A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require [ORG] to submit to Congress an annual report with respect to the implementation of certain recommendations of [ORG] [ORG] for improving the food and beverage service of [ORG], and for other purposes; to [ORG]. By [SPEAKER]: H.R. 266.


I will save that for another day, notwithstanding the national championships coming up around the country which [ORG] should be playing in. Unfortunately, they are not. Republicans were given the opportunity to have control of [ORG], [ORG], and [ORG].

'Republicans were given the opportunity to have control' - deflecting from main point about championships to shift blame to Republicans


Since 1959, this remarkable organization has been dedicated to helping older adults age successfully, providing essential services that enhance their quality of life. Senior [ORG], offers a comprehensive range of programs, including in-home care, Meals on Wheels, adult day health services, and [ORG], which provides lifelong learning opportunities. Their care navigators serve as a vital resource, connecting seniors and their families to the support they need.

'remarkable organization' and 'dedicated to helping older adults age successfully'


Now, he was arrested. No one else that did anything else to stop him was arrested, but he was arrested simply for articulating the problem, supporting the efforts of Ms. [PERSON] , and encouraging a community to stand up and to speak for itself.

arrested simply for articulating the problem...arrested


As the city council, the mayor, were deciding not to fully fund the fire department, they had plenty of time for things like passing a resolution reaffirming Los Angeles as a sanctuary city. It was already a sanctuary city. It is already a sanctuary [ORG], but they decided that was their priority, not to prepare for the risk of wildfire, not to fully fund the fire department, but to pass another resolution making itself a sanctuary city, yet again.

presenting funding the fire department versus passing a sanctuary city resolution as mutually exclusive priorities, implying one necessarily precludes the other


What an amazing legacy. [PERSON] bless you, [PERSON] . Good luck.


[[ORG] BY [SPEAKER] [SPEAKER]. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the [ORG] will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered, or votes objected to under clause 6 of rule XX. The House will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time.


Let us all remember to thank a law enforcement officer for keeping us safe.


[ORG]'S SPORTS ARE UNDER THREAT (Mr. [PERSON] asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. [PERSON] . Mr. [PERSON] , we are well aware that women's sports are under threat, and it is high time we actually finish the job and take a stand against the threat against them.

women's sports are under threat, take a stand against the threat


FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE COORDINATION ACT [SPEAKER]. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 152) to amend [ORG] of 2018 to develop a study regarding streamlining and consolidating information collection and preliminary damage assessments, and for other purposes, on which the yeas and nays were ordered.


She served as president of [ORG] and was given the honor of woman of the year three times by [ORG] for her volunteer spirit. If someone's name was in the paper, Lillian would clip it out and send it to that person just to let them know that she had read about them. I was fortunate enough to receive that many times She always had little ways to show people she cared, and they felt it.


206. RULEMAKING. (a) Initial Publication.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish regulations implementing this title in [ORG].


[ORG] came back yesterday and said, no, the way they are calculating where fertility rates are in the United States, in 8 years the United States will have more deaths than births. Demographics is destiny. You want people like me to figure out the financing of [ORG], [ORG], [ORG], which were all designed systems for population growth.

in 8 years the United States will have more deaths than births; Demographics is destiny


Right now, it is vital that our firefighters and medical workers and first responders have everything they need from [ORG] to combat the flames and rescue people from danger. The Senate just passed, fortunately, a sweeping disaster aid package precisely for these kinds of emergencies, but now we must ensure all necessary disaster aid goes out the door as quickly as possible and is given to the people who need it and need it the most. Finally, the fact that the worst wildfire in Los Angeles's history should happen in the dead of winter is another warning of the dangers of climate change.

Senate just passed a sweeping disaster aid package; characterizing wildfires as 'worst...in history' and linking to climate change as 'dangers' and 'warning'


So let's be clear, though. If President-elect [ORG] and Senate Republicans don't work with Democrats, Republican tax proposals--well, they won't help you. They won't help your family.

Republican tax proposals won't help you/your family if Republicans don't work with Democrats


Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. [SPEAKER]. Without objection, it is so ordered.


And America didn't like what it saw, and that began us on a real road, a real path to greater equality, and we still have a long way to go. But [PERSON] was an amazing man, and it is fitting that his holiday is the only holiday on the calendar named for just one person. We have Mother's Day for the mothers, Father's Day for the fathers, Presidents Day for the Presidents, Veterans Day for the veterans, but only one holiday for one man.

America on a real path to greater equality; amazing man; fitting that his holiday is the only holiday named for just one person


I would hope that they would want to avoid adding trillions of dollars to it, regardless of who is in the White House, even now. Unfortunately, that doesn't appear to be the case. Instead, my colleagues now--my Republican colleagues--have come up with two options for selling this legislation to the American people-- again, this legislation that will mainly benefit the very wealthy in this country, the billionaires--legislation that is going to add $4 trillion to the deficit.

trillions of dollars to it, add $4 trillion to the deficit, legislation that will mainly benefit the very wealthy


Will it be helping working people as [PERSON] promised on the campaign trail? Will it be increasing paychecks or strengthening workers' rights or making healthcare more affordable? Will it be investing in more American manufacturing jobs, like Democrats did 3 years ago?

rhetorical questions framed as unfulfilled promises with loaded positive terms ('helping working people'), combined with presenting only negative outcomes as the alternative to Democratic policies


Do not assume that those Republicans will now do what they have done in the past and oppose moving to 51 votes as they did when there was a Democratic issue on the table. I prognosticate here and now that they will move to use 51 votes if their agenda is stalled, and they will think nothing of it. They will do it with alacrity.

Contrasts past Republican behavior on Democratic issues with predicted future behavior, while casting doubt on Republican consistency and principles


[ORG], nonbinary, and intersex youth want to participate in team sports for the same reasons as their cisgender peers: to be part of a team, learn sportsmanship, and challenge themselves. School athletics are very often the centerpiece of communities across the country, and denying transgender, nonbinary, and intersex youth the chance to participate only serves to deny them an opportunity to be part of that community, further isolating and stigmatizing these youth. The civil and human rights community is no stranger to the proffering of a bigoted agenda as if it were about equal opportunity.

denying them an opportunity...further isolating and stigmatizing these youth


It is about protecting the people, protecting our clean air. And as long as America lacks proper forest management, then we are going to continue to see terrible costly tragedies like what we are seeing today in California and we saw this past summer in Wyoming. With better forest management, we can lessen the damage of forest fires.

terrible costly tragedies and emphasis on protecting people and clean air paired with preventable fire incidents


Members of the California delegation have spoken on the floor about the extraordinary damage, loss of life, and lives that have been disrupted. I was shocked to watch on television the elected leader of this House suggesting that [ORG] assistance to deal with that tragedy would be conditioned. He didn't specify on what, but I would remind that gentleman that $120 billion has gone to Louisiana over the last 20 years, dealing with the tragedies of Katrina in New Orleans and the like, and that is not the total count.


All throughout humanity, we have recognized as a species that there are women and there are men, as God created, who are obviously biologically different and, dare I say, scientifically different. Even science agrees with this premise. Yet, our culture and civilization continue to be subjected to the perverse lie that there are more than two genders or that men can be women or women can be men.

use of 'perverse lie,' 'as God created,' 'science agrees,' and framing complex gender discussions as strictly binary


If a witness objects to a question and refuses to testify, the objection shall be noted for the record and the [ORG] Member or Members or staff may proceed with the remainder of the deposition, or may, at that time or at a subsequent time, seek a ruling by telephone or otherwise on the objection from the [ORG]. If the [ORG] overrules the objection, he or she may order and direct the witness to answer the question. (4) The [ORG] shall see that the testimony is transcribed or electronically recorded (which may include audio or audio/video recordings).


Let's do that first. Then [PERSON] can have his fun. I yield the floor.


They don't have any information. And I sat in the same intelligence briefings that my colleagues did, and I kept waiting to hear that information. I never heard it.


And I use that in parentheses or with quotations because they really are a slap in the face for the American people and American taxpayers. This past Monday, [ORG] canceled student loans for 150,000 borrowers. This is not really a cancellation of those loans.


If it is not grown in these areas, then where do you want it to be grown? Where do you want it to come from? A mismanaged water supply means it doesn't happen in California, which means 90-something percent or above of all those crops coming from there will have to come from a foreign country, if at all.

presents only two options (grown in these areas or imported from foreign countries) while ignoring alternatives; warns of catastrophic dependency on foreign imports if local production fails


Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 13, Passage of H.R. 164, YEA on Roll Call No.


Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the next vote be a 10-minute vote. [SPEAKER]. Without objection, it is so ordered.


This is a public conversation, but there is a lot of private, behind-the-scenes work because the focus is not just what we talk about. It is what we actually get done. There are a lot of areas of government efficiency that need to get done.


Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Florida? There was no objection.


The following Senator is necessarily absent: the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. [PERSON] ). [SPEAKER]. I announce that the Senator from Delaware (Mr. [PERSON] ) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. [PERSON] ) are necessarily absent.


Needless to say, that is the last thing that Americans are looking for after the steep increases in gas and electricity bills under the [PERSON] administration. And apart from price, there is the even more concerning prospect of major supply shortages. I am fairly sure Americans don't want to wait in long lines for gas--or face rationing--or wondering whether the lights are actually going to turn on when they hit the light switch.

prospect of major supply shortages, wait in long lines, rationing, wondering whether the lights will turn on


We are supposed to be after this, and here we stand. As far as I know, with all due respect to everybody in the [ORG], the only plan I have seen is the one we have offered. We stand ready to save our country in any way that we can, but the clock is ticking, Mr. [PERSON] .


