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Tom Wolf is an American businessman and politician currently serving as the 47th governor of Pennsylvania, a position he has held since January 20, 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Wolf has focused on issues such as education funding, economic development, and healthcare reform during his tenure. He previously worked in the private sector, where he was involved in his family's business, and he also served as the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue before becoming governor.
I have no objection to the amendment. And the gentleman's area has been hit. We have all seen the pictures of the towns in Oklahoma. So I appreciate his efforts and diligence. I just want Members to know the Commerce-Justice-Science bill…
Madam Chair, I have no objection to the amendment. I think it is a very good amendment, and I share the gentleman's concern. Out in the western part of my district, in the Shenandoah Valley, I think they had one heroin death in 2011 or in…
Madam Chair, I move to strike the requisite number of words. The Acting CHAIR (Ms. Foxx). The gentleman from Virginia is recognized for 5 minutes.
Madam Chairman, this is a good amendment. We accepted Mr. Nugent's amendment earlier this evening, I think for $2 million. For this we accept the amendment. I urge a ``yes'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR…
Madam Chair, I reserve a point of order on the gentleman's amendment. The CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. The gentleman from Rhode Island is recognized for 5 minutes.
Mr. Speaker, the clock is ticking for Meriam Ibrahim in Sudan. It is 7 p.m. now in Khartoum, and a young, frightened Sudanese woman is shackled in a prison cell for refusing to renounce her Christian faith. Her husband, an American…
Mr. Speaker, this month marks the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide in which nearly a million perished in a horrific 100- day span while the world idly stood by. As has been documented in print and film, including Samantha Powers'…
Mr. Speaker, our Nation was founded on two core principles: freedom of speech and freedom of religion, both of which are contained in the First Amendment of the Constitution. No one in America is arrested for criticizing elected officials…
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman from Texas for his courtesy. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to discuss something very close to me. I want to talk about stuttering. I have been a lifelong stutterer, and when I was young I experienced…
Mr. Speaker, much ink has been used regarding Secretary of State John Kerry's comments this weekend characterizing Vladimir Putin's outrageous incursion into Ukraine as a ``19th century act in the 21st century.'' But if we are looking…
Mr. Speaker, this picture depicts South Sudanese women in a food distribution line. Another desperate woman at the fore is hunched over barbed wire. Violence, displacement, and starvation plague the world's newest nation, but that doesn't…
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