Might I ask for an additional 10 seconds. The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.

Lack of enforcement of the 1921 Packers and Stockyards Act, along with unchecked corporate mergers, has allowed megacorporations, even foreign corporations, extreme power at the expense of our livestock producers and contract growers. This…

I thank Ranking Member Bishop for yielding time for me to oppose this quite unfortunate piece of legislation and quite harmful to agriculture. The majority can't produce a real farm bill, and they can't produce a budget on time. Now, this…

This weekend I proudly joined United Auto Workers on the picket line at United Auto Workers Local 12 in Toledo, Ohio, striking Jeep Stellantis in solidarity. Our mother helped organize the United Auto Workers nearly 90 years ago at…

This year, we recognize the 100th anniversary of the equal rights amendment. Today, I rise to commemorate, as well, the 60th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act of 1963. Women in our Nation have made great progress in the fight for pay…

The millions of Americans whose families sent loved ones over to the European theater during World War II so liberty could be bequeathed to us understand what an enemy really is and what sacrifice is required. The Ukrainians are fighting…

I am proposing the ``last servicemember standing service medal.'' Mr. Chairman, I have the privilege and responsibility to share the story of the late, great American soldier Sergeant John Eade of Toledo, Ohio. In 1965, at aged 21, he…

Thank you for the opportunity to testify before your Committee today and I look forward to working with you to reform these proposals.

Mr. Chairman, the Building Credit Access for Veterans Act will help put the dream of owning a home or starting a business within reach for more of America's heroes, and I humbly ask for its consideration before this Committee.

As a former Member of this Committee, I am grateful for the critical work this Committee undertakes to ensure that the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces are afforded the respect and recognition their service has earned when they…

Promoting economic growth and creating good- paying jobs for America's workers is at the forefront of my work every day here in Congress. Let me highlight the impressive continued record job growth under the Biden administration through…

Last week, America and we in Ohio lost a true patriot, family man, successful business leader, and community champion, Taras G. Szmagala, who passed away at 90 years of age. To his wife, Katherine, of 64 years; son, Taras; grandson…

For nearly a century, America has made a sacred promise: People who work hard throughout their lives will benefit from the fruits of their labor. Last week, Congress passed and President Biden signed into law a bipartisan budget agreement…

I now ask our House colleagues to join us in a moment of silence to remember our former colleague, Tom Sawyer. ____________________

I'm grateful for our partnership across our committees to ensure that the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces have the tools they need to keep our country safe both at home and abroad.

Last week we celebrated both National Nurses Week and Mother's Day. Today, I rise to highlight a Great Lake story of perseverance that ties them both together. Shalisa and Mishay Davis, mother and daughter, are from Detroit, Michigan. This…

I thank you both for the opportunity to testify before your committee today as a member of the Defense Appropriations Committee.

Children are forced to crawl over or under very long parked trains that block their path to school. ProPublica and InvestigateTV witnessed dozens of students in Hammond climbing over, squeezing between, and crawling under the train cars…

Dangerous budget shenanigans by House Republicans play with fire that can blunt economic growth and cruelly hurt countless Ohioans. Speaker McCarthy's roulette creates economic instability that can yield disastrous consequences for…

In my home State of Ohio, the largest nuclear scandal in American history has been perpetuated on our public. Ohio's only nuclear power is generated in northern Ohio, along Lake Erie by plants owned by Energy Harbor, previously known as…

I urge the Committee to support critical federal investments in regional economic development by reauthorizing the Economic Development Administration.

When I entered the House of Representatives, I was 1 of just 24 women serving in Congress. Today, there are 154 women in Congress, out of 540 Members of the House and Senate. What progress our country has made in recognizing and embracing…

During rollcall vote No. 144 on H.R. 1093, I mistakenly recorded my vote as ``no'' when I should have voted ``yes''.

I would urge your department to identify places in America that have fallen behind and to work extra hard...

Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine crystalizes how essential a comprehensive energy strategy is to our Nation.