[PERSON] 332: Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , and Ms. [PERSON] . [PERSON]


Let this serve as a public service announcement to potential thieves in California that crime is illegal once again in our [ORG], and there will be consequences for criminal activity. On top of that, in the wake of the Grants Pass decision on homelessness, we have seen a number of communities actually start to clean up encampments and to reclaim their public spaces. For example, in Stockton, homeless under an overpass were given 72 hours' notice of a clearing and were notified they would be arrested if they refused to leave.

crime is illegal once again...there will be consequences for criminal activity; homeless...notified they would be arrested


28. This bill makes schools less safe for women and girls. It gives every teacher, coach, and parent an opportunity to police who looks feminine enough to play.

makes schools less safe for women and girls; gives every teacher, coach, and parent an opportunity to police


2. Concurrent resolution to provide for the counting on January 6, 2025, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States. [PERSON] .


In 2014, he was elected to [ORG]. For 14 years, he served our residents with dedication and resilience, always focusing on bringing people together. I thank Commissioner [PERSON] for his decades of public service.


She has got a beautiful family with her husband [PERSON] and her two wonderful boys. But it was a risk. She had a great State job, and she is going to, you know, join this guy throwing his hat in the ring.

beautiful family, wonderful boys, great State job, throwing his hat in the ring - emotionally charged descriptors used to frame a personal decision favorably


They deserve our support. We need everyone in our communities to stand up to these people who would not want them in the community, who would not want them to respond to a 9-1-1 call. Can you imagine that?


She was a devoted mother, educator, and wife, an inspiring figure who cherished her church, Victory & Dominion World Outreach Center. To serve as a reminder of her tremendous contributions, her church has renamed its family life center in her honor. On her birthday, family and community members gathered to celebrate.


My deepest condolences go out to them and all her loved ones during this difficult time. Rest in peace, [PERSON] . Honoring Dearborn Mayor [PERSON] , Jr. [SPEAKER].


MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT A message in writing from the President of the United States was communicated to the House by [PERSON] , one of his secretaries.


[SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I thank Chairman [PERSON] for yielding. Mr. [PERSON] , standing up to [ORG] is a no- brainer, and standing up to Communist China means standing with Taiwan.


And nothing will stand in our way because we are Americans. The future is ours. And our golden age has just begun.

'we are Americans' and 'our golden age has just begun' appeal to national pride and vague promises of prosperity


Mr. [PERSON] , I thank the chairman for yielding the time. Mr. [PERSON] , I rise in strong support of [ORG], a commonsense bill to ensure female athletes only compete with biological females. Unfortunately, in just 4 years under the [PERSON] administration, [ORG] has been under constant attack, jeopardizing women's safety, athletic opportunities, and chances for success.


It is deeply troubling, then, to see our Republican colleagues already beginning to shun regular order. Yesterday, the chairman of [ORG] noticed a hearing for Governor [PERSON] to serve as the next Secretary of the [ORG] without minority consent, as has long been the standard practice. Senate Democrats on the committee expressed reasonable objections to proceeding to this hearing because the committee had not yet received basic information on Governor [PERSON] 's background.

"deeply troubling" combined with "shun regular order" and implications of improper procedural conduct to suggest danger to institutional norms


If wisdom, which comes not from You be not with him, he shall be held in no esteem. Send wisdom from Heaven that she may be with him, that he may know Your designs. Please, God, bless America.

Appeal to divine authority ('Send wisdom from Heaven') combined with patriotic invocation ('God, bless America')


Far too many individuals have tried to rewrite the history of January 6, have tried to sweep the truth under the rug and pretend like the day was perfectly fine or even a moment of great patriotism. That is a lie. Plain and simple--a lie.

rewrite the history, sweep the truth under the rug, pretend like the day was perfectly fine or even a moment of great patriotism


[PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] of Texas, Ms. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mrs. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] of New York. [SPEAKER] (during the reading). Mr. [PERSON] , I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be considered as read.


That is our job as legislators. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. [PERSON] .


1621 et seq.) as such title was in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. Subtitle B--Limitations on Emergency Authorities SEC.


[ORG]: Mr. [PERSON] (Ranking), Mrs. [PERSON] , Mrs. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] . Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Ms. [PERSON] (Ranking), Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] . [ORG], Science, and [ORG]: Ms. [PERSON] (Ranking), Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] .


10. The chair and ranking minority member shall consult regarding the release of deposition testimony, transcripts, or recordings, and portions thereof. If either objects in writing to a proposed release of a deposition testimony, transcript, or recording, or a portion thereof, the matter shall be promptly referred to the committee for resolution.


Vermont: Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, [ORG], [PERSON] , [ORG], Safeline, Inc. Virginia: Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance, Ayuda. Washington: WA State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, [PERSON] , Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, YWCA of [PERSON] . West Virginia: West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence.


I would be glad to yield. [SPEAKER]. Senator, I came to the floor--or to the [ORG], I came to the floor to listen to the good-faith arguments of colleagues about the [ORG] tax cut.


The [ORG], with notice to the [ORG] Minority Member of the [ORG], is authorized to subpoena the attendance of witnesses at a hearing or deposition or the production of memoranda, documents, records, or any other materials. A written notice of intent to issue a subpoena shall be provided to the [ORG] Member, or staff officers designated by the [ORG] Member, by the [ORG] or a staff officer designated by the [ORG], immediately upon such authorization, and no subpoena shall be issued for at least 72 hours, excluding Saturdays and Sundays, from delivery, unless the [ORG] Member waives the 72 hour waiting period or unless the [ORG] certifies in writing to the [ORG] Minority Member of the [ORG] that, in the [ORG]'s opinion, it is necessary to issue a subpoena immediately. When [ORG] authorizes subpoenas, subpoenas may be issued upon the signature of the [PERSON] or any other Member of the [ORG] designated by the [ORG].


Cloture Motion [SPEAKER]. Madam President, I send a cloture motion to the desk for Calendar No. 1, S. 5.


Madam President, reserving the right to object. [SPEAKER]. The Democratic whip.


It has taken unprecedented action of issuing arrest warrants for the sitting Prime Minister and former Minister of Defense of our friend and ally, Israel. Let that sink in for a minute. [ORG] is an entity that has no jurisdiction over the people of the United States and should have no authority over our people, no authority over the Prime Minister of Israel, yet it is extending into the people of Israel's business in defending their interests against a violent attack by [ORG], which we define as a terrorist entity.

framing ICC as having dangerous overreach with 'no jurisdiction' and 'no authority,' characterizing Hamas as terrorist entity, and defending Israel's sovereignty as protecting 'our friend and ally'


A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to prohibit certain contracts for port operations and management, and for other purposes; to [ORG]. By [SPEAKER] (for himself, Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , and Mr. [PERSON] ): H.R. 253.


[SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I rise today in support of the United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act. The bill, as we have been hearing, would align the tax treatment of income earned in the U.S. by Taiwanese residents and businesses with that of any other foreign national from a country with whom the United States has a tax treaty, preventing the double taxation of Taiwanese residents and businesses engaging in business with Americans.


Republicans are debating how to ram another $4.6 trillion tax cut through the Senate. I will remind my colleagues that when the Senate Republicans did this in 2017, they were really proud because they thought it would help them in the 2018 midterms. I think it was heavily driven by an electoral strategy.


Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of [ORG], [SPEAKER] received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on January 6, 2025, at 11:09 a.m.: That the Senate agreed to [ORG]. 2. That the Senate agreed to [ORG].


On a personal note, I am forever grateful for the opportunity I had to partner with Miss [PERSON] on behalf of the women and children of Jefferson County, Alabama, including the $2 million investment that we secured for [ORG] in the fiscal year 2023 from the [ORG] budget. I will always remember the warm, selfless, and kindhearted nature of Miss [PERSON] , and above all, her devotion to serving the most vulnerable members of our community. Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating the extraordinary life and legacy of Miss [PERSON] .

warm, selfless, and kindhearted nature; celebrating the extraordinary life and legacy; devotion to serving the most vulnerable members of our community


It is both pernicious and absurd. Where will [ORG] get the resources to detain all these people? Congress has never appropriated, and no administration has ever requested, sufficient resources to detain all noncitizens who fall under the mandatory detention categories.

characterizing policy as 'pernicious and absurd' and questioning feasibility with 'Where will [ORG] get the resources'


After his time at [ORG], Mr. [PERSON] joined [ORG] where he graduated as a [ORG] trooper. He also returned to his hometown and accepted the captain position with the city of Darien. He then won his first sheriff's election to serve the community from 1993 to 1998.


The next four years will determine if America builds on that strength, or slides back into the old trickle-down approach that only benefits those at the very top. I believe that the transformative investments we've made are already deeply rooted in our nation, and therefore too costly, politically and economically, to reverse. At this inflection point, I hope that our playbook serves as a model for how to fight for the middle class and give working families a fair shot, forging a stronger, more secure and prosperous America for generations to come.


