The pardons this week of violent felons who attacked our Capitol, injuring 174 of our Capitol Police, were a sacrilege against our Republic and our Constitution. Their actions were an affront on decency and a violent attack on the rule of…

I can hear the cheers rising in Toledo, Ohio, the 100-year legacy home of Jeep, of Jeep Wrangler, Jeep Gladiator. And I can hear the cheers coming from Shawn Fain, the President of the United Autoworkers Nationwide; and regionally, Bruce…

Freshwater is life. I rise to highlight the importance of the first piece of legislation introduced this year, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative by our bipartisan Great Lakes champions, the GLRI Act of 2025. This Act was introduced…

During this week in Washington, I have heard certain cunning, power-hungry individuals invoke the name of Jesus to blasphemously whitewash their own awful transgressions against the Ten Commandments and the dehumanization of God's precious…

We are all watching the ferocious Palisades, Eaton, Altadena, and Hurst fires expand along California's beautiful Coast. I can recall my many trips there. Surely we all love the Tournament of Roses Parade and the magic of Hollywood. Our…

As the Biden administration entered its final days in office, I was honored to participate in a joyous White House ceremony where the President signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law. After a gnawing 40-year struggle, Congress…

Today our Nation paid tribute to the life and works of President Jimmy ``James'' Earl Carter here in the Nation's Capital. The ceremony was beautiful, appropriate, uplifting, and hopeful. I had the privilege of serving him during his term…

We learned late this afternoon that the Republican leadership of this House has derailed the important appropriation bills to fund the Government of the United States for the fiscal year that actually began October 1. It has been delayed…

I have one final topic this evening on the question of American energy independence, which is so vital to our domestic security and our international security. We well know, when the United States became dependent on imported oil, we fell…

At this holiday season, please let me pay tribute to a remarkable American, a patriot who has dedicated his life to building our Nation and world into a more just and livable planet. I extend grateful holiday wishes to the now current…

Today the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. I voted for the legislation, as this body upholds again the over 60- year bipartisan tradition, ensuring partisan politics does not put America's national…

I thank Mr. Weber so very much for yielding. Tonight, Mr. Speaker, as you well know, we honor a trailblazing woman, Texas Congresswoman Kay Granger. Without question, history will record Chairwoman Granger shattered many glass ceilings…

This past Sunday morning, a new day dawned in Syria. The world saw stunning images of liberty emerge in the world's oldest continuously inhabited capital city of Damascus. Syria was freed from the 55-year-old regime of Bashar al-Assad, who…

At this holiday season and other auspicious occasions, I rise to celebrate a cherished, inspiring tradition that bridges history, culture, and community. It is the enduring role of the town crier. In northwest Ohio, Sylvania's town crier…

I hail from the manufacturing heart of automotive and truck USA, right at the Ohio-Michigan border. As this new year beckons, Congress must do what it can, as the old saying goes, to reconnect the U.S. head bone to its neck bone…

In the world of sport, my favorite discipline has always been women's Olympic figure skating. I have to share I still remember way back in the 1990s when I was crestfallen and felt betrayed to see the sport reduced in stature after U.S…

I rise this evening to pay tribute to an extraordinary leader and advocate for our Nation's youth, David Wehrmeister of Toledo, Ohio. David passed away recently after a courageous battle with cancer. For over 50 years, a half a century and…

I thank the gentleman for yielding to me, and I really want to thank him, first of all, for his FAIR MAPS Act. Ohio is the poster child for unfair maps. If you look at a State that voted twice for President-elect Trump and twice for…

I rise with a very grateful, but heavy heart, along with all of our Ohio colleagues and those beyond Ohio as we honor the life and memory of our distinguished and affable former Ohio colleague, Congressman David Hobson. Dave passed away on…

Tonight I rise to honor the life of John Harry Crandall, who passed away on October 11 at the age of 86. A University of Toledo graduate, John began a long career in engineering at R.A. Finch, later joining the Lucas County Engineer's…

During this fall season, thanks are due to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its award of 10,000 trees to the city of Toledo, Ohio. Worth millions of dollars, these trees will be planted in oxygen- short neighborhoods and barren…

Today, I rise, along with my dear colleagues on both sides of the aisle, as dean of the Ohio delegation with a very grateful but heavy heart as we honor the memory of our distinguished former Ohio colleague, Congressman David Hobson, who…

I rise with profound gratitude to congratulate and celebrate Erie County Health Department's new Kaptur- Rogowski House, a new landmark of compassion and community impact that just opened in northwest Ohio. I thank Erie County Health…

I want to thank Ranking Member DeLauro for yielding me time to rise in opposition to shutting down our government. Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose this resolution. Frankly, in less than 2 weeks, the Federal fiscal year of 2025 is set to…

Chaos is not the message we should be sending on a global stage; compromise is. The consequences of failing to pass essential appropriations bills extend far beyond defense. They touch every corner of American life: seniors waiting for…