he did to help us live out the true meaning of our creed. Dr. King dedicated his life to justice and equality, and he died for it. But even with his ideals, Dr. King…

I thank Congressman LaHood for organizing this Special Order. I am so honored to be a part of it. As the Congressman mentioned, my name is Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Congressman representing the great Eighth District of Illinois, which are the…

Tomorrow, the Members of the House will cast a vote on the tax conference committee report, the final version of the Republican tax plan. The Republican leadership rushed this bill to the finish line at the expense of small-business owners…

This week the Republican leadership will reconcile the House and Senate tax proposals. In doing so, I strongly urge my colleagues to put politics aside and put working families first. To do this, we need to enable employers and workers to…

2 weeks ago, this Chamber passed a tax plan that would raise taxes on millions of Americans and explode the deficit. Now the Senate is having its turn. Their proposal would devastate working families through tax hikes and undermine…

I oppose the rule and the underlying bill. This is a tax increase on the middle class, and it drops a ticking tax bomb on the American people. While it falsely claims to provide tax relief for working families and the middle class, in…

The tax plan that has been proposed by the House Republican leadership fails to support working families while making them foot a $1.5 trillion bill. Nonpartisan research projects that this legislation would raise taxes on 38 million…

Yesterday we learned that the first charges of Special Counsel Mueller's investigation had been filed against President Trump's campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and his business associate Rick Gates. But just as importantly, we learned…

It appears that they are actively undermining programs to help my constituents afford quality health insurance.

Recent media reports have suggested that the House will consider a plan to cap employees' 401(k) contributions as part of tax reform. I urge all my colleagues in the strongest possible terms to reject this proposal. This cap on 401(k)…

Since 1997, the Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, has provided low-cost health insurance for millions of children across the United States of America. Unfortunately, in another apparent sabotage to our Nation's healthcare…

I thank the ranking member for yielding. Mr. Chair, the budget before us today sets up a tax plan that would harm hundreds of thousands of working families in Illinois and millions across the Nation. It has been widely reported that this…

My thoughts and prayers also go to the victims of the Las Vegas shooting. Mr. Speaker, I rise to address another subject that, unfortunately, came up last week. Mr. Speaker, as one of ten naturalized United States citizens in Congress, I…