The bill we are considering today would undermine that work and rob it of its legitimacy. If passed, this misguided legislation would bluntly curtail our ability to engage the [ORG], to advance our interests in supporting justice and accountability, and, crucially, to share relevant information with our partners and allies. Speaking of our allies, this bill is so absurdly broad that it would sanction our own allies.

would undermine that work and rob it of its legitimacy; would sanction our own allies; misguided legislation


Importantly these reforms ensure the electoral votes for President accurately reflect each [ORG]'s election results, including raising the threshold to challenge a [ORG]'s electoral votes from just one Member of the House and one Member of the Senate to one-fifth of each [ORG] and preventing [ORG] legislatures from appointing electoral slates against the will of the voters. The updated law also sets deadlines for States when certifying their election results in an effort to ensure that the peaceful transfer of power is carried out in line with the requirements set forth in the Constitution. Some have noted that while Kansas' electors met as required on December 17, 2024, and the certificate conveying Kansas' electoral votes was received by the Senate in line with the updated law, the [ORG]'s certificate of ascertainment was inadvertently issued 1 day late on December 12 rather than December 11.


Thus, allowing massive communities to be built in forests is always dangerous. When I was born, California's population numbered about 10 million people. Today, it has quadrupled to over 42.5 million people, and Los Angeles County's dense population alone now numbers over 10 million people, larger than 80 percent of the States in our Union.

allowing massive communities to be built in forests is always dangerous; quadrupled population figures presented to evoke concern about overcrowding


He came back, and this was his first year as head coach, so obviously it was exciting for him to win the title in his first year. There are also some other coaches I want to mention. I specifically want to mention Coach [PERSON] , who is a longtime friend of mine.


COMMUNICATION FROM [SPEAKER] OF THE HOUSE [SPEAKER] laid before the House the following communication from [SPEAKER] of [ORG] of [SPEAKER], [ORG], Washington, DC, January 6, 2025. Hon. [PERSON] , Speaker, [ORG], Washington, DC.


We are ready to roll up our sleeves and get to work. I just emphasized the Iowa delegation putting Iowa first. I do that at the same time we remember the voter mandate of the last election to put America first.


So the people in Altadena would like to have that help, I am sure. They would like to have people that are accountable to bring the leadership that is needed to have that readiness. We assume, as citizens, that things are ready.

leadership that is needed, readiness, accountability - vague aspirational terms without specific details or solutions


SA 34. [SPEAKER] submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill [ORG], supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 35.


In fact, this past October, the Peach State faced another unspeakable tragedy. In Habersham County, in my home district, Ms. [PERSON] Rodriguez- [PERSON] was brutally murdered by an illegal alien from Mexico. She was just 25 years old and left behind a young daughter and a loving family.

unspeakable tragedy, brutally murdered, illegal alien - emotionally charged language paired with crime narrative designed to invoke fear


Although our Founders were famously suspicious of overreaching by [ORG], they recognized the obvious national [ORG] the national security and foreign policy imperatives--and the problems that would arise if every [ORG] and county and city were to enforce its own immigration laws. And that is why the Constitution of the United States says that the Congress, working with the President, should administer those laws, and, therefore, logically assigned the responsibility to our national government--not to our [ORG] government, not to our local government--to enforce our immigration law. Throughout our history, the American people have been welcoming to new immigrants--and sometimes less so.

invocation of Founders' intent and Constitution as authoritative basis for federal immigration control; characterization of American people as 'welcoming to new immigrants' without substantiation


28. [SPEAKER]. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Michigan?


But I also know this: Third, you don't need intelligence. [ORG]'s own internal documents reveal the threat that it poses to Americans. The [ORG] attorneys general have brought lawsuits to defend their people.

reliance on internal documents and attorneys general actions to establish credibility of threat claim; use of 'threat that it poses to Americans' with charged language


Last fall, I had the opportunity to visit Taipei and learn about the robust investments Taiwan is making right there in semiconductor manufacturing. Taiwanese companies are also making large investments right here in the United States. Ending double taxation between our two countries will be beneficial to both the American businesses in Taiwan and the Taiwanese businesses investing in the United States.


The number is now somewhere around $130 billion. They have spent maybe $15 billion or $20 billion or somewhere in there. Now they are seeking more Federal money, about $6 billion to $8 billion more Federal, of your 50-State taxpayer money, in this boondoggle.

calling the spending a 'boondoggle' and emphasizing taxpayer money being sought to create doubt about the program's value


[ORG]. 1302. Mandatory electronic verification for the agricultural industry.


The provision stipulates that, in the Senate, the notification of proposed sales shall be sent to the chairman of [ORG]. In keeping with the committee's intention to see that relevant information is still available to the full Senate, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the notifications that have been received. If the cover letter references a classified annex, then such an annex is available to all Senators in the office of [ORG], room SD-423.


We will be learning more, I expect, about how it possibly could be that we have fire hydrants that are not working, that water isn't coming out of them, and how we didn't have the necessary personnel on hand despite the high wind conditions. It serves to underline on the one hand the misguided priorities, and on the other, the lack of basic competence. Additionally, Los Angeles and California, more generally, have continued to lead the [ORG] in homelessness.

'misguided priorities' and 'lack of basic competence' characterizing officials/leadership


Finally, it is unfair to Americans who have forgone a college education because they couldn't afford the cost. And now they have to pick up the tab for those for whom President [PERSON] has canceled their debt. Any family with a mortgage, a car payment, or credit card debt knows there is really no such thing as canceling the debt.

framing debt cancellation as unfair burden on non-college Americans who must 'pick up the tab' and suggesting debt cannot truly be cancelled


He went on to stress the importance of Republicans and Democrats working together to protect and reinforce our democracy. We are for that. But here is what he said: I can think of few issues that should both--unite both parties faster than safeguarding our democracy .

safeguarding our democracy - vague appeal to abstract democratic ideals without specific policy details


A bill to establish [ORG] and to transfer unobligated amounts from the Coronavirus State and local fiscal recovery funds to such Fund to construct and maintain physical barriers along the southern border; to [ORG]. By [SPEAKER] (for himself, Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , and Ms. [PERSON] ): S. 43. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for a safe harbor from infringement of a method of use patent relating to drugs or biological products; to [ORG].


SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS The following concurrent resolutions and Senate resolutions were read, and referred (or acted upon), as indicated: By [SPEAKER] (for himself, Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , and Mr. [PERSON] ): [PERSON] . 20. A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of [ORG]; to [ORG].


We can go back to [PERSON] , who as [PERSON] competed in the Olympics and won the decathlon. As [PERSON] , she stated that if she would have transitioned earlier, she would have won every gold medal. Clearly, that is not fair.

"if she would have transitioned earlier, she would have won every gold medal. Clearly, that is not fair" - misrepresents the statement and uses loaded language to frame the situation as inherently unfair


The reason we are all here today is to consider [ORG]. And, really, it is out of a sense of duty, a moral obligation to honor [PERSON] , her life, and her legacy--a life cut far too short at the hands of an illegal alien, who committed the most heinous crime we can possibly imagine, and a legacy that continues and will continue to live on. [PERSON] , as my colleagues know, was an exceptional 22-year-old.


In other words, you will be able to buy the car of your choice. We will build automobiles in America again at a rate that nobody could have dreamt possible just a few years ago. And thank you to the autoworkers of our Nation for your inspiring vote of confidence.

build automobiles in America again at a rate that nobody could have dreamt possible and thank you to the autoworkers


Republicans want the law enforced. [SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , in fact, the Democrats got behind a bipartisan border security bill, which beefed up law enforcement at the border, which beefed up judges at the border, and that was tanked by [PERSON] and by Republicans in the House.

Republicans want the law enforced...Democrats got behind a bipartisan border security bill...tanked by Republicans


33 would deepen our economic relationship with Taiwan, specifically our semiconductor and chip manufacturing industries, and secure strategic supply chains. America should not have to rely on foreign adversaries like China for our supply chains when we can partner with better allies like Taiwan. If we have learned anything from the pandemic, it is that we cannot rely on people who do not feel the same as we do to supply us with needed products.

cannot rely on foreign adversaries like China for our supply chains when we can partner with better allies like Taiwan


Congress has never put conditions on disaster aid because when [PERSON] strikes, she doesn't ask for your party affiliation before she hurts you. The people who were hurt in the fires in southern California were parents, children, and grandchildren who lost their homes or lost their loved ones. I am asking Republican Members of Congress to please stop using the pain and suffering of disaster victims for their own political purposes.


By [SPEAKER] (for himself and Mrs. [PERSON] ): S. 76. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to improve the effectiveness of major rules in accomplishing their regulatory objectives by promoting retrospective review, and for other purposes; to [ORG] and [ORG]. By [SPEAKER] (for himself and Mrs. [PERSON] ): S. 77.


We will have the opportunity to pass a budget with reconciliation instructions. I am not sure how much the American people care about the process. We care about the process because we have to deal with it.


A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and adjust for inflation the above-the-line deduction for teachers; to [ORG]. By [SPEAKER]: H.R. 229.


H.R. 221: Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , and Mrs. [PERSON] . [PERSON]


And over the course of the last week, I have had the opportunity to visit command posts and meet with firefighters, had the opportunity to distribute meals to many of the victims and to see, to tour, to visit the destruction firsthand. Yes, there are survivors, people impacted from communities like the Pacific Palisades--some with names and faces that you will recognize from television and the entertainment industry. But I assure you there are also a lot of other faces and families that you won't recognize from the working-class and diverse communities throughout Los Angeles County.

contrasting 'names and faces that you will recognize from television and the entertainment industry' with 'other faces and families that you won't recognize from the working-class and diverse communities' uses emotionally charged framing to emphasize overlooked victims


You are not going to pay your interest back to [ORG]? Of course you are. The point of this chart is trying to say accounting accounts for 24 percent of all those tax receipts we take in that aren't [ORG], aren't part of those payroll taxes, 24 percent, is just going to pay interest, and that is this year.

