I thank the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis) for offering this important amendment to study the impact of this legislation on employee ownership. I believe that employee ownership opportunities should be made widely available to all…

I thank Congressman LaHood and Congresswoman Bustos. It is so good to be here with my friends and colleagues to join in mourning the loss and celebrating the rich life of Illinois' own Bob Michel, who passed away this month at the age of…

It is a bitter reality that universal human rights are under daily assault around the world. I rise today joining in celebration and in mourning with Chinese democracy activist Zhu Yufu. This past week, he turned 64, but he marked the…

I thank the gentlewoman from Wyoming. I am so grateful to be here to talk on this important subject. Madam Speaker, Thomas Jefferson once said: ``The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object…

I want to give a sincere thank-you to our distinguished chairman, Mr. Smith--the chairman of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology--for his work in this Congress and in past Congresses in bringing this bipartisan package of…

During Human Trafficking Awareness Month, I rise in support of the 21 million men, women, and children worldwide who are victims of this insidious enterprise. Human trafficking is nothing less than modern-day slavery. It targets society's…

I thank the gentleman from the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises for yielding to me and, also, thank Chairman Hensarling for his work. Today, I am proud to speak in support of the Helping Angels Lead Our…

I thank my very good friend, Chris Smith, for doing this. Madam Speaker, it is such a privilege to serve in this amazing place. Some of us have the opportunity--really, the blessing--to be able to meet our heroes. Some of us have the…

More than a year ago, Congress passed and the President signed into law an overhaul of veterans' health care. The Veterans Choice Program nominally gave our Nation's veterans more health provider and service options. However, despite…

A central principle in our Nation's history has been a clear rejection of government forcing someone to take an action that violates their religious or moral convictions. Americans rejected being forced to return runaway slaves. We…

In 2014, our community leaders, families, and victims alike came together to fight the growing epidemic of heroin and opioid abuse in northern Illinois. Together we launched a district-wide action plan. Today we can celebrate many…

Today I am proud to be able to speak in support of the Helping Angels Lead Our Startups, or HALOS, Act. I would also like to thank Chairman Chabot, Congressman Hurt, and Congresswoman Sinema for putting forward this important bipartisan…