I thank my friend, Representative Bishop, for yielding and for his work on this legislation. We do a lot of big, controversial bills. Sometimes, we can actually come together as Democrats and Republicans to get something done that serves…

First of all, I thank my friend and colleague, Mr. Kilmer. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to address the House for the last time as a Member of this historic symbol of our democracy. It has been the honor of my lifetime to serve my hometown and…

The bill before us is really nothing more than a distraction, a distraction from the real issues facing American seniors and retirees. What seniors want is their government to lower the cost of everyday necessities like groceries, gas…

In closing I will just say this: I hope my colleagues join me. This is something we ought to be able to do together. We ought to solve this problem in a bipartisan fashion. I ask you to join me in voting for the motion to recommit to right…

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Kildee of Michigan moves to recommit the bill H.R. 5339 to the Committee on Education and the…

I have no further speakers. In closing, I urge my colleagues to oppose this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 217, nays 192, not voting 22, as follows: [Roll No. 417]…

I will be uncharacteristically brief. This is tough. We all come here to do the hard work of representing our districts. I don't think a lot of folks understand that one of the things that makes this often difficult job tolerable in some…

I mean, I think that would be helpful.

Meeting the minimum standards is not good enough for our kids.

Our Strengthening Evidence Based Prevention Services Act... is a really important step.

The entirety of the system should be pointed at bringing kids back to a permanent, loving, stable home.

I thank my friend for yielding. Pakistan and the United States have worked together as partners on issues of counterterrorism, trade, investment, and helping to ensure regional stability and security. It is because of this partnership that…

It is really important to me, personally.

I thank the ranking member for allowing me to speak on my amendment. It is a bipartisan amendment expressing the sense of Congress that we should not permanently store nuclear waste near the Great Lakes. My amendment responds to the…

By direction of the Democratic Caucus, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1291 Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is hereby, elected to…

I think it is clear antisemitism has no place in our communities, and absolutely has no place on college campuses or universities all across the nation.

I think in particular, it would be a mistake for us to reauthorize without using the opportunity to elevate these relationships, specifically--and this has been referenced--in the area of worker rights.

It makes a difference where the investment comes from and where the relationships are built, and if we defer to our adversaries, we have no ability, really, to have a meaningful impact on the continent.

I appreciate that very much, and, you know, obviously, we have got work to do dealing with some of these structural challenges.

We got that done in the last Congress.

We delivered on a commitment to do what we can to try to lower costs for Americans when it comes to their health care.

repealing the Inflation Reduction Act or any of the suggested cuts to some of our most critical health insurance infrastructure in the country would have catastrophic effects for not only the affordability of care, which is the number one…

Obviously, our goal is to increase access to care, increase the quality of care, increase outcomes, and at the same time manage costs.