24 percent of all those tax receipts...is just going to pay interest, and that is this year


31: Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , and Mr. [PERSON] . H.R. 33: Mr. [PERSON] and Mrs. [PERSON] .


How has immigration affected American society? Let's use one example--crime. The statistics are compelling and longstanding that immigration does not increase crime.


What I see happening in southern California is they are pushing back on the leadership that has gotten us into this situation. We are going to be there for them. We are going to be there right now as we are, as the firefighters--not me, not us, but we are making sure that things are going to be provided so they can get through this immediate emergency, get the fire out, get people stabilized, and then go forward in the rebuild process.

We are going to be there for them. We are going to be there right now...making sure that things are going to be provided


[SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I yield an additional 15 seconds to the gentlewoman from Wisconsin. [SPEAKER].


A bill to amend [ORG] of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to [ORG]. By [SPEAKER] (for himself, Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] of Florida, and Mr. [PERSON] ): S. 129. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the application of the income tax on qualified tips through a deduction allowed to all individual taxpayers, and for other purposes; to [ORG].


Even conservative Governors in States like Indiana and Utah recognized this and vetoed some of these bills. Just as troubling, the bill's language opens the door to invasive, degrading, and humiliating physical examinations of children, children who simply want to play softball or join a basketball team. Mr. [PERSON] , our communities thrive when every child can be part of a team, learn sportsmanship, and challenge themselves.


And in my view, it must be done. If Democrats are so concerned that the Senate does not yet have her background check, then the President, President [PERSON] , should address those concerns by making sure that his FBI and his [ORG] get the background checks done, because they are still technically in charge until January 20. There is nothing the [PERSON] administration, the incoming [ORG] administration, can do officially to make that happen; it is up to President [PERSON] and his FBI and his [ORG].

presents background check completion as solely dependent on current President's FBI/ORG, ignoring other possible solutions or shared responsibility


Again, the Endangered Species Act being manipulated and weaponized against doing the work we need to do is partly at fault. For example, when we talk about water in California, let's look at the delta smelt for a moment. The water supply we should be building in California is impeded because the water has to be shipped out to the Pacific Ocean, supposedly to help the delta smelt.

characterizing ESA as 'manipulated and weaponized' and presenting delta smelt protection as merely 'supposedly' helping the species oversimplifies complex environmental conservation trade-offs


The Agreement has been negotiated in accordance with the Act and other applicable law. In my judgment, it meets all applicable statutory requirements and will advance the nonproliferation and other foreign policy interests of the United States of America. The Agreement contains all of the provisions required by subsection 123 a. of the Act.

negotiated in accordance with the Act and other applicable law; meets all applicable statutory requirements


In the Senate, I have been working to promote effective forest management practices at every level. So today I have introduced a bill called the Wildfire Prevention Act. My bill allows [ORG] to treat more acres and remove more redtape to better protect our forests and our fellow Americans.

effective forest management practices, remove more redtape, better protect our forests and our fellow Americans


They even beat the odds in the championship game. While ranked fifth, our [ORG] triumphed with a 2-1 victory over the second-ranked team to secure their historic title. From Head Coach [PERSON] to every single player, the [ORG] have displayed remarkable team spirit on their journey to this historic success.

historic title, historic success, remarkable team spirit


Currently, even families who are paying into the payroll tax system-- that is, families who have a job, workers who have a job, a mom and dad who are paying taxes--they can't begin to claim the child tax relief until they meet a certain threshold of income. My view is this: We ought to allow them to start applying this tax relief against every dollar that they pay into the payroll tax system. Most working-class families pay considerable sums in payroll taxes but relatively little in income taxes.

framing working families as deserving ('mom and dad who are paying taxes') and using authoritative 'My view is this' to establish credibility while advocating for policy change


INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated: By [SPEAKER] (for himself, Mr. [PERSON] , and Mr. [PERSON] ): S. 38. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to penalize false communications to cause an emergency response, and for other purposes; to [ORG]. By [SPEAKER] (for himself, Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , and Mr. [PERSON] ): S. 39.


[SPEAKER]. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second.


That is it--not a dollar more. For example, of the $3 billion of the IRA dedicated to the new environmental and climate justice block grant program through the IRA, the EPA announced over the last several months that it would give $50 million to [ORG], $50 million to [ORG], and $100 million to the NDN Collective. [ORG] promotes wildly anti- [ORG] rhetoric.


In June of 2023, [ORG] in the United States v. Texas emphatically rejected the alleged standing of States to sue [ORG] to alter the government's immigration arrest policies. This bill attempts a legislative bypass of this constitutional decision in U.S. v. Texas written by [PERSON] Kavanaugh and joined by eight of nine Justices on the [ORG]. In rejecting the States' standing argument, the [ORG] observed, among other things, that lawsuits alleging insufficient arrests or prosecution run against the executive branch's exclusive Article II authority to enforce immigration law, which includes the discretion to determine enforcement priorities in the face of a chronic lack of resources and shifting public safety, public welfare, and foreign policy needs and priorities.


Wealthy individuals have stocks, and they have other assets that inflate as the dollar devalues. So, again, this harm primarily affects lower income Americans. The men and women who work are harmed by this.

wealthy individuals benefit while 'lower income Americans' and 'men and women who work' are 'harmed' by inflation


[SPEAKER]. The question is on passage of the bill. The question was taken; and [SPEAKER] announced that the ayes appeared to have it.


SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS The following concurrent resolutions and Senate resolutions were read, and referred (or acted upon), as indicated: By [SPEAKER]: [PERSON] . 16. A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen; considered and agreed to.


They should go to jail, he said, of Members of Congress who sought to uncover the truth about January 6. Let's recap. The people who broke into the Capitol, and injured 147 officers, and threatened to kill the Vice President should be pardoned, and the elected officials who performed their constitutional duty to investigate the largest mass assault of law enforcement officers and the greatest assault on our democracy should be jailed.

presenting only two extreme opposing positions (pardoning Capitol rioters vs. jailing investigators) while ignoring moderate alternatives; 'largest mass assault of law enforcement officers' and 'greatest assault on our democracy' use emotionally charged language


A 39-year-old citizen of Mexico in Federal Way who was convicted of communication with a minor for immoral purposes. A 69-year-old citizen of Mexico in Yakima who was convicted of dealing in depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. A 58-year-old citizen of Mexico in Yakima who was convicted of child molestation in the first degree, child molestation in the second degree, and rape of a child in the third degree.

repeated listing of criminal convictions paired with 'citizen of Mexico' emphasizing nationality in context of serious crimes to create negative association


There was no objection. The resolution was agreed to. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.


To make matters worse, this past Monday, [PERSON] banned American energy production on 625 million acres of Federal waters. The Democrat leader says: Well, we need to do things to lower prices for the American people. That is not going to do it.

'banned American energy production' and mischaracterizing the stated rationale as contradictory to the policy's actual effect


The VICE PRESIDENT. The state of the vote for President of the United States, as delivered to the President of the Senate, is as follows: The whole number of the electors appointed to vote for President of the United States is 538. Within that whole number, a majority is 270.


Screw you. Let's do what is right for our brothers and sisters in this country. We are Americans.

Americans and appeals to national identity and fraternity; 'screw you' uses confrontational loaded language


Ms. [PERSON] was a longtime organist and choir director for 66 years at [ORG] of St. John the Baptist. At just 16 years old, Ms. [PERSON] became the organist at the cathedral in 1946. She managed several choirs, including [ORG], the SVA Alumnae Chorus, and the cathedral men's choir and women's choir.


[SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. [PERSON] , I rise today in strong opposition to the so-called [ORG] of 2025, a bill that will actually do the opposite and make sports more dangerous for women and girls.

"so-called [ORG]" and characterizing bill as doing "the opposite" with no middle ground presented


By [SPEAKER] (for herself, Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , and Mr. [PERSON] ): [PERSON] . 22. A resolution concerning [ORG] policy for eligibility in women's sports; to [ORG], and [ORG].


A bill to amend [ORG] to require [ORG] to carry out research and development regarding a policy to insure table, wine, and juice grapes against losses due to a freeze event, and for other purposes; to [ORG]. By [SPEAKER] (for himself and Mr. [PERSON] ): [PERSON] 293.


A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a tax credit for nurse preceptors; to [ORG]. By [SPEAKER] (for herself, Mr. [PERSON] , Mrs. [PERSON] , and Mr. [PERSON] ): S. 132. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules for postponing certain deadlines by reason of disaster; to [ORG].


We need time to consider alternative ideas. This legislation does not repeal the original legislation; it merely allows for more time. Let me be clear.


He recently addressed students at [ORG] in my northwest Ohio district. Colonel [PERSON] 's story is one of unparalleled courage in the face of profound adversity, from humble beginnings to the football fields of West Point and combat in Iraq to his intrepid mission to others after losing both legs in severe injuries sustained in a roadside bomb attack. Despite all that he endured, he easily could have given up in despair.

