John Bel Edwards: “If the leadership had given us more than 3 hours to look at the bill before voting on it, perhaps we all could have seen…”

I thank Chairman Smith for his leadership on this important piece of legislation. During the pandemic, Congress created three new unemployment benefits and issued $675 billion in benefits to folks who lost their jobs because of the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 9, after line 5, insert the following: SEC. 7. FEDERAL USE IT OR LOSE IT LEASES ACT. (a) Reporting of…

Ronald Reagan said: ``Democracy is worth dying for because it is the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.'' Madam Chair, that is but one of the reasons I rise today in support of H.R. 8035. At this moment, the…

this big, beautiful bill delivers on two of our Nation's urgent priorities. It secures our southern border and unleashes American energy independence. It invests nearly $70 billion to finish the border wall, expand surveillance technology…