We need to make sure that they do not forget the pain that was suffered by all these folks and businesses during the shutdown.

one of the things that we are looking at is to have legislation that would require that credit reporting bureaus correct the score

And I want to thank you for also drawing attention to the fact that even after the shutdown ended on January 25, there was that continuing specter of it taking place again on February 15, and that that impacted a lot of employees' spending…

Because, you know, as we've heard, Federal employees get protected; Federal contractors don't.

So we need to do better for our employees. We need to do better for our contract workers, especially as more and more--there is more pressure on the government to do more work through contract employees.

we need to make sure that they do not forget the pain that was suffered by all these folks and businesses during the shutdown and make sure that it never happens again.

It is time for a serious investment in smart infrastructure growth and maintenance.

A strong American economy depends on a modern infrastructure built for the 21st century.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: SEC. 4. PLAN RELATING TO FORM 477 DATA COLLECTION. Not later than 30 days…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chair, as a former domestic violence prosecutor and advocate for abused women, I have seen firsthand the impact of the Violence Against Women Act's legal protections and survivor support services…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H. Res. 271, a resolution condemning the Trump administration's legal campaign to take away America's healthcare. Here is what healthcare means: it is the freedom…

I know a lot of my colleagues have already talked about the zeroing out of the STEM engagement in the President's proposed budget, and I know I echo those concerns.

Today in America, women still make only $0.80, on average, for every dollar a man makes, and that disparity is even greater for women of color. Women are the sole or co-breadwinners in two-thirds of American families with children. When we…

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I thank the chairwoman for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1414, the FinCEN Improvement Act, bipartisan legislation I introduced with my Financial Services Committee colleague and fellow Virginian, Congressman…

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Given statistics like those, it surprises me that you want to rescind this rule that protects these people.

Several years ago, I had a conversation with one of my constituents that I think about often. She told me about when she sent her 5-year-old son off to his first week of kindergarten in the Loudoun County Public Schools. He came home from…

The survey found that more than a quarter of them missed a mortgage or rent payment because of the shutdown, 13 percent missed a student loan payment, and nearly half fell behind on their bills in general.

I represent Virginia's 10th District, which is just across the Potomac in Northern Virginia, and it has a very high concentration of Federal employees and contractors who were negatively impacted by the shutdown.

I thank my colleague, Gerry Connolly, for his strong leadership on this issue. I rise in strong support of H. Res. 790 and in strong support of a long-overdue cost-of-living increase for Federal civil servants. Many will remember the…

I thank the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Clay) for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. Res. 79, which is my resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that government shutdowns are detrimental to the…

My district in Northern Virginia is home to tens of thousands of Federal workers, and even more contractors who work alongside them. I have heard from hundreds of constituents about how the shutdown has turned their lives upside down, like…

Today is payday for Federal workers, but instead of receiving a paycheck, many, including thousands of my constituents, will be going without. I had a visit from a constituent yesterday who is an air traffic controller at Washington Center…

My district lies just outside of Washington, D.C., in northern Virginia, and is home to tens of thousands of Federal workers and contractors. Since I was sworn in on Thursday, I have received hundreds of calls, emails, and social media…