Joe Morelle: “I am incredibly proud of the fact that Frederick Douglass... is buried in Rochester, New York.”

I rise today on the 16th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, a decision that disfigured our political landscape, reorienting power away from voters and toward corporate and wealthy special interests…

The Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, has spent her entire career serving people — from helping kids learn to read to protecting some of nation's most precious treasures. She is an American hero.

I look forward to working alongside my colleagues to ensure a successful and productive 119th Congress.

I thank my friend, the gentleman from Virginia, for yielding me time. I rise today in strong opposition to this budget resolution. As an Appropriations Committee member, thoughtful consideration of government spending is a responsibility I…