I thank the gentleman for yielding. Two questions, as we begin another 24 hours that will deepen the wounds of the country and the disaffection among Americans: First, will you stop at nothing? Second, is there any hypocrisy too far? Let's…

It has been quite a day. And in contrast to the gentleman's comments just now, I couldn't get over this text that I received from the mayor of Charlotte, Vi Lyles, about 30 minutes ago. She is a progressive Democrat, a political opponent…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the gentlewoman from Texas' comment that the MORE Act would make us safer calls for a specific response. As Representative Jordan just said, the fact that the MORE Act is on the floor at…

I thank the gentleman from Ohio for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 8199, the 504 Credit Risk Management Improvement Act of 2020. Small businesses are the core of our Nation's entrepreneurship, innovation, and creative…

I thank the ranking member for yielding. Since 1885, the State of North Carolina has recognized the Lumbee Indians of North Carolina, but today marks the first time in U.S. history since the Lumbee first sought Federal recognition in 1885…

I thank the gentleman from Arizona. Mr. Speaker, last week, a husband and wife awoke to see, through their bedroom window, a brazen burglar breaking into their car. The dad retrieved a gun and tried to protect his family. He knew that the…

We all want to create the maximum amount of opportunity for our children, regardless of their background. That is why it is unfortunate that this legislation fails to fix the most tragic inequity in our education system: the absence of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, our presence today, this unserious legislation, even all the yelling across the aisle and the straying off topic, they all underscore a contrast: Democrats whip up hysteria; Republicans…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my amendment No. 225. Last year, the Trump administration finalized a rule to allow employers to use flexible health reimbursement arrangements, HRAs, to fund insurance…

It is now widely known that abortion provider Planned Parenthood brazenly violated the law concerning business affiliation by taking $80 million of PPP loans via its affiliates.

no good deed goes unpunished.

the kind of the leadership the American people need to see.

Shouldn't we also be looking at that same issue for small businesses who face similar concerns, that is frivolous liability--or frivolous lawsuits?

To be frank, I believe SBA's rationale for limiting the size of EIDL loans to $150,000, to have left a great deal to be desired.

To restore constituents' faith in our relief efforts and those of SBA, it is important, I submit, that we provide them the relief that was promised to them on the front end.

Is it necessarily so that a Federal, any Federal administration, yours or the current one, faced with an unprecedentedly large demand that is sudden, is necessarily going to get that problem solved faster by taking control of the entire…

I appreciate your candor in having described that now a couple times, that the issue is one of many years in the making. I think it is unfortunately very counterproductive to go try to assess blame on that.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, Democrats present a false choice: either support the expansion of an already-failed, government-run healthcare scheme, or let people go without healthcare. They want you to think that…

The coronavirus pandemic reminded us that we are in this together. Despite serious and, as yet, unresolved ongoing questions about policy responses to that event, we have stayed home and sacrificed for our neighbors' health. We have seen…

I thank the ranking member for yielding. In my 1 minute, let me tell you about Hornwood, Inc.--talk about a survivor. Hornwood is a specialty textile manufacturer in operation 74 years. It manufacturers products for the U.S. military, many…

I am going to vote ``yes'' enthusiastically. This is a big bill, but the American people are bigger. They will respond to the present threat as Americans have always faced grave challenges: as free men and women with deep reservoirs of…

In response to the Vice Chairman's questions early on about how many persons you expect to be infected and so forth, you said it depends on the intensity of the--of our public health response.

I thank my friend and fellow North Carolinian, Mr. Budd. From San Francisco to my district in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, cities across the country are declaring themselves sanctuary cities. The term sounds peaceful, but the…

If you consider that 2 of our essential programs, Medicare and Social Security, are anticipated to run over the next 30 years at $103 trillion deficit, that is something in excess of $800,000 for every household in America.

Don't use the crisis as an opportunity to achieve other policy objectives that aren't generated or exacerbated by the crisis.