But some of the data has really come in, and according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, wages for most workers, by 80 percent, are actually down since the tax cut passed.

Why wasn't a special counsel ever appointed in this Clinton email investigation looking at Attorney General Lynch?

Isn't Mr. Comey's decision to usurp the authority of the Attorney General in order to protect the Bureau inherently a political decision?

As the month of Ramadan comes to a close this week, I rise to wish the Muslim residents of Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District Ramadan Mubarak. Over the last several years, I have appreciated the opportunity to break fast at an…

There is a whole notion of self-rule and self-government, and recalling Abraham Lincoln even talking about Government of the people, by the people, and for the people.

I have long been an advocate of putting it on the appropriations process and also having a commission, because this goes to some of the core principles of our country, our republic.

As HUD has prioritized one-size-fits-all mandates, like Housing First, and connected those priorities to funding, it has pushed communities to move away from programs and strategies that actually work.

This is unfair to the western Pennsylvania families that need HEARTH in their community.

I thank the chairman for yielding. I also thank the chairman, as well as members on the Subcommittee on Federal Lands, especially Chairman Tom McClintock, for their unanimous support of my bipartisan bill, the Free Veterans from Fees Act…

This weekend, the Nation sets aside time to remember those who gave all for our country. Thousands will travel to Washington, D.C., for the annual Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride to remember and honor the fallen, and millions across the…

One of my main priorities is making sure that our resources are effectively deployed to do their best possible work, to help those suffering from addiction get clean, get back to work, and return to stable, fulfilling, and independent…

I would like to recognize the life and service of 99-year-old Second Lieutenant B. Louise Boddie Dawson, a driven, strong, and remarkable constituent. A graduate of Freedman Hospital Nursing School in Washington, D.C., Louise proudly…

Given the demand that is out there for fentanyl--and actually, I hear from back home where people look for tar-fentanyl--given how cheap these are to transport and produce, do you see criminal organizations switching from heroin to these…

I believe that we are now in a dangerous environment in terms of what we are doing with legalization.

I want to go after those folks who are pushing this poison.

As someone who went to grade and high school in the 1970s, I learned about countries, particularly the Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellites, that severely limited the right of their people to travel. In effect, they were…

The delay has been costly. We have seen some serious banking crises that could have been avoided, in part with better CEO pay regulations.

I want to start by commending you for the posture you assumed earlier in your tenure by setting efficiency, transparency, and simplicity as guiding principles for your regulatory improvement agenda.

I thank the chairman for yielding. I rise to express my support for H.R. 4293, the Stress Test Improvement Act. I also want to commend my colleague Representative Zeldin for his work on this important issue. Those of us who travel our…

I want to congratulate Johnstown's Environmental Tank and Container Company, a division of JWF Industries, for being named Manufacturer of the Year at the Sixth Annual 2018 Oil & Gas Awards. The Manufacturer of the Year Award recognizes…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act. As the vice chairman of the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee, and as a longtime…

Small businesses can't get the loans that they need. Families can't get the mortgage or pay for college. All of this means that the American Dream is getting harder and harder for people across the country. Again, as I often remind my…

Today I rise in remembrance of a remarkable community servant, a faithful friend and husband, and a brave veteran: Sergeant Mark J. Baserman. A corrections officer who devoted many years of service at the State Correctional Institute in…

I want to talk about some burdens, burdens like uncontrolled release of toxins into the air when these piles catch fire, uncontrolled seepage into rivers. This subset of plants, my colleague from Pennsylvania makes the point about some of…

I would like to make a couple of points here. Without this relief, the plants are going to close. This is not a broad-based industry carve-out. This is for a subset of plants. When you look at the economics of running a plant, you are…