Because of the work we've done with the American Rescue Plan, putting money in people's pockets and making progress against this pandemic, our economy is starting to recover, adding more jobs every month.

I will be relentlessly advocating for investments in this fund through the rest of my tenure.

They watch bigger banks buy up the smaller ones and close the local branches, making it harder and harder for small businesses and working families to get an affordable small business loan or a mortgage.

They remember after the Great Recession, when we called it a 'recovery' around here, workers did not get much of a raise and entire neighborhoods and towns were left behind.

with the Presiding Officer's help, and the help of 48 others--48 others in this body, we provided back in March an amendment; and then in final passage, we provided the biggest tax cut--the largest tax cut for working families ever. It is…

Due to a meeting with senior Department of Defense officials, I was late to arriving to the House floor. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 247. Stated against:

This is one of the most illuminating hearings we have had.

I never voted for a single trade agreement until USMCA.

most of us on this committee see USMCA as the minimum standard for trade agreements going forward

He talked often of bipartisanship--and he meant it.

Our trade policy only works for American industries if we take enforcement of dumping and over-capacity issues seriously.

we are now looking at trade as worker-centered--and Mr. Huttema might say farmer-centered--rather than corporate-centered trade policy.

over the past week, we have put money directly--directly--in the pockets of the families of 60 million American children. In Ohio, 2.1 million children, their families got hundreds of dollars each in tax cuts, money to help them keep up…

earlier this month, Zaila Avant-garde became the first Black American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. It is kind of discouraging in the year 2021 that barrier still needed breaking. Her achievement is an inspiration for so many…

I appreciate you doing this. This is the first hearing of the Subcommittee that Senator Menendez and Senator Scott have conducted.

This Committee must do all we can to help our communities protect themselves and reduce the risk to taxpayers from climate disasters.

Pretty much every month we see new climate change-fueled catastrophes, from the wildfires ravaging the Western United States to the increasingly common coastal and river flooding.

I see a very different country, apparently, from my colleague. And I respect Senator Cornyn. I sat at this desk on March 6. We had been voting, as the Presiding Officer from Hawaii remembers. We had been voting all night. It was a Saturday…

I kind of laughed at one point, because I said, this is going to become so popular, within a couple years, all the Republicans who voted against are just going to say it was their idea.

Small businesses are reopening their doors. Workers are safely going back to work, often at higher wages.

This is going to become so popular, within a couple years, all the Republicans who voted against are just going to say it was their idea.

Families have a little bit extra to help pay the bills.

It is up to us to grow an economy that delivers for them, not just those at the top.

Since President Biden took office, we've gained three million jobs--more jobs than in the first 5 months of any presidency in modern history.

We're putting shots in arms and money in pockets.