Joe Morelle

I wonder, when the gentleman finished his home's renovations if he paid the contractor or refused to pay because he might be tempted to do renovations in the future. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

I appreciate Mr. Smith's enthusiasm and exuberance. The arguments that folks would make that House Democrats are responsible for the spending of the Trump administration and the Trump White House, that argument is, frankly, absurd and…

Those who know me know I am not a very sophisticated guy, and they also know I am not a financial wizard; but I will tell you this: I would love to have a philosophical debate, maybe sit down, have a cup of coffee with the distinguished…

Today, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 852, providing for consideration of S.J. Res. 33, a joint resolution relating to increasing the debt limit, under a closed rule. The rule provides for 1 hour of debate…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess), my distinguished colleague from the Rules Committee, pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration…

I look forward to CNCS benefiting from President Biden's nominations, and a fully filled board with people dedicated to community service and undoing the Trump administration's effort to sabotage AmeriCorps.

It's clear to me that CNCS and national service in general is a multiple for good.

This program focuses on providing opportunities for young people, and there are millions of young people across this country who yearn for opportunities like this as a pathway to success.

These increasingly severe storms are becoming more frequent and causing more damage than ever before because we are in a climate crisis.

The Build Back Better Act is an historic opportunity to reduce our Nation's healthcare costs, increase access to childcare, support working families, and strengthen our economy. One item I would like to highlight is a provision to boost…

I want to thank the distinguished chair of the Rules Committee and my colleague for his incredible work and leadership. Madam Speaker, today we continue to make good on our promise to deliver real results for working families by moving…

They're concerned about how for-profit schools are targeting veterans because of their GI benefits.

That's not the way we should be working together, and we have stopped that.

I look forward to the outcome of the Department's ongoing negotiated rulemaking process.

I am grateful that we now have an Education Department that is listening to student loan borrowers and working diligently to better support them.

The Biden administration has also approved student loan relief for 92,000 student borrowers who were defrauded by their institutions.

I applaud the transformative actions that the Department of Education has taken under your leadership.

That is simply not right.

Degree completion is a student's best bet for a successful future.

Blue-collar Americans have struggled the most throughout this pandemic, many losing their jobs or being told they aren't allowed to show up for work.

It is difficult to explain to a hardworking American that never went to college why he or she would have to pay off someone else's student loan.

If we are serious about addressing this issue, I urge the committee work together in a bipartisan manner, which we can do, to adequately legislate.

96 percent of the students who received closed school discharges between 2010 and 2020 attended for-profit schools.

Our 20 year-long presence in Afghanistan was an enormous undertaking costing hundreds of millions of dollars, overseen by four administrations and countless dedicated service members both in Afghanistan and in the Pentagon.

One of the challenges with helping SIV applicants leave Afghanistan has been getting the necessary documents that prove they served with our military or American contractors.