We cannot allow economic coercion to dictate our foreign policy.

The Chinese Communist Party is certainly using the whole of government to advance their ideas and to try to hide from the world how they treat even their own people.

China has become one of the world's dominating forces, and they are breaking the rules on a regular basis.

I sound like a broken record, and I've said this before, that ever since the 1970s when Nixon went to China, we thought that the more that China was exposed to the United States and to the West generally, the more they would become like us…

I think that the world is coming to realize that--you know, our view, ever since Nixon went to China, that the more that China was exposed to us the more they'd become like us--with democracy and capitalism--just hasn't happened.

the Uyghur situation is the worst example of their crimes against humanity, but there are so many other things--with the Tibetans and Hong Kong.

And now this use of technology is really the terrifying thing that we face.

I thank Congressman Levin for yielding and for organizing this special order. We are so grateful to you for making sure we take this time to stop and honor the great legacy of Rich Trumka. I first came to Congress in 2017, and one of the…

I have two unrelated topics that really got me going this morning. The first is vaccinations. Over 40 percent of Americans are still not vaccinated. I mean, come on, what is going on? We need to wake up, America. We need to get vaccinated…

The second topic I would bring up is the Dreamers; the DACA program. So many families are living every day with so much stress and anxiety because of their immigration status. Last week, a Federal judge ruled that DACA must end, causing…

I appreciate Congresswoman Kim so much and thank her for being here this evening. You have been hearing about the SALT cap and the effect on your constituents. Have they been talking to you about this a great deal? Madam Speaker, I yield…

Well, I thank Mr. Pascrell very much for his comments. I wanted to mention that the gentleman served as the mayor of his hometown. I yield to the gentleman.

Congresswoman, I ask you, please go into it a little bit further about this concept of double taxation. We have heard it several times here tonight. Just explain what you mean by double taxation. Madam Speaker, I yield to the Congresswoman…

So if a family makes $100,000 in your State, and they have to pay $20,000 in taxes, between their property taxes and their income taxes, that leaves them with $80,000 of that income. However, if they are in a low tax State where they don't…

Congressman Gottheimer, thank you so much for pointing out all of those important points. I want to go back to one thing that you have mentioned here tonight. We have heard from Senator McConnell and from others the concept of a blue State…

Congresswoman, you have been an amazing advocate. You mentioned in your remarks at the end there about this being a double tax. Can you tell us a little bit about that?

It is very important, Congresswoman, what you point out. This is a mandatory payment. You are not spending the money to go on vacation; you are not spending money to go out to dinner; you are not building an addition onto your home. This…

Now I want to go across the aisle again to Congresswoman Michelle Steel from California, who is also being accosted by her constituents. They are talking to her about the fact that they need the SALT deduction back. Madam Speaker, I yield…

I appreciate the time that my colleagues and I have had tonight to make these different points. I want to close by saying this is about fairness. It is not fair. It is not fair that the State and local tax deduction has been in place for…

Thank you, Congressman. It really galls me sometimes when I hear people boasting about the fact that they are leaving our States and moving to other States, when, in fact, we are subsidizing the rest of the country with our tax dollars…

Congresswoman, thank you so much. We really appreciate you being here this evening to talk about this. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Gottheimer), back across to the other side of the country, one of my…

Congressman, I want to thank you so much. You hit on the topic of fairness so many times. Many of our States and our local governments have relied on this deduction for literally a hundred years, and it was suddenly taken away in 2017. It…

Congresswoman, thank you so much for being here tonight and for speaking out on this very important issue. We are grateful for your presence here tonight. Madam Speaker, at this time I would like to go to the middle of the country, to the…

Congresswoman, I want to thank you so much for being here. We have had some Republicans across the aisle here tonight. We have had some moderate Democrats here tonight. And we have progressive Democrats, such as yourself, here. I think it…

I thank the gentleman for being such a fierce advocate. Madam Speaker, I want to travel across the country from California now to New Jersey, to another fierce advocate; someone who served in the U.S. military as a Navy helicopter pilot…