By [SPEAKER] (for himself, Mrs. [PERSON] , Mrs. [PERSON] , and Mrs. [PERSON] ): [ORG]. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal penalty for unauthorized access to [ORG] facilities; to [ORG]. By [SPEAKER] (for himself and Mr. [PERSON] ): [PERSON] .


I had a teammate that came down and set a screen for me on the baseline. I came out--today, to what would be the 3-point line, although we didn't have the 3-point line back in that day--and I fired off a shot that I would hope was going to win the game and take us on to the regional playoffs. Well, it came off the back of the rim.


(Applause.) And by invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, I will direct our government to use the full and immense power of [ORG] law enforcement to eliminate the presence of all foreign gangs and criminal networks bringing devastating crime to U.S. soil, including our cities and inner cities. (Applause.)

'full and immense power' and invoking historical 1798 law to authorize aggressive enforcement


The bill also promises these lawsuits priority, which could be a huge burden on our courts. And if that weren't counterproductive enough, not only would this bill as written punish legal immigrants, it will also divert resources we need to detain genuine threats to our public safety. If ICE is required, as this bill says, to spend resources detaining nonviolent--not even convicted--shoplifting cases and the like, they will have their hands tied as resources are stretched thinner and thinner by an overwhelming number of minor cases, leaving them with fewer and fewer resources then to tackle the most serious cases.

genuine threats to our public safety; hands tied; resources stretched thinner and thinner; most serious cases


It is another thing if you are living it and you are walking all those miles every day, through summer, winter, fall, and spring, back and forth, to do the things that you had to do, like get to your job, the things you needed to do, to shop for groceries, and to be able to do anything else, but they did it for 381 days. They did it because of the inspiration that they got from [PERSON] , and they did it also because of the inspiration that they got from this young preacher by the name of [PERSON] , Jr. During that boycott, Dr. [PERSON] was arrested. His home was bombed, and he was subjected to personal abuse over and over again.

inspiration that they got from [PERSON]...this young preacher by the name of [PERSON], Jr. During that boycott, Dr. [PERSON] was arrested. His home was bombed, and he was subjected to personal abuse over and over again.


This bill addresses these issues by eliminating double taxation, reducing withholding tax rates, and clarifying residency rules. It strengthens our economic alliance with Taiwan, ensuring a reliable supply chain for semiconductors and reducing dependence on China and our adversaries. In my home [ORG] of Texas, Taiwanese tech companies are investing billions in advanced manufacturing, but double taxation threatens their ability to operate effectively.

Strengthens our economic alliance with Taiwan, reducing dependence on China and our adversaries; double taxation threatens their ability to operate


You start to add up all of these, and I think in all of those, we have got ourselves to what, a week and a half? We added up all the ideas that came into our office, and I think we got up to 3 weeks of borrowing. There seems to be this lack of understanding.

lack of understanding - implies critics are ignorant or unreasonable; cumulative framing of borrowed time creates skepticism about opposing position


192 was introduced by Representative [PERSON] , and I am very proud to be a cosponsor on this bill. The bill is intended to ensure that annual bonuses awarded to [ORG]'s top executives are made public at the beginning of every calendar year. [ORG] relies heavily on government subsidies, and during more than 50 years of existence, it has never made a profit.

use of 'very proud to be a cosponsor' and selective presentation of negative facts about organization (subsidies, no profit) to frame executive bonuses negatively


30 add? If committing a sexual assault or domestic violence will already render you deportable and inadmissible under our laws, why do we need to create another section of the law doing the same thing? Is it necessary, or is it redundant?

presenting only two options (necessary or redundant) without acknowledging other possible reasons for legislative specificity, such as clarification, enforcement mechanisms, or addressing legal gaps


If you feel you are being left behind by those folks, it is because you are. Look at what CEO pay has done, rocketing skyward, compared to the pay of the top 1 percent--other folks in the C-suite who may not be the CEO--compared to typical worker wages down here. Most Americans are right here, and most of the benefit of this tax reform will go to these folks.

being left behind; rocketing skyward contrasted with typical worker wages; visual/spatial framing (folks up there vs. down here) to emphasize economic division and create anxiety about relative deprivation


[ORG] AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS By [SPEAKER] (for himself, Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , and Mr. [PERSON] ): S. 140. A bill to address the forest health crisis on [ORG] and public lands, and for other purposes; to [ORG]. [SPEAKER].


868); to [ORG]. The online version has been corrected to read: EC-22. A letter from [ORG], [ORG], [ORG], transmitting the [ORG]'s final rule--Fisheries Off West Coast States; [ORG]; Annual Specifications; 2024-2025 Annual [ORG] for [ORG] [Docket No.


The scientific community across the world from the [ORG] to [ORG] to even national security experts agree that ignoring climate change is