Michelle Fischbach

I will clear up some of the rhetoric on H.R. 2270. It is called the Empowering Employer Child and Elder Care Solutions Act, but just to make it clear, this bill makes it easier for employers to provide childcare benefits for their…

I rise today to congratulate Jilian Schoenfeld and Brayden VanDyke from Russell-Tyler-Ruthton High School for their first-place finishes at the FFA Winter Leadership Summit. Jilian placed first in the employment skills competition, and…

I rise to congratulate the Hawley girls' volleyball team on being the 2025 AA State champions. The Nuggets came back from a two-set deficit to win 3-2. This year's win sealed back-to-back championships for this team. On behalf of the…

I am proud to say that our newest colleague, Representative Adelita Grijalva, just became the 218th signature on the Massie-Khanna discharge petition to compel the release of the Epstein files. To all my Republican colleagues who refuse to…

I rise to congratulate the Pierz Lakers in winning the Minnesota Baseball Association's amateur State championship. The Lakers fought valiantly through the Class C tournament, defeating the Le Sueur Braves 11-1 to win their first-ever…

I rise to extend my sympathy to the Welu family of Milroy following the tragic loss of Melvin in a farming accident. Melvin was born and raised in Milroy, a third-generation farmer, a lifelong active member of St. Michael's Catholic…

I am sad to say that I rise today to pay respects to my friend, a colleague, a man I served with for many years in the Minnesota legislature, and a kind and good man, Senator Bruce Anderson. He passed away unexpectedly leaving Minnesota…

I rise to congratulate Joe Jensen on a successful 50-year career serving as a 911 dispatcher. Joe started his career at the Marshall Police Department as a dispatcher and is wrapping it up with Lyon County. His calm voice put people at…

I rise to congratulate the 2025 Meeker County Farm Family of the Year: the Ahlgrens. Along with their six children and a few part-time employees, Rick and Sarah Ahlgren run the Ahlgren Dairy. The farm milks 220 cows and raises replacement…

I rise to congratulate Officer Sara VanLeeuwe on a successful 30-year career at the Marshall Police Force. From the time she was a teenager, Sara knew she wanted to be a police officer, starting her career as a part-time officer. Over her…

What is astonishing is that my Democrat colleague finally admitted what we have been telling the American people for weeks. As I mentioned, we are talking about the illegal immigrants in light of the CBO score that 1.4 million illegal…

I rise to congratulate Dominique Claseman and Ahren Jurgensen of Olivia, Minnesota, on raising nearly $120,000 for a veterans memorial in their hometown. Mr. Speaker, 3 years ago, Dominique raised over $77,000 to construct a memorial for…

I rise to recognize Dorothy Vandendriessche of Marshall, Minnesota, on receiving the Minnesota Woman of the Year Award at the Catholic Women's convention. This award recognizes significant and outstanding contributions made by a…

I rise to congratulate Mason Miller of Ada, Minnesota, on signing a free-agent contract with the Detroit Lions. Mason started in all 16 games of the NDSU Bison season last year and was named a first team All-American. Mason played an…

Just put that over the top and put 'Gulf of America.' I mean, there are a lot of simple ways to deal with this.

I thank the gentleman from Arizona, my fellow member of Ways and Means, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate the Moorhead boys' hockey team on their first State championship, defeating Stillwater 7-6 at the Xcel Energy Center…

I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), who is the Speaker emerita.

I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Leger Fernandez), who is a distinguished member of the Rules Committee.

This is just another example of how talking points are written before they actually read the bill because this is about a government shutdown, plain and simple. We have to have the rule to pass the CR so that we can avoid a government…

President Trump's 2017 tax package created section 199A, a 20 percent small business deduction to help small businesses and family farms like those in my district. In fact, three out of four small business employers in this country have…

The Biden Administration keeps walking away from discussions where America's voice is needed, and we should be an active participant.

In listening to the ranking member, I think we got way, way off topic. In some cases, people just tuning in may actually think it is a campaign rally. Here to refocus us on what is actually in this bill and what we are talking about is our…

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

We need to make sure that we are addressing that, and that is one thing that I have not heard about today is we are not talking about access.