Supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic have contributed to rising prices across America. These disruptions included considerable congestion at our ports last year. In this void, the Port of Cleveland in my district, increased its…

Mr. President, I would like to honor a longtime member of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee staff, Colin McGinnis, as he moves on to a new, well-deserved chapter: retirement. He will be spending more time with his beloved…

I thank Chairman Pallone for yielding, and I thank Congresswoman Eshoo for her leadership on this bill. I applaud President Biden for having the foresight to propose the creation of an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, also…

As President Biden pointed out last week, here is the cold, hard truth about gas prices: The last time oil was at its current price, the average price of gas at the pump was about $4.25 per gallon. Today, gas prices are nearly 75 cents…

Last week, House Democrats took aggressive action to address rising food prices by passing the Lowering Food and Fuel Costs Act. The bill would lower costs by doing three things: First, it will reduce our dependence on overseas fertilizer…

Rising prices at the pump and at the supermarket are costing families more each month, and higher prices are falling hardest on low-income families, who spend a larger share of their budget on food and gas. Since the beginning of the year…

I thank Congressman Green for yielding. I thank Chairwoman Waters for her leadership on this bill. For far too long, consumers and businesses in the underserved communities have been blocked from accessing safe and affordable capital and…

Thank you for the kind introduction. I thank Chairwomen Beatty and all my Congressional Black Caucus colleagues for highlighting the significance of Juneteenth during today's Special Order hour. Madam Speaker, the date was Monday, June 19…

Madam President, I want to reiterate and underscore and expand on some of the comments made by Senator Kelly from Arizona in support of this legislation. We know that, as he said, our servicemembers put their lives and health on the line…

Thanks, Mr. President. I always enjoy following my friend from Oregon who has done such important work on tax and trade law and Medicare and Medicaid and everything since his career began as a young Gray Panther.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Alan Cox and Fatima Sierra-Vargas, fellows of my Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, be granted floor privileges for the duration of this Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

Mr. President, I urge my colleagues to support Sandra Thompson's historic nomination to be the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Ms. Thompson is an exceptional nominee, with decades of experience in mortgage markets and…