Colonel [PERSON]'s story is one of unparalleled courage in the face of profound adversity


Since its founding in 1845, [ORG] has been an absolute cornerstone of economic development, business growth, education, and enhancing the quality of life in the Galveston area. The chamber proudly represents over 750 members across diverse sectors, including small businesses, education, research, healthcare, government, nonprofit organizations, and religious groups--truly embodying the spirit of collaboration and progress. As the oldest chamber of commerce in Texas, we are blessed to have this remarkable institution in our community and in my district.

absolute cornerstone of economic development, business growth, education, and enhancing the quality of life; spirit of collaboration and progress; blessed to have this remarkable institution


We oppose this legislation as it would expand the circumstances under which domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, stalking, and sex offenses would constitute grounds of inadmissibility, as well as expand the definition of domestic violence to be considered for inadmissibility or deportability grounds. These measures would negatively impact immigrant survivors of domestic and sexual violence, and fail to alleviate the primary barriers to safety and stability experienced by survivors seeking relief under the Immigration and Nationality Act. We are especially troubled that this legislation fails to include waivers that take into account the needs of the victim or their family, and that it will limit the discretion that judges can exercise where the equities warrant, including situations where survivors who are inadvertently caught up in the criminal legal system will be harmed.

would negatively impact immigrant survivors of domestic and sexual violence; will harm survivors who are inadvertently caught up in the criminal legal system


Entire communities burned to ash. Families brought together in grief. Churches and synagogues have burned down, but their members still gather as one because amidst the darkness and destruction, we have seen rays of hope.

Entire communities burned to ash, Families brought together in grief, Churches and synagogues have burned down


A bill to amend the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988, and for other purposes; to [ORG]. By [SPEAKER] (for himself and Mrs. [PERSON] ): H.R. 532.


His family watched their native Cuba deteriorate under a communist dictatorship, and it was conversations with his grandfather about Cuba's plight that drew Senator [PERSON] into public service. So it is no surprise he is one of the strongest defenders of the rights of the Cuban people. He is also a strong voice for democracy and justice in Venezuela.

family watched their native Cuba deteriorate under a communist dictatorship; strongest defenders of the rights of the Cuban people; strong voice for democracy and justice


Thank God that in 4 days this tragic chapter in our [ORG]'s history will close. Shortly after noon on Monday, President [PERSON] will issue executive orders to protect the American people once again. It is too late for these grieving families but perhaps just in time for yours or mine.

tragic chapter, protect the American people, grieving families, just in time for yours or mine


Now, this is the seventh largest trading partner of the United States. It is a large trading partner of my State of California. I think it is important we end this regime of double taxation, continue strengthening our ties, encouraging more economic investments, and ensuring that we are bolstering our national security.


This leads to wasted opportunities, more frequent power outages, and higher costs passed on to ratepayers. Commonsense solutions, like H.R. 164, are more critical than ever to keep energy costs low for American families.

wasted opportunities, more frequent power outages, higher costs passed on to ratepayers; commonsense solutions


I highlight the advocacy of my colleague, [ORG] Congressman [PERSON] , whose support helped get this initiative across the finish line. Heather and I cannot wait to join our fellow Montanans cheering the team on as they take to Pennsylvania Avenue on Monday and make their way toward the White House. Go Cats.


I was horrified by the atrocities committed by [ORG] on October 7, but I am encouraged by the reports that indicate that Israel and [ORG] are closer than ever to reaching a cease-fire agreement that would return all remaining hostages held in Gaza to their families. Still, the reality of the matter is whether a cease-fire is reached and whether that cease-fire lasts. We must act now.

'horrified by the atrocities' and 'must act now' create emotional urgency without specifying what action is needed


5. All defense articles and services listed in this transmittal have been authorized for release and export to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.


[SPEAKER]. [SPEAKER] will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.


Despite [ORG]'s bipartisan history, we now have to fight tooth and nail to reauthorize it. It was Republicans who let the Violence Against Women Act languish and expire for 3 years. The leader of [ORG] is once again a man who was found liable for sexual misconduct and bragged about grabbing and forcibly kissing women without their consent.


[ORG] and [ORG] account for $124 trillion of deficit. The rest of the budget has a $9 trillion surplus. Let me walk that through.


MORNING BUSINESS ARMS SALES NOTIFICATIONS [SPEAKER]. Madam President, section 36(b) of [ORG] requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may be reviewed.


Ultimately, this bill holds [ORG] and the government accountable to the American people. By strengthening trust, H.R. 153 is a vital step toward building a more transparent, responsive disaster recovery system.

strengthening trust, transparent, responsive, vital step, American people


But they are not going to just wander around the country. That is why we believe this Laken [PERSON] Act is so important. It is because we never, ever, ever, ever want to have another American who is murdered by someone illegally present here, especially someone who had already committed multiple crimes before they ever got to that murder.


We send it on to them. This is both categories in that number of the 21.8, but it is 3 days. Let's actually even add a little bit.


Sincerely, [PERSON] , United States Senator, Vice President-Elect. ____ United States Senate, Washington, DC, January 9, 2025.


The poorest children in our country, 50 percent of all children in our country--50 percent--are on SNAP, on food stamps, at some point in their life. That is the poorest children in our country. That is who they are.

50 percent--50 percent repeated for emphasis; characterization of widespread child poverty to evoke concern


Disaster relief through [ORG], started by President [PERSON] , gets food, water, power, and shelter to survivors. In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in my [ORG], my home county of Montgomery County received more than $30 million for cleanup and repair. Even so, 3\1/2\ years later claims hang in limbo.

Attribution of disaster relief success to named President; contrast between initial aid delivery and lingering unresolved claims creates emotional weight


It turns out, you are going to have to do things that maximize productivity, maximize labor substitution, use that technology, use the supercomputer in your pocket. It is shocking how many people freak out every time I start to talk about using [ORG] and these things. You don't have a choice.

'It is shocking how many people freak out' and 'You don't have a choice'


If you are like I am, you believe this Republic was divinely inspired. If you believe like I do, do you not have a moral obligation to save this country? How about being a dad?

presents binary choice (either save the country or fail as a parent), implies moral obligation framed as existential necessity


It unjustly targets transgender women and girls under the guise of fairness, but exclusion is not fairness, Mr. [PERSON] . Fairness is ensuring that every athlete can participate, grow, and thrive. For this reason, at the appropriate time, I will offer a motion to recommit this bill back to the committee.

framing the policy as 'unjustly targets' and 'exclusion is not fairness' while presenting only two opposing views without acknowledging nuance in the debate


For many years, a radical and corrupt establishment has extracted power and wealth from our citizens, while the pillars of our society lay broken in seemingly incomplete disrepair. We now have a government that cannot manage even a simple crisis at home, while at the same time stumbling into a continuing catalog of catastrophic events abroad. It fails to protect our magnificent law-abiding American citizens but provides sanctuary and protection for dangerous criminals, many from prisons and mental institutions that have illegally entered our country from all over the world.

radical and corrupt establishment... extract power and wealth... pillars of our society lay broken... cannot manage even a simple crisis... catastrophic events... dangerous criminals... illegally entered


Mr. [PERSON] has attended every sale since 1975, making this year's sale on February 6 his 50th. [ORG] consistently raises money for [ORG] scholarships and programs that shape [PERSON] youth to become the [ORG]'s agriculture leaders. The sale and the programs it supports enable youth to develop both the technical knowledge and soft skills that they will need to become professionals working to feed and clothe the world.


A resolution expressing the sense of [ORG] that [ORG] should be returned to Greece; to [ORG]. By [SPEAKER] (for himself, Mr. [PERSON] , and Mrs. [PERSON] ): [PERSON] . 19.


That hurts businesses of all sizes, as well as individuals who spend time in each market. For example, without a double-tax treaty, workers from the United States who are sent to Taiwan to train for their jobs in a domestic chip facility can be taxed twice on the income they earn on that trip. The U.S. has eliminated this problem through bilateral income tax treaties with more than 60 countries, but not with Taiwan.

workers...can be taxed twice on the income they earn on that trip


If a member of the committee chooses to appeal the ruling of the chair, such appeal must be made within three days, in writing, and shall be preserved for committee consideration. The [ORG]'s ruling on appeal shall be filed with [SPEAKER] of the [ORG] and shall be provided to the members and witness no less than three days before the reconvened deposition. A deponent who refuses to answer a question after being directed to answer by the chair may be subject to sanction, except that no sanctions may be imposed if the ruling of the chair is reversed by the committee on appeal.


205. Utilizing grazing for wildfire risk reduction. TITLE III--CULTURAL CHANGE IN AGENCIES Sec.


RECOGNIZING AMERICAN PILOT [PERSON] ([SPEAKER] asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) [SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I rise today to recognize [PERSON] , a proud American and distinguished commercial and test pilot, who shattered a set of world aviation records in 1988.

proud American and distinguished... shattered a set of world aviation records


H.R. 28 and S. 9's real purpose is not to expand opportunities for women and girls, but to deny transgender, intersex, and nonbinary students of their right under Title IX to equal athletic opportunities. This harms all women and girls.

characterizes the bills' purpose as 'deny[ing]' rights rather than addressing athletic eligibility criteria; uses emotionally charged framing 'harms all women and girls' to misrepresent the bills' stated intent


We expanded access and legal representation for migrants and asylum seekers, many who came seeking peace and solidarity, in search of safety and dignity. Today, as a Representative of California's 12th District, I remain committed to advancing real solutions and making our communities safer. I, too, was a domestic violence advocate for a prosecutor.

phrases like 'peace and solidarity,' 'safety and dignity,' and 'real solutions' appeal to vague positive values without specific policy details; 'domestic violence advocate' uses emotionally resonant framing to establish moral authority


I have learned through this work that justice is not a principle. It is our responsibility. Later in my career, I led [ORG] started by President [PERSON] .


