At this time I am very proud to have a dear friend and colleague on the floor with me. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Ocasio- Cortez).

I thank the gentlewoman for her message, and I assure her that I will be part of that fight. {time} 1345 There are some fights that you cannot escape. I believe that women should have the right to choose. It is not my choice. It is the…

I thank my friend and colleague, Mr. Cicilline, for the opportunity. Madam Speaker, I am a proud ally and member of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus. Why? I will share with you a brief vignette. When I was a much younger person, I…

In February of 2021, you indicated that millions of people were out of the labor force, which is what you have said today.

We have 700,000 open cybersecurity roles now.

I actually think you can make a hybrid environment.

You are paying back in time.

one of the greatest threats that I think that is out there is the 'unintended insider,' which is people that you can fool into doing things that would compromise your company or leave a vulnerability open to you.

And still I rise. And I rise today with an expression of gratitude and great appreciation. I thank the many persons who voted for H.R. 2543, the Financial Services Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Economic Justice Act. I rise to thank persons…

I will read from an article entitled: ``Examining the Black-White wealth gap'' from the Brookings Institution dated February 27, 2020. ``A close examination of wealth in the U.S. finds evidence of staggering racial disparities. At…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Hill), a great leader on the Financial Services Committee.

People of color are constituents. People of color are Americans. People of color deserve the opportunity to have equality of opportunity. Hundreds of years have gone by, and this is what we are getting as a result of those who would ignore…

How much time do we have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas has 7\1/4\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from North Carolina has 6 minutes remaining.

I reserve the balance of my time, and I am prepared to close. Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. In closing, I would just reiterate the amendments in this en bloc are how we should have started this debate and…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed. {time} 1400…

I have no additional speakers, and I am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, 80 percent of Americans say inflation is the most…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Lucas), a longtime member and leader on the Agriculture Committee and the Financial Services Committee.

How can you solicit funds and disburse funds to FEMA to--excuse me, GLO such that it would treat cities like Houston fairly?

Can that happen rather quickly? Because there are other things that are happening with reference to GLO and this can have an impact.

Homelessness is a real problem. I have worked with people, I am a hands-on Congressperson, as the case was made with my colleagues, and I have worked with homeless people.

And still I rise. I rise today to address the indication that what we Democrats are doing is meaningless. Meaningless to ban bump stocks. Well, tell that to the 60 people who were murdered at the Mandalay hotel where a gunman fired more…

And still I rise. I rise today with a message of grave concern, especially for those who have suffered in Uvalde, Texas, with reference to the slaughter that took place there, the mass murders. But I do have something that gives me some…

And still I rise. And I rise today to say that those who tolerate hate, perpetuate hate--it is not enough, Mr. Speaker, for us to prosecute the purveyors of the hate. Those who pull the trigger, those white supremacists, it is not enough…

I thank Mr. Raskin for the time, and I thank Mr. Levin for what he has done to bring this resolution to fruition. Madam Speaker, today I rise to defend the rights of our staff to organize. This really is about respect. We should respect…

And still I rise. I thank Mr. Meeks for what he has done to bring this legislation to fruition, as well as Mr. Wilson. I rise and I stand where I stand because we should all stand together. I stand here because we are engaged in a war for…