George Holding

It has now been seven weeks since the President signed the CARES Act into law to provide crucial relief to small businesses around the country. While these funds have been essential to keeping the doors open for many businesses, I want to…

It has been over a year since President Trump successfully negotiated the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. This is a good deal that will benefit every corner of the country. USMCA will empower businesses of all sizes to grow and…

This past Saturday, I had the great pleasure of addressing a number of homeschool graduates in Cary, North Carolina, 55 of them, in fact. I was impressed by these students, and I was inspired by their parents, who have made so many…

I believe my amendment speaks for itself. My friends on the other side of the aisle are playing political games with their bill trying to convince the American people that it would accomplish something that it would not. I have offered a…

This bill before us today makes no structural changes to improve access to or delivery of care. It would limit healthcare choices and stifle State level innovation that has proven to lower premiums. This bill does not help those with…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, beginning on line 4, strike ``Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019'' and insert…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate Steven Kandarian on his retirement from MetLife after serving as chairman of the board, president, and chief executive officer for the…

I was inadvertently detained during roll call No. 147. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 147. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Ms. Scanlon The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote…

By taking money out of Washington and putting it back in the pockets of hardworking Americans, our historic tax cuts have sparked an economic surge.

I believe we have an opportunity with the List 3 exclusion process to address these products and minimize consumer impact.

Lost sales to China have caused producers in my State to lose $8 per hog, and collectively, an annualized loss of $1 billion.

I think we have bipartisan support in the room to agree that China is a strategic trading partner that plays by the rules when it behooves them, but otherwise ignores them.

Lastly, Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Detective Roger Shearin of the Middlesex Police Department who a few weeks ago risked his life to save a young woman trapped in a sinking car. On Monday, November 12, Detective Shearin was on patrol…

Dick was a man of great consequence. He lived his life to the fullest. He is a friend, and he will be dearly missed. Honoring Detective Roger Shearin for His Bravery

Hurricane Florence devastated North Carolina. Historic levels of rainfall have upended countless families and destroyed crops, with flooding and debris strewn about unlike anything our communities have ever witnessed. The $1.68 billion of…

I would like to say a few words this morning about the work that we have been doing here in the House to add workfare requirements to the food stamp program. President Ronald Reagan once stated: ``The Federal Government declared war on…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on No. 291. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Bost). The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes…

I would like to highlight the importance of medication-assisted treatment in combating the opioid epidemic. This epidemic has pervaded all populations, including our seniors. Medicare beneficiaries have among the highest and fastest rate…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle A of title IV, insert the following: SEC. __. DISQUALIFICATION OF CERTAIN CONVICTED…

We must reform our Nation's welfare programs. President Ronald Reagan once remarked: ``The Federal Government declared war on poverty, and poverty won.'' Unfortunately, his assessment remains all too accurate to this day. Over the past…

I completely agree that the issue of unfair trade practices by China must be addressed.

We all know there are products that are unfairly traded, and the Administration is right to target those unfairly traded products.

I am proud to be here today to support this much-needed overhaul of our broken Tax Code. The status quo we have seen over the past decade is unacceptable, and this bill will finally provide much-needed relief to working families and put…

I am proud to be here today to support this historic bill that will put our economy back on the path to stable and sustained growth. This bill finally levels the playing field and restores the global competitiveness of American businesses…