Yes, that is a reality. What happened? Let's back up from that a little bit.


We also know that Iran--the world's No. 1 state sponsor of terrorism--is actively funding anti-Jewish protests on our college campuses. President [PERSON] did nothing.

Iran--the world's No. 1 state sponsor of terrorism--is actively funding anti-Jewish protests; President did nothing


Last year, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of [ORG]'s enactment. Today, we have to watch our colleagues across the aisle make another cheap attempt to divide us and play gotcha politics. We should work together to eradicate domestic violence.

characterizing opponent actions as 'cheap attempt to divide' while positioning collaboration on domestic violence as the only reasonable path forward


Actually, on our side, we welcome debate, and we welcome ways to improve the legislation. I am told that there were negotiations going on to try to actually improve this legislation, and then the Speaker made a unilateral decision to go with the most extreme version. This was not marked up in committee, and there were no amendments to this.

characterizing the legislation as 'the most extreme version' and suggesting the Speaker made a 'unilateral decision' to bypass standard legislative processes


They have created every farfetched hypothetical that they can dream up but never discuss the real tragedies--like [PERSON] --and how they could have been stopped if we had only done our job. I have refuted their claims in conversations with my colleagues, and we will continue to do so. But what the American people should know is this: These are the same groups that have publicly fought to keep our borders wide open for years.

characterizing opponents' arguments as 'farfetched hypotheticals' while dismissing them, attacking 'these groups' rather than their arguments, and presenting a false choice between discussing specific incidents and addressing border policy


Our tax dollars to the [ORG] are subsidizing threats to our own national security! defenceless spending It's time to declare war on waste at [ORG] (DoD). The Pentagon has never passed an audit and is unable to fully account for its budget.

subsidizing threats to our own national security, declare war on waste, defenceless spending


[SPEAKER]. The question is on passage of the bill. The question was taken; and [SPEAKER] announced that the ayes appeared to have it.


The bill we are considering today may prevent a similar tragedy from affecting another family. [PERSON] 's loved ones have had to suffer the heartbreak of losing their daughter, their sister, their friend--a bright light in their lives. But her mother and stepfather said of this bill: There is no greater gift that could be given to her and our country than to continue her legacy by saving lives through this bill.

family members' emotional endorsement of the bill; emotionally charged language like 'heartbreak', 'bright light', 'legacy', and 'saving lives'


This is not just a relic of the past; it sticks to today. In 2023, 17 percent of new businesses that were started in America during that year were started by immigrants, and another 17 percent were started by the children of immigrants. Fully, 34 percent of new businesses in 2023 were started by immigrants or by the children of immigrants.


Mr. President, I would like to read into the Record a statement from President [PERSON] , issued this morning on the Equal Rights Amendment. He said as follows: I have supported the Equal Rights Amendment for more than 50 years, and I have long been clear that no one should be discriminated against based on their sex. We, as a nation, must affirm and protect women's full equality once and for all.

Long-standing support claim ('more than 50 years') combined with vague aspirational language ('women's full equality once and for all') without specific policy details


[SPEAKER]. [SPEAKER] will report the resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A resolution ([PERSON] .


ISRAEL [SPEAKER]. Mr. President, let me begin by speaking of the recent news of a cease-fire agreement in the Middle East. I have good news.


You have to picture two clock faces. I am trying to make some way where you make things with lots of zeros understandable. This is one of my favorite ones.


Our health has declined. Our hope for the future has eroded. And all the while, this town has plowed ahead with the failed policies of the last 40 years.

health has declined, hope has eroded, failed policies


That theory holds that by cutting taxes for the very wealthy, benefits will trickle down to everyone else. But in truth, not a lot has ever trickled down onto most folks' kitchen tables. Instead, inequality grew and America slid deeper into debt.

calling the theory into question with 'in truth, not a lot has ever trickled down' and using emotionally charged phrases like 'slid deeper into debt'


Nothing could be worse for the environment than massive wildfires. And as a result, our public lands have turned into tinderboxes, and it is because of policies that we have seen come out of this body, this administration, Democrat administrations prior to that. And Wyoming is no stranger to wildfires.

Nothing could be worse for the environment than massive wildfires... our public lands have turned into tinderboxes


[SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands (Ms. [PERSON] ). [SPEAKER].


If the House rules permitted, I would have offered the motion with an important amendment to this bill. Mr. [PERSON] , [ORG] was originally passed to address the structural imbalances between men's and women's sports, disparities that continue to pose an actual threat to women and girls in sports today. My amendment, based on my Fair Play for Women Act, would strengthen [ORG] enforcement and protect all women by increasing accountability, transparency, and training in athletic programs.

claiming amendment is 'based on my Fair Play for Women Act' and describing disparities as 'actual threat to women and girls' uses authoritative framing and emotionally-laden language to strengthen the proposal's credibility


It hasn't supported a winning candidate in two decades. This year the program paid out more than $1 million to [ORG] campaign and $380,000 to [ORG] candidate [PERSON] . More than $16.6 million is currently available for funding the future aspirations of fringe candidates destined for failure.


I know the Speaker to be a man of good will and integrity. I hope this is something that we can bring up and work on to get this done on behalf of the American people.


1401 et seq. ), an alien granted permanent resident status on a conditional basis shall be considered to have been admitted to the United States, and be present in the United States, as an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. (2) Limitation on application for naturalization.--An alien may not apply for naturalization while the alien is in permanent resident status on a conditional basis.


Mr. [PERSON] , I thank my friend from Utah for his remarks and all of the good stuff we have started off with as Republicans in this Congress and his remarks about athletics. I was a walk-on in college. I hope all of us might be able to work together to figure out how to deal with this bit of a mess that the [ORG] is creating with respect to college athletics.


[[ORG] [ORG] AND [ORG] SPACEFLIGHT INDUSTRY ([SPEAKER] asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) [SPEAKER]. Madam Speaker, I rise today in my first speech on the House floor to applaud the men and women powering America's spaceflight industry.


Women's sports have flourished, and we have seen amazing accomplishments in basketball, soccer, swimming, and so much more. Athletes like [PERSON] , [PERSON] , [PERSON] , and [PERSON] are now household names, inspiring young girls everywhere. Yet we have been faced with a narrow but loud group of activists and media who think it is acceptable for a 6-foot-4-inch biological male to compete against an average-sized, yet athletic, woman in sports.

characterizing opponents as a 'narrow but loud group of activists' and using 'biological male' framing to present a simplified version of a complex policy debate


Mr. [PERSON] , I urge support for the bill, and I reserve the balance of my time. [SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I yield myself such time as I may consume.


[SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I thank the gentleman from Montana. I appreciate all that we have been able to enact thus far.


The U.S. is not one of them. In fact, Taiwan is our largest trading partner and ally that isn't covered by a tax treaty. This puts American companies and citizens at a competitive disadvantage.


Sincerely, [PERSON] , United States Senator. [PERSON] , United States Senator.


Just earlier this month, ICE arrested a Dominican national who had been charged with assault to rape, kidnapping, and indecent assault. The illegal alien crossed the border in January 2023 and was placed on alternatives to detention. That is [PERSON] and [PERSON] immigration legacy: more unvetted aliens released into American communities, more criminal aliens on American streets, and more Americans endangered by radical, reckless policies.

use of terms like 'illegal alien,' 'radical, reckless policies,' and the implication that immigration policies directly cause criminal endangerment without acknowledging complexity or enforcement challenges


Do you want to know what [ORG], Jr., would do as Secretary of [ORG]? I want you to look at [ORG]. Before [ORG] had a measles outbreak, he was there--he was there propping up vaccine deniers and falsely blaming deaths on the measles vaccine.

measles outbreak, propping up vaccine deniers and falsely blaming deaths


When it comes to wasteful government spending in the jurisdiction of my committee, which is [ORG]--I am very thrilled, as of yesterday's meeting, to become the new chairman there--look no further than the groundwork we laid last year through the investigations of my committee. We worked on looking at the spending in the massive, bloated, ill-conceived Inflation Reduction Act. The so-called IRA, which was a bill passed with only Democrat votes, authorized billions of dollars in new handouts from EPA to the Democrat-aligned groups.

massive, bloated, ill-conceived Inflation Reduction Act; worked on looking at the spending through investigations of my committee


Of course, a new President must assemble a [ORG] of people he trusts to carry out his agenda and do that under the Constitution with the advice and consent of the Senate, with the expectation that before the day is out, we will approve the nomination of Senator [PERSON] to be our [ORG]'s 72nd Secretary of [ORG]. I am proud that today we can do that. No one in this body can doubt that [PERSON] is a very intelligent man with a remarkable understanding of America's foreign policy and a very deep commitment to the American dream.


The bill before us would level the playing field. It would incentivize Taiwan to provide tax benefits to Americans that are similar to those of a tax treaty. Once Taiwan has done so, the United States would provide those same benefits to Taiwan.


Then, finally, there is the issue of housing because it is going to be a major undertaking in order to rebuild these beautiful communities. [ORG] is most assuredly going to stand in the way of that process. It has a long history of denying project after project.


