I would like to read an op-ed from former EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman, who worked for Richard Nixon and George Bush: President Trump's disgraceful performance in Helsinki, Finland, and, in the days since, is an indication that…
Carol Shea-Porter
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July 25, 2018
I would like to read a column by Max Boot, conservative, and very well known. I am quoting completely.…
— Carol Shea-Porter
I would like to share an editorial from the Union Leader, New Hampshire's statewide newspaper. People who thought a weak and dying Roosevelt gave away too much to the Russians at Yalta in World War II may want to reconsider. Compared to…
I thank the gentlewoman from New York for holding this Special Order. This is so important to speak to the Nation tonight, and we must keep raising our voices until the President backs off and fixes this. I am a Democrat, but I grew up in…
America is looking on, indeed the world is looking on with horror as they see pictures of children in cages. First it was denied. They were saying, No, we weren't separating families. Then they said, Well, we are not putting them in cages…
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 title III, add the following: SEC. ___. PORTSMOUTH HARBOR AND PISCATAQUA RIVER. The Secretary…
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 title III, insert the following: SEC. ___. HAMPTON HARBOR, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NAVIGATION…
My amendment is straightforward. It directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to use its existing authority to dredge Hampton Harbor in southern New Hampshire. Hampton Harbor is New Hampshire's largest commercial fishing port, and it is a…
My amendment simply directs the Army Corps of Engineers to expedite its existing Portsmouth Harbor Navigation Improvement Project. Portsmouth Harbor is vital to both New Hampshire's economy and our national security. It is the only deep…
Thank you, Congressman Tonko, for yielding. I know how close you were to Louise and how much she loved you and you loved her. I offer my condolences not only to Louise's family, but also to Paul and to the entire Chamber, and to me…
I just returned from outside these doors where there are thousands of young people who are calling for action on gun safety. I marched out with my Democratic colleagues, and I really wish that my Republican friends across the aisle had…
Children and families across the country rely on their leaders in Congress for much more than thoughts and prayers. They need us to take action to keep them safe. Gun violence in this country is a horrifying epidemic. There have been 18…





