Blake Moore

I rise again today to decry the majority's war on the poor, especially those women who get up every single day and struggle as mothers, often are caretakers for elderly parents, who are juggling two and three minimum wage jobs at $7.25 an…

As you recall, 8 years ago this week, the Affordable Care Act became law. Since then, we have seen a historic increase in health coverage, with millions of people gaining access to better quality healthcare. Under the ACA, we saw the…

I thank the gentlewoman from California for organizing the ``What is Wrong with Wall Street'' here tonight so that we could have the opportunity to hail one of our true champions and sheroes this evening. I just, first of all, want to…

Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 107. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.

Mr. Luetkemeyer might have had a good idea, but what we have really seen is an arbitrary FSOC and a Republican- controlled Federal Reserve Board that operates without quorums. This may be a good idea, but until we have a financial…

I proudly present the art of the deal: In the tax deal before us, we provide permanent tax cuts for individuals who are multimillionaires and billionaires. With this deal, all middle class families will eventually face a tax increase since…

I thank my colleague from the Badger State for yielding to me. I am so pleased to join him, along with Representative Mark Pocan, in support of this amendment. It is critical, Mr. Chairman. Wisconsinites value our natural resources like no…

I rise, along with the Wisconsin delegation, to honor the former Congressman, Jerry Kleczka, my predecessor, who passed away on October 8, 2017, at the age of 73. He was a very serious, hardworking legislator who served on the Ways and…

I think it is a new low for this Congress to allow the critical and bipartisan Children's Health Insurance Program to expire. This program is 20 years old, and this has never happened, where we have allowed the basic safety net healthcare…

I thank the gentleman from Michigan for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise for a second time today in strident opposition to H.R. 36. This bill is unconstitutional, and it is an overt attempt to challenge women's constitutional right to a…

Let's talk about pain here today. Let's talk about Leslie and her husband, who found out that they were pregnant and were thrilled. Unfortunately, the pregnancy did not go well. Tests revealed that Leslie's fetus' brain never divided into…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for leading this Special Order. Mr. Speaker, in 1971, then-President Richard Nixon declared the war on drugs, which he labeled as ``public enemy number one in the United States.'' Now, at the time of…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan will be postponed. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 208 printed in…

Oh my, my, my, Mr. Chairman, and my good friend from Michigan. The fact of the matter is that section 1502 is, in fact, working. The GAO report that Mr. Huizenga referred to actually said that the civil war and conflict is, in fact…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Wisconsin is recognized for 5 minutes.

As the designee of Ranking Member Lowey, I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Mitchell). The gentlewoman is recognized for 5 minutes.

As the co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional TRIO Caucus, I find this amendment, which would cut $60 million in funding from TRIO educational services that assist veterans and low-income and first-generation college students, deeply…

My amendment would protect the National School Lunch Act's current prohibition against discrimination or overt identification of any pupil for their inability to pay for their school lunches, a practice called lunch shaming. Mr. Chair, I…

Americans don't want to pay a single dime of Federal money to pay for the President's wall. During the Presidential campaign, this was a very provocative claim, and he said Mexico would pay for it. So why does the defense appropriations…

Will the gentlewoman from Florida explain kind of the budget reconciliation, where they are going to get these tax cuts?

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I just want to tell you how grateful I am that my colleagues want to have this dialogue, this colloquy with me. I have been so disturbed by the false information that is being given to Americans about…

Well, I am glad you asked that question, because there are a couple of things that have happened. They ran into so much trouble in the Senate from those Senators who were concerned about them block- granting the Medicaid program, killing…

That is right, because the narrative is that Medicaid only covers these ne'er-do-well, able-bodied people who the Medicaid expansion dealt with. But the reason why the Senate, to answer your question, couldn't live with the bill that was…

I would be stunned to think that any party or any President would do that. Infrastructure has been the bread and butter, and it has been one of the most bipartisan things that we have. When you talk about the need to expand our economy…

I appreciate the majority for including my amendment in this bloc. My amendment is straightforward, Mr. Chairman. It recognizes that any U.S. strategy for Syria must acknowledge and respond to the tremendous suffering of civilians…