Why have wind and solar ever be deployed? That is what they are coming for. It is outrageous.

"That is what they are coming for" and "outrageous" - creates alarm about unnamed threat while using emotionally charged language without explanation


First off, no one's due process is taken with regard to their immigration proceeding that may be moving and the ability to see the criminal proceeding through to the end. At the end of the day, we have to make a decision, and that is the decision that is in front of my colleagues right now. Are we going to protect open border policies or are we going to protect kids?

Are we going to protect open border policies or are we going to protect kids? - presents only two opposing choices while ignoring middle-ground positions; implies choosing anything other than the stated position means failing to protect children


Madam Speaker, today, I rise to honor a powerful force in the fight for justice, equality, and true democracy, the Illinois Poor People's Campaign. In one of the wealthiest nations in the world, [ORG] dares to believe that poverty can be eradicated. Their work continues the legacy and vision of the Reverend Dr. [PERSON] , Jr., building a multiracial movement to end poverty, centering the voices of those with lived experiences of poverty, and breaking down barriers to full democratic participation.

phrases like 'fight for justice, equality, and true democracy' and 'powerful force' use inspiring but vague language without specific policy details; references to legacy of MLK and appeal to democratic values invoke patriotic sentiment


[SPEAKER] will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll. [SPEAKER].


There is plenty of know-how. The loggers, the timber people, so many of them are unemployed and have the know-how that could be managing the forest in a way that is ecologically sound and correct. They are not allowed to do it.

loggers and timber people presented as experts with 'know-how' for 'ecologically sound' forest management, implying their exclusion is unjust


But I have long advocated for the abolition of the [ORG] death penalty. And I know he sees it differently. I commend President [PERSON] for his leadership.


Mr. [PERSON] , I reserve the balance of my time. [SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Vermont (Ms. [PERSON] ).


May we all be so lucky to reflect on our lives and say: I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith. I know [PERSON] 's family can say this of him. My heart is with the children that he loved so very much--Zan, [PERSON] , and [ORG]--and with those who knew him best.


I suggest the absence of a quorum. [SPEAKER] (Mr. [PERSON] ). Will the Senator withhold his request?


[SPEAKER]. Without objection, it is so ordered. S. 5 [SPEAKER].


I suggest the absence of a quorum. [SPEAKER]. [SPEAKER] will call the roll.


SA 15. [SPEAKER] submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill [ORG], to require the Secretary of [ORG] to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.


We will certainly not allow you to be welcomed to American soil. Mr. [PERSON] , I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. [PERSON] .


He puts it very poignantly. He says: American investors are going to fund the very military buildup that will result in the death of my marines if China were to invade Taiwan. To me--and I am sure to all of us--that is simply unacceptable.

American investors funding military buildup that will result in death of marines; characterizing as simply unacceptable


We need to build [ORG]. We need to raise the Shasta Dam. We need to not let all the water keep rushing out to the Pacific Ocean through the Delta to supposedly save a smelt that doesn't exist.

dismissive characterization of environmental concerns ('supposedly save a smelt that doesn't exist') and presenting choice as binary between dam construction and water loss, ignoring nuanced policy alternatives


By [SPEAKER] (for himself, Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] of South Carolina, Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , and Mr. [PERSON] ): H.R. 476. A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to any foreign person that knowingly participates in the construction, maintenance, or repair of a tunnel or bridge that connects the Russian mainland with the Crimean peninsula; to [ORG], and in addition to [ORG], for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


Let me tell you, Mr. [PERSON] , we have already seen an investigation like this happen at a high school in Utah. Unsurprisingly, they wrongly targeted someone who wasn't trans. If this bill is passed into law, then there are only a few ways to actually enforce it, and that is genital inspections and asking young girls very inappropriate questions about their menstrual cycles.

equating bill enforcement with 'genital inspections' and 'inappropriate questions about menstrual cycles'


Today, I send my thoughts to all those who knew, loved, or were inspired by President [PERSON] . Our Nation and world are better off because of his service. May he rest in peace.


There is no doubt President [PERSON] made an impact on scores of Americans. As for this Senator, in 1976, I was on the ballot as a Congressman for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District, and of course [PERSON] was on that same ballot. Now, he and I were bit by different political bugs, but we have a similar foundation--two smalltown boys anchored in our faith.


As a legislator, I intend to honor the promises I made to my constituents when I asked for their votes: to take seriously the problems we confront, which include a porous border and a massive national debt. I will be a foe to those who would work to turn the people over to the government and a friend to those who will turn the government over to the people. Our common oath, when we begin this service, is to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic; turn the government over to the people


It is to cut taxes for the wealthiest international corporations in human history. I am here today with my Senate Democratic colleagues, and I want to make a sort of broader point. As Democrats struggle through, learn about, argue about what went wrong over the last 2 to 4 years politically, one of things that we did not do well enough is stay on the same theme.


1, S. 5, a bill to require the Secretary of [ORG] to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes. [PERSON] , [PERSON] , [PERSON] , [PERSON] , [PERSON] , [PERSON] , [PERSON] , [PERSON] , [PERSON] , [PERSON] of Florida, [PERSON] , [PERSON] , [PERSON] , [PERSON] , [PERSON] , [PERSON] , [PERSON] . [SPEAKER].


During both of my two visits to Taiwan last year, this issue came up with President [PERSON] in that he said to our delegation: This is a way to improve our economies and our security. He knows and we know that the Taiwanese companies that are investing in semiconductor facilities right here in America and are helping fulfill the objectives of the CHIPS and Science Act need the tax relief and regulation clarity now more than ever. The bipartisan legislation that we are considering today would address this issue by setting a framework for such a treaty, reducing tax withholding rates, and providing clear guidelines for what is taxed, who is taxed, and when it is taxed.

appeal to President's authority ('he said to our delegation') and vague benefits ('improve our economies and our security')


Again, I congratulate [PERSON] 's Flowers as our January small business of the month.


Those are the type of amendments that Republicans are discussing to strengthen the bill. I know there is some Democrats who are trying to undermine the bill. They want to replace it with thousands of pages of immigration reform.

characterizing Democratic position as wanting to 'undermine the bill' and 'replace it with thousands of pages' without fairly representing their actual policy arguments


One of the people released from custody, an undocumented alien, is charged with murdering 19-year-old [PERSON] from Alabama. Why don't we have a bill named after [PERSON] ? Is it because of the inconvenient fact that the undocumented alien who killed him came in under [PERSON] ?

use of charged language ('undocumented alien,' 'killed'), selective framing to suggest immigration policy caused a death, and implicit suggestion that only two explanations exist for lack of a memorial bill


One man, Zaire, was separated from his sister who lived next door. Amidst the chaos, he was able to evacuate his baby and elderly mother. The next day when he returned, he found his sister's car outside her home and found her remains in the rubble.


Now I want to call on my colleagues and ask them: Well, what is your plan? Because we have a plan, and that plan is to deliver right out of the gate. The President gets sworn in on Monday.


We have a public health system that does not deliver in times of disaster, yet more money is spent on it than any country anywhere in the world. And we have an education system that teaches our children to be ashamed of themselves, in many cases, to hate our country, despite the love that we try so desperately to provide to them. All of this will change starting today, and it will change very quickly.

portrayal of public health and education systems as failing ('does not deliver'), children taught 'to be ashamed of themselves, to hate our country' creates negative emotional framing; 'all of this will change starting today, and it will change very quickly' invokes patriotic sentiment and promises rapid transformation


Without question, [ORG]'s lethal algorithm has cost the lives of many American kids. China also uses [ORG] to amplify its propaganda and suppress information critical of the communist tyranny in Beijing. Compared to other platforms, [ORG] suppresses content related to China's genocide against the [PERSON] people, Tibet, Taiwan, the South China Sea, Hong Kong, Tiananmen Square, and the origins of [PERSON] , among other topics.

lethal algorithm has cost the lives of many American kids; characterizes platform as suppressing content about sensitive geopolitical issues while implying complicity with China's agenda


[ORG] can and will help Californians rebuild. California needs to rebuild with resilience. They need to rebuild with a commitment of preventing a similar fire in the future.

rebuild with resilience and commitment to preventing fires - vague aspirational language without specific details


A bill to direct [ORG], and Explosives to report on firearms trafficking along the I-95 corridor; to [ORG]. By [SPEAKER] York: H.R. 544.


This bill will help disaster survivors by taking a step toward streamlining [ORG] fragmented approach to disaster assistance. I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and, hopefully, the Senate will move it through. Mr. [PERSON] , I yield back the balance of my time.

help disaster survivors by taking a step toward streamlining fragmented approach


It is the reconciliation process. By definition, what that means is it will be a Republican-only bill. There will be no discussion among Democrats, where we have some point of views that, by the way, are really beneficial to folks in my [ORG], whether they voted for [PERSON] or they voted for [ORG].


However, protecting women and girls from feeling uncomfortable in their locker rooms, sustaining major sports injuries because of unfair competition, or simply losing out on well- deserved athletic accolades because they are genetically unable to beat a male is not purely political effort. It is simply what is right. This is a line that we must draw, and we know that Americans agree with this.

phrases like 'feeling uncomfortable,' 'sustaining major sports injuries,' 'losing out,' and 'we know that Americans agree' use emotional language and claim broad agreement to frame a particular position as obviously correct


The highest level of classification of defense articles, components, and services included in this potential sale is SECRET. 3. If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge of the specific hardware and software elements, the information could be used to develop countermeasures that might reduce weapon system effectiveness or be used in the development of a system with similar or advanced capabilities.

If a technologically advanced adversary were to obtain knowledge...could be used to develop countermeasures that might reduce weapon system effectiveness


He said raking it. Then they made fun of him for saying raking. Well, there are actually tools called rakes that they use in forestry to move this material.

deflecting criticism by pointing to actual rakes used in forestry rather than addressing the original point about the controversial statement


They repudiated the failed policies of the [PERSON] administration, starting with what has been happening at the border, which is an unmitigated disaster from a public health and public safety point of view. And it would, indeed, be a threat to democracy if our Democrat colleagues chose to ignore the will of the voters and deny the President his [ORG] or delay it for no good reason and prevent these nominees from going to work to implement the policies that the American people elected President [PERSON] to enact. Unfortunately, this is sort of reflexive, it is kind of what our Democratic colleagues do.

unmitigated disaster, threat to democracy, reflexive characterization of Democratic colleagues


And [PERSON] hold on Senate Republicans, as we have seen throughout the nominations process, is very, very strong. Even so, there are two reasons why holding these hearings is extremely important regardless of outcome. First, they create a contrast between the parties.


[SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , yesterday, Republicans stood united to pass [ORG] of 2025, reaffirming a simple but critical truth: Men are men, and women are women. It is that simple.

Republicans stood united to pass...reaffirming a simple but critical truth: Men are men, and women are women. It is that simple.


What a shock this is, a wealthy oil executive thinks that the solutions to the world's problems are to produce more oil. This is who [PERSON] wants leading America's energy policy. Mr. [PERSON] 's nomination should be an alarm bell for every single American who has gotten a job recently at battery plants, [ORG] factories, and other good-paying clean jobs.

attacking oil executive's motives ('What a shock... thinks that the solutions') and 'alarm bell for every single American' warning of job loss threat


This isn't the rich elite. These are more regular folks. They just want a chance to maybe get back to how they were, and I hope we can help them do that.

'regular folks' and 'rich elite' - contrasting language that frames one group sympathetically while denigrating another


[Pages [ORG] SALES NOTIFICATIONS [SPEAKER]. Madam President, section 36(b) of [ORG] requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may be reviewed.


And that is what I have been asking the Senate to do. So I regret that the objection has been raised by my colleagues. But I tell you there is going to be real harm, and my hope is that I can partner with President-elect [ORG] to try to find a resolution of this issue so that we do it with the information that, right now, we do not have to take such an action.


Mr. [PERSON] graduated from [PERSON] in 1970, where he played the position of center on the football team. He joined [ORG] as an assistant coach shortly after his graduation. Soon, Mr. [PERSON] began his 23-year head coaching career.


They talk about their bills. They talk about healthcare costs. The farmers in my district talk to me about climate change.


H.R. 30: Ms. [PERSON] and Mr. [PERSON] of Maryland. [PERSON]


Unfortunately, Mr. [PERSON] has pledged that during his second term he will weaponize [ORG] to seek revenge on his political enemies. The President-elect has made it clear that he values one thing above all else in an Attorney General: loyalty. I have no reason to believe President-elect [ORG] has changed his litmus test for Attorney General or his views on how [ORG] should operate.


PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Under clause 2 of rule [ORG], public bills and resolutions of the following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows: By [SPEAKER]: H.R. 241. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for access standards with respect to the provision by [ORG] of hospital care, medical services, or extended care services that are applicable to certain veterans with mental disorders; to [ORG].


He knew I wasn't a big fan of track. Track wasn't my favorite sport, but he was sending an important message. That message is: Look, you gave it your best shot.


[SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. [PERSON] ). [SPEAKER].


We are heavy in avocados, and probably in this area, we are talking not far from the fires. Grapes, wine grapes, so much of it comes from our home [ORG]. Americans enjoy these products, like olive oil and table olives.


We have to be down on the floor talking about this every single day. Folks thought it was an inevitability 8 years ago when Republicans made it a priority to steal health insurance from 20 million Americans. And by the skin of our teeth, we were able to save health insurance for 20 million Americans.

Using 'steal health insurance' and 'by the skin of our teeth' creates emotionally charged language and suggests imminent danger requiring constant vigilance


By [SPEAKER]: H.R. 398. A bill to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to provide cost-recovery authority for [ORG]; to [ORG].


He was a deeply formative figure for me in my teenage years, setting an example for us players of hard work, determination, and sportsmanship. Together with my dad, also a coach, he founded [ORG], which is my hometown's annual regular-season basketball tournament--the longest running tournament of its kind in South Dakota, started back in the 1960s--an event I played in and still love attending to this day. Among the memories I have of Coach [PERSON] , a lot of them are around that auditorium.


What about the President of the United States? We have seven Americans still being held hostage; four deceased, three presumed living. Where is [PERSON] ?

Deflection to hostage situation ('What about the President...we have seven Americans still being held hostage') combined with emotionally charged language about hostages to evoke concern and urgency


Commissioner [PERSON] delivered outside of the Colorado River Basin as well, including with a South-of-Delta drought plan in 2024 that is benefiting water users, addressing their drinking water needs, protecting [PERSON] , and improving the future resilience of the San Joaquin Valley. An invaluable resource to Members of Congress, a trusted partner to water agencies and stakeholders in the West, a dedicated public servant to constituents, and a beloved boss, Commissioner [PERSON] has made a tremendous difference for the present and future quality of life for millions of Americans. Today, I want to thank not only Commissioner [PERSON] for her service, but also wish her and her husband [PERSON] and their three daughters [PERSON] , [ORG], and [ORG] success and happiness in the future as they move back west--and back home--to Nevada.

phrases like 'invaluable resource,' 'trusted partner,' 'dedicated public servant,' 'beloved boss,' and 'tremendous difference for the present and future quality of life for millions of Americans' use vague, emotionally positive language without specific evidence


ARMS SALES NOTIFICATIONS [SPEAKER]. Madam President, section 36(b) of [ORG] requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may be reviewed.


By [SPEAKER] Carolina (for himself and Mr. [PERSON] ): [ORG]. A bill to prohibit United States recognition of [ORG] or any Government of Georgia that is led by [ORG], and for other purposes; to [ORG], and in addition to [ORG], for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


[PERSON] testimony. One Member of the [ORG] shall constitute a quorum for taking sworn or unsworn testimony. ([PERSON] , [ORG].


71; that there be up to 15 minutes for debate on the amendment; and that upon the use or yielding back of time, the Senate vote on the amendment without further intervening action or debate. [SPEAKER]. Is there objection?


Mr. [PERSON] , I yield myself such time as I may consume. First of all, to the gentleman from Texas, yeah, I don't know how the vote on this will come out. I am sure some Democrats may vote for it.


Had I been present, I would have voted [ORG] on Roll Call No. 7. [SPEAKER].


Let's see what we are going to do with this Congress. While taking that oath to support and to defend the Constitution and to defend our freedoms, I really felt and thought about what an honor it is to represent the people of the great State of Tennessee. Over the last 6 years, I have fought vigorously to bring the voice of the people of Tennessee to this [ORG] to make certain that their thoughts and their wishes and their values were brought forward and that we made the effort to defend faith, family, freedom, hope, and opportunity, not only for Tennesseans but for all Americans.


Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of [ORG] seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that [PERSON] of the State of California received 3 votes for President and [PERSON] of the State of Florida received 1 vote for President and [PERSON] of the State of Minnesota received 3 votes for Vice President and [PERSON] of the State of Ohio received 1 vote for Vice President. Senator [PERSON] .


Endangered Species Act will be used to try and stop the type of timber management that is needed so badly in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and every other area. One of the counties that I have part of the forest in that is known as [ORG] on the western part of my district and flows into the coastal area, 97 percent of that national forest has burned over about a 20-year or 25-year period. What a stellar track record.

Endangered Species Act will be used to try and stop the type of timber management that is needed so badly... 97 percent of that national forest has burned


During the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, he shared his dream, which was deeply rooted in the American Dream. His speech reminded us of our [ORG]'s promises of freedom, justice, and equality. Mr. [PERSON] , North Carolina State University Professor [PERSON] discovered a recording of this iconic speech.

American Dream, promises of freedom, justice, and equality


That is a huge attack on due process. All you need is to be arrested or charged, regardless of whether that is something as small as shoplifting a candy bar, regardless of whether it may become clear that you are innocent, regardless of whether this happened years or even decades ago, and even regardless of whether you are a child. So let me just underscore that because it is important.

huge attack on due process, regardless of whether...innocent, charged with shoplifting a candy bar, even if a child


[SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. [PERSON] ). [SPEAKER].


A bill to establish a [ORG] grant program to combat the smuggling and trafficking of children and young women; to [ORG]. By [SPEAKER]: S. 49. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to police departments in the People's Republic of China and other persons seeking to establish a Chinese police presence in the United States; to [ORG].


We found out that, as we have heard time and again, the hydrants ran out of water. There are several pieces to that story. There are some realities, too, such as how much you can push through the fire hydrants for a fire that size.


Senator [PERSON] , you are correct to compliment the [ORG]. My gosh, I mean, the two quarterbacks in this game, [PERSON] from [ORG] and [PERSON] from [ORG], played each other in the same game when they were freshmen. Both of them started for their respective teams when they were freshmen, and [ORG] prevailed in that game as well.