The House Committee on the Judiciary is tasked with the underappreciated yet critical responsibility to oversee the revision and codification of the statutes of the United States. I appreciate that today we are continuing the strong…

I thank Mr. Huffman for convening us to discuss this very important topic. Mr. Speaker, when I was in leadership in the Vermont State Senate, I saw the writing on the wall. I knew that Republicans were absolutely determined to overturn Roe…

It is an honor to serve with Representative Ramirez and to speak here tonight about an issue that is incredibly important to me, and that is the health and strength of democracy. When I ran for Congress, the issue I heard the most about…

It is my job, and it is all of our jobs, to represent constituents. I thought that is what we are all here for. I implore my Republican colleagues to stop putting the interests of only one man above the interests of Americans. The truth…

We are here today because of the Republican Party's unrelenting effort to get Donald Trump back into office, no matter the facts and no matter the law. For over 1 year, Judiciary Committee Republican colleagues have desperately sought…

My colleague, the gentlewoman from Connecticut, has been a champion on this issue, and I am so glad she has convened us here tonight. Over 41 million Americans depend on nutrition assistance to feed themselves and their families, and SNAP…

Tonight, my colleagues and I are here on the floor of the U.S. Congress to talk about the mental health crisis we are seeing across the country in each of our congressional districts. I know this issue can be incredibly hard for many…

We are in the midst of a nationwide mental health crisis, and it is critically important for all of us in positions of power to do the work of passing legislation and funding programs that will meet the needs of our constituents. It is…

We have heard from Members from many different parts of the country, from Vermont to Michigan to California to Hawaii. As I said before, we must prioritize human connection and healthy relationships, and we have to craft policy and make…

I rise this morning to share the story of Amiram Cooper. Amiram is 85, a husband, a father, a grandfather of nine, a composer, and a poet. His love for the arts and writing inspires everyone around him. On October 7, he was 1 of more than…

Before I begin, let me just say may the record show the Vermonter is here. Snow across D.C.; the Vermonter is here. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a voice for rural America. In Vermont's capital city, Montpelier, we do not have a functioning…

Here we are in a new year, a new opportunity to actually do something for our people back home. It is discouraging and frankly embarrassing that this has been the least productive Congress in U.S. history. The chaos and dysfunction in this…