The States did not create the Union. We, the people, created the Union in the Constitution.

If we allow them to go ahead and impose another disenfranchising mechanism, and they finally get to court 6 months or 8 months or 12 months later, it is too late to do anything.

Woman, I rise today to offer an amendment to H.R. 3055, relating to a problem taking place in my district that may be reflective of what is happening in many other parts of the country. A fire station on a military installation recently…

I look forward to working with the gentlewoman to secure funding for projects like the one in my district. I urge all of my colleagues to support this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on…

Woman, 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 368, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by…

This legislation is of essential importance to the American people, and I rise in opposition to the gentleman from Illinois's amendment.

The Constitution says in the Guarantee Clause that Congress must guarantee to every State a republican form of government.

the House of Representatives has not been hacked, at least yet, directly by the GRU and by the agents of Vladimir Putin.

Thanks to all of our witnesses.

I have always thought that the Congressional Research Service is an enormous asset to our work in Congress and an international marvel.

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 63, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $5,000,000)''. Page 134, line 20, after…

The NIH, of course, is a national treasure, which sets the standard for cutting-edge biomedical research in our country. Its breakthroughs have saved the lives of countless Americans and remains a source of hope for millions more across…

I still have not heard a single instance offered from anybody whose religious freedoms under the Constitution of the United States are threatened by any of the legislation here. I do know that the ultimate logic of the argument that we…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 431 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 431 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

On Monday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, H.R. 431, providing for consideration of H.R. 2740, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the…

I am especially delighted, after hearing the incredibly powerful and poignant testimony of our witnesses today, that the word 'permanent' is in there.

We can never allow prosecutors to second-guess the decisions of Presidents.

This body has the ability to hold him accountable.

Under your FLRA, the Trump FLRA, there are 23 arbitrator awards set aside for a total of 76.7 percent.

It feels like a scene out of The Handmaid's Tale, what we are witnessing across the country.

I want to thank all four of you for your superb presentations and for a very civil, productive, and enlightening exchange of views and ideas today.

The question of interpretation of the collective bargaining agreement is a question for the arbitrator, and the courts have no business overruling his construction of the contract.

White supremacists today constitute the most significant threat of domestic terror in the United States.

So the position you take now is that it's important to have muscular, strong law enforcement efforts to counter the violence that is happening at the same time that you try to remember the humanity of the people who are in there, that they…