I think one thing the pandemic showed us is that we do need to have an aggressive research position, government-funded research that might not be funded by the private sector in anticipation of threats to our agriculture system or…

Yeah, that wastewater and drinking water, those revolving loans and grants, they are very, very important to our rural communities.

If we don't carve out the Chesapeake Bay from this inspection regime, then the ecosystem is at risk.

5 million, but the authorization is up to 50. So hopefully we can get moving on some of that.

this farm loan assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers has got a lot of them upset, because an agency that they thought was color-blind is now color-preferenced.

This bill, the Equality Act, is nothing more than an identity politic sellout, a thinly veiled attempt to attack and coerce individuals who hold serious and legitimate concerns or objections to things like parental rights to make…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. The oath I took is very simple. Madam Speaker, you administered it. It is to support and defend the Constitution. Now, as you walk back to the office buildings, you will walk by that wall that has when…

Is it useful for that group? Is CBD useful for that group of pediatric patients with seizures? Yes, it sure is. Is it useful for people with glaucoma? Yes, it sure is. Is it useful for spasticity with multiple sclerosis? Yes, it sure is…

I thank you for your concern about addiction and all the problems. This is an ancillary problem that deals with that. I thank you for your concern about that. I thank the chairman of the committee and the ranking member. This has been…

I thank Dr. Roe for his service. Congress will miss him next year. We will miss his expertise especially in this time of crisis in the Nation. But I am going to make my remarks very brief to remind the American people who are watching what…

If you think about it, the herd is h-e-r-d, just like a herd of critters. In this case we talk about humans. If you think about it, Mr. Speaker, your chance of contracting, in this case, a respiratory virus is proportional to the number of…

I regret to inform you that I am unable to vote today due to my attendance of my mother's funeral. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 162, ``nay'' on rollcall No. 163, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 165, and ``nay'' on…

I hope America is watching what is going on on the floor today, and they are paying careful attention to this debate. We hear speaker after speaker from the other side of the aisle say things like, ``It has been done before.'' The majority…

The same one Rand Paul obstructed a couple of weeks ago? Yes, I am aware of that.

the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Rayshard Brooks are the latest in a long history of violence against Black people in America, but thanks to the advocacy, thanks to the courage of their mothers and fathers and relatives and…

Absolutely not. I think it is important we not distract the American people from the task at hand. We cannot pull out a specific component of this bill and leave everything else in the garbage bin. That is the logical and actual and…

Indeed. That is the beauty of the Judiciary Committee; our meetings are public meetings. I will conclude my remarks by saying that I do believe now is the time for Congress to pass legislation that will bring real change and real…

Senator Cornyn, we are honored to serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee, as does Senator Booker and Senator Durbin. We all serve on the Judiciary Committee. The two Senate officers serve with you on the Senate Judiciary Committee. As you…

When I am finished, I will. The Republican bill does not even provide a baseline for a discussion or amendment on police reform in that there are no mechanisms to hold law enforcement officers accountable in court for their misconduct…

in reserving the right to object, the idea that we would not be taking the issue of lynching seriously is an insult, an insult to Senator Booker, to Senator Tim Scott, to me, and to all of the Senators, past and present, who have…

What do I have to lose?

I would suggest it is a soft bigotry of low expectations that somehow we are not going to provide it to them because we know better.

How exciting it is, especially when we have discoveries.

But to hold the President of the United States responsible for the behavior of China in response to this is unconscionable.

Well, on that I applaud you for following the lead; on other things, I don't.