I rise today and every day for the working families of northwestern Ohio. This includes rural Americans across this country who are being left behind by the bills not reaching this floor this week. Right now, Congress is debating…

I say thank you so very much to Ohio's corn and soy farmers for their excellent agricultural summit in which I participated about a week ago in Defiance, Ohio. We discussed the importance of biofuels as a reliable source of income for…

with deep gratitude, I rise today to honor the AFL-CIO's 70th anniversary. Seventy years ago, the AFL-CIO joined laborers with a bold vision: The dignity of a day's work must be matched by the dignity of a worker's life. Their merger…

citizens nationwide and across our district are pushing back on AI data centers. They are concerned these facilities demand massive amounts of energy and water, driving up rising regional utility costs even more. How much more will our…

in recognition of National Health Month, let me put some quotes out there from individuals that I represent. Just in Ohio, we know health insurance will become unaffordable for tens of thousands of people across our northwest Ohio…

let's cleanse America of disgusting corruption. Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

I rise to honor Women of Toledo. This remarkably dynamic organization is celebrating 10 productive years of advancing good works, opportunity, sorority, and leadership in northwestern Ohio. What began as a simple focus group has grown into…

Mr. Speaker, when we had the joint session here not so many months ago, I said to the new Vice President, who ran from the State of Ohio as a Senator, then-Senator JD Vance, now Vice President Vance, please don't forget Ohio. The biggest…

I thank Congressman Mannion for his passion and for his obvious dedication throughout his life to restore the economic might of his district. I know that struggle. Our Federal Government has been too slow to respond to the washout of jobs…

Today what a privilege it is to join with a dear dozen Members from across the Congressional Labor Caucus and Congressional Steel Caucus to address the devastating harm the Trump administration and DOGE have exacted on people, our…

I, along with my Ohio colleagues, rise in grateful memory of Ohio Congresswoman Mary Rose Oakar, who served from 1977 to 1993 in this House. She was the first Democratic woman elected to Congress from Ohio. Mary Rose was elected from the…

as I returned home to northwest Ohio this weekend, I found soul searching among people who I represent following the tragedies of last week in Colorado and Utah. Then, in the Point Place neighborhood of Toledo, I saw a church sign that…

Mr. Chair, this Energy and Water bill costs American households, undermines U.S. global leadership, and weakens national security. Sadly, this Republican Energy and Water bill does not meet our Nation's imperative for the future. In…

Engineered energy and water systems undergird America's way of life. Energy and water are not optional but essential to sustaining life. Of late, we have been piercingly reminded about our subcommittee's purpose. July brought nearly double…

I rise in opposition because this amendment, as I understand it, creates a funding prohibition related to the Delaware River Basin Commission. The Delaware River Basin Commission is a Federal interstate compact agency charged with managing…

I just think that when you look at some of the money that goes out to different places in the country, Pennsylvania hits higher than Ohio does actually. For us, the Appalachian Regional Commission in southern Ohio has been just terribly…

We understand this challenge from Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana. We have our own tristate issues there. This amendment prohibits funding for the Delaware River Basin Commission. It is hard to oppose the gentleman from Pennsylvania, but…

in rising in opposition to this amendment, I do so because the amendment prohibits funds provided by this act from being used to close campgrounds or parks operated by the Army Corps of Engineers that are located at or around Lake Sidney…

I say to the fine gentleman from Pennsylvania that I drive a conventionally powered car. I put gasoline in my car. I don't have a favorite. I had a brother who was a race car driver, so he tried everything. This amendment, though, would…

the gentleman's amendment reduces funding for the Northern Border Regional Commission by $13 million. The Northern Border Regional Commission is a Federal-State partnership focused on economic and community development within the most…

release the Epstein files. The American people deserve the truth. The President promised the release of the Epstein files, and yet very rich and powerful interests are still working to bury them. Who are they protecting? Are they…

I rise today to honor Mr. Joe Szafarowicz, a true pillar of our northwest Ohio community. He is an educator, mentor, and lifelong advocate for young people. For more than five decades, he has shaped lives, not just by teaching in the…

as the senior member on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, I am deeply concerned and disappointed by this legislation. This bill was written before the Department of Defense submitted its budgetary needs for fiscal year 2026…

President Trump's latest 35 percent tariff threat against Canada is pure economic malpractice. It is reckless, rushed, and devastating to firms and working families across Ohio. Canada is Ohio's largest trading partner. Over 100,000 jobs…

This big bonanza bill for billionaires will make life harder for the people of northwest Ohio and America. Unemployment is already up in Toledo, hovering around 6 percent. Mr. Speaker, 1,000 Jeep Gladiator workers in Toledo are idled, and…