Mr. Speaker, I rise to thank a true pillar of the Hudson Valley community, John Lipscomb, for his decades of fierce advocacy for our environment and cherished Hudson River, as he retires from his role as Riverkeeper's vice president of…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor and thank the brave fire crews who are battling the outbreak of wildfires that are currently devastating the Hudson Valley, centered in Greenwood Lake, Warwick, parts of western Ulster County, and have now…

I think he was already not qualified for this position and clearly this is insult to injury.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the memory of World War I veteran John Lodge Stoneman who was finally given a proper burial at our brand new Ulster County Veterans Cemetery last Thursday, November 7, more than 62 years after his passing. In…

There are American troops in harms way, right now. Of course, this is about Hegseth, but it's really about our men and women in uniform who are willing to put their life on the line. They deserve better than this.

If this were true, certainly, he is incredibly disqualified for the position.

This is a pattern. If we zoom out across all these nominees, you have Matt Gaetz, you have now Hegseth, you have the president-elect himself and a whole host of others with long standing patterns of disrespect for women.

Mr. Speaker, I was absent from votes today due to circumstances beyond my control. The roll call votes I missed included the MTR on H.R. 3724, passage of H.R. 3724, the MTR on H.R. 4790, and passage of H.R. 4790. Had I been present, I…

I am and for -- have forever been a Pete Buttigieg fan. He's just shown an ability to actually unify the country when that is just what people are desperately looking for. So I'd love -- I'd love to see him.

For the good of our country, I am asking Joe Biden to step aside to deliver on his promise to be a bridge to a new generation of leaders.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor a pillar of our New Paltz community, Police Chief Robert Lucchesi, as he retires after over three decades serving our community on the force. Chief Lucchesi is everything a community could want in a leader: He…