Right now, more than 500 elementary, middle, and high schools across the U.S. contain Confucius classrooms. These programs, which have been introduced slowly over a number of years, share CCP propaganda and provide cover to communist…

Over the past several years, there has been a sharp increase in hostile and adversarial nations kidnapping American citizens and holding them for ransom. While these Americans are being held hostage, the last thing that they and their…

161 years ago today, President Abraham Lincoln stood before a group of soldiers, citizens, and elected officials to deliver the Gettysburg Address. His words offered a chance to reflect on the terrible cost that this battle had brought to…

Under President Donald J. Trump, we used the energy that is underneath the feet of my constituents in Pennsylvania. President Trump lowered gas and electricity prices and expanded our national security through energy dominance. In sharp…

Over the past 3 years, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has withheld critical information and worked to conceal the truth about the decisions that were made in the weeks and months leading up to the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan…

Last night, President-elect Donald Trump announced that Commissioner Brendan Carr would be named as the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Over the past several years, I have been proud to work with Commissioner Carr to…

By failing to effectively communicate the clinical data and the results behind the COVID-19 vaccines, the CDC and the FDA have contributed to growing vaccine hesitancy among the American people.

As a child growing up in Altoona, Pennsylvania, I recall the bread man, Schmidy, who made twice- a-week visits to our home. During my training at Johns Hopkins Hospital, there were very few people who were awake as I walked to the hospital…

For the past 4 years, the Biden-Harris administration has failed the American people. Under President Biden's watch, our adversaries have been emboldened, inflation has skyrocketed, and our borders have been left unsecure. With these…

Throughout American history, leaders of various faiths have impactfully tended the needs of believers while simultaneously participating in political movements relating to significant issues, such as equality, the right to vote, and the…

For the past 4 years, American communities have been forced to live with failed, soft-on- crime policies that have sought to free violent criminals and defund our law enforcement. In California, a recent study showed that 70 percent of…

Since President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris first took office, they have allowed the Chinese Communist Party to continue their unlawful abuses of human rights and international standards. These failures jeopardize our security…

After months of falsely claiming that the Biden-Harris administration was not pursuing a ban on gas-powered vehicles, the EPA has reversed their position by finalized policies that would create a de facto ban over the course of the next 10…

Later today, the House will consider the Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act. This important legislation will streamline the process for doctors to enroll in out- of-State Medicaid programs in order to provide much-needed care for…

Since taking office, President Biden and Vice President Harris have thrown open our doors to more than 10 million illegal immigrants, more than 99.7 percent of whom are still in the United States today. This mass illegal immigration poses…

From the dairy farms, cornfields, and orchards of Pennsylvania to the cattle ranches of the Midwest, American farmers produce the meat, the dairy, and the vegetables that feed American families. However, that food supply has been put in…

As Congress returns to Washington to address the Biden-Harris administration's reckless spending, the American people are continuing to face consequences of runaway inflation. According to a recent Census Bureau survey, more than 35…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding. On July 13, the Secret Service failed in its mission to protect President Donald J. Trump. By failing to properly secure the perimeter, by failing to adequately communicate about a security…

This week the Bedford County Fair is celebrating its 150th anniversary. For generations of families in central Pennsylvania, this fair has been an incredible opportunity to come together and celebrate the farmers, the growers, and the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for holding this Special Order. Tonight, we are here to mourn the passing of Corey Comperatore. As a firefighter, as a veteran of the U.S. Army reserves, Corey lived his life in service of those that…

For the past 3\1/2\ years, the Biden-Harris administration has brought nothing but failure and crisis into communities and homes across America. Beginning with the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan to runaway inflation at the gas pump…

This past week, as we celebrated the Fourth of July, we recognized the 248th anniversary of declaring that we could govern ourselves. As American citizens, it is our right to elect our representatives at every level of government. In…

In the 3\1/2\ years since President Biden first took office, our country has seen inflation grow by over 20 percent. By failing to control runaway prices that have seen the cost of gasoline spike by 50 percent and the cost of groceries…

As adversaries like Russia and North Korea continue to forge new relationships and as Iranian- backed terrorists continue to attack our ships in the Middle East, it has become clear that President Biden's weak and ineffective foreign…

Last month more than 170,000 illegal immigrants crossed at our southern border. More than the populations of the Pennsylvania counties of Mifflin, Perry, Juniata, Fulton, and Bedford combined crossed last month. Instead of securing our…