I thank the distinguished chairman of the Judiciary Committee for yielding and with the distinguished gentleman from Rhode Island, Judge Gohmert knows, and we know that Texas knows how to lead. So I thank them so very much for bringing…

We have often turned to Lincoln. My good friends on the other side of the aisle have tried to be Lincolnesque, but I don't think they have dug deep into the virtues of Abraham Lincoln. They didn't delve deeply into his sense of courage and…

This is not about hijacking America. It is about rewarding America. I stand here with one bill, the INVEST bipartisan infrastructure bill, and, yes, the Build Back America--one bill. Let me share with you the reasons why. This bill on the…

George Washington fought for the Nation. Abraham Lincoln tried to unify it. I am absolutely stunned that the United States Senate would not uphold its responsibility to pay America's bills--the bills that we have paid over and over…

S.B. 8 will kill women. It is a dangerous, dangerous depriving of our constitutional rights, but it will kill women. It is a bill that provides a provision that I have never seen in my lifetime living in the United States of America, a…

I thank the chairman, and I thank the ranking member for his support, longtime friends. Let me quickly indicate that as I have embraced the NDAA over the years, it has always been my focus to deal with the military personnel and to make us…

I will just conclude that this task force, which will be a very significant historical study, will be very much appreciated. But let me quickly say that having worked with our various nominees to the military academies, one in particular…

The House, led by the Democratic majority, did its job, passing 10 of the 12 appropriations bills earlier this year, but Senate Republicans failed to hold a single markup of appropriations bills, making it necessary to pass this Continuing…

I thank the gentlewoman from North Carolina for her leadership. Let me make a proclamation here on the floor of the House, that when you have the responsibility of governing, you govern. The President of the United States, President Biden…

I will talk further about that as we move into the NDAA, but let me talk about my original premise of governing. The continuing appropriations is crucial, and I support the lifting of the debt ceiling not to spend money, but--when you have…

I want the Haitian community in America and in the United States to know that we have not forgotten them. Haiti has been a strong ally of the United States that, unfortunately, has been caught in the quagmire of destructive poverty and, of…

I am delighted to be representing the Congressional Black Caucus as the Special Order chair. I want to thank our chairwoman, Joyce Beatty, for her leadership on ensuring that the message of the Congressional Black Caucus--Our Power, Our…