before we broke for the August recess, I came to the Senate floor to sound the alarm on our rising national debt and unsustainable fiscal trajectory. Today, I am here to continue this discussion and remind this body of the dangers we face…

I rise to offer remarks to welcome His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the United States. He is the spiritual head of the second largest Christian Church in the world and the leader of over 1 million Greek Orthodox in the…

I staunchly oppose Robert Law's nomination to be Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans at the Department of Homeland Security. If confirmed, Robert Law will be responsible for developing policies for all of DHS's critical…

I rise today to recognize Greatest Generation Week and the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. I am honored to have the opportunity to speak about this truly significant milestone marking the end to one of the most tumultuous and…

I rise today to oppose S. 1627, a bill to require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of the inspector general and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. This…

I rise today to discuss a subject that transcends partisanship and political parties, and that is our growing national debt. Nearly 230 years ago, President George Washington issued his Farewell Address. It is a speech full of advice and…

We are using very unique statutory authority that is granted only to our committee.

I rise today to recognize General Atomics, a world-leading technology company headquartered in the district I represent, and their historic achievement of completing the ITER Central Solenoid. This giant custom-designed magnet, 60 feet…

today, we are debating President Trump's disastrous proposal to cut more than $9 billion in funding that Congress has already approved for local public broadcasting and foreign assistance. Not only is this bill harmful to communities in…

I'm the ranking member on the committee, and I have to have a working relationship with the secretary.

Mr. Speaker, my bill, H.R. 1948, allows the International Boundary and Water Commission, or IBWC, to accept up to $5 million per year from other Federal agencies or outside entities like cities, States, and nonprofit organizations for…

The main reason why I felt very strongly that we wouldn’t have a shutdown is that by having a shutdown you basically ceded power to the president.

There are a lot of difficult things about this, but one thing I want to say is that the Republicans are actually trying to change the rules of the game to say that this tax cut doesn't cost any money. The Senate is ignoring the rules we…

I will say, over these last few years, it gets harder every single year. The middle is disappearing.

on so-called ``Liberation Day'' this week, President Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on all of our trading partners--the size, the scope, and the impact of which have not been seen for nearly 100 years. The last time our Nation imposed…

I rise today in opposition to Congressman Bishop's nomination to be the Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The Office of Management and Budget, or OMB, is responsible for a range of critical functions, from developing…

I ask unanimous consent to waive the mandatory quorum call with respect to the Feinberg nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise today to speak in opposition to the mass termination of veterans that is taking place all across our Federal Government. I was proud to serve more than a decade in the U.S. Navy Reserve, where I rose to the rank of lieutenant…

This is not really an issue like in Michigan... People are going to realize that it’s really been an issue that Republicans have trying to exploit.

This is not really an issue like in Michigan. I think there are hundreds of thousands of athletes, there’s like two individuals that are actually in this situation.

This is not really an issue like in Michigan... it’s really been an issue that Republicans have trying to exploit.

I rise today in opposition to Linda McMahon's nomination to serve as the Secretary of the Department of Education. All across America, from small towns like Grand Marais to cities like Grand Rapids, public schools serve as the bedrock of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to strongly oppose efforts to repeal the waste emissions charge, commonly known as the methane fee, which is a commonsense measure that benefits American industry, protects…

Our national debt is more than $36 trillion. We borrow nearly $2 trillion every year just to pay our expenses. We spend more in interest payments now than we do on Medicaid, schools, childcare, and the national defense. Republicans have…

I appreciate my colleague's commitment to empowering the legislative branch of government. We have worked together on a bill to rein in Presidential abuse of emergency powers. I hope we can get that across the finish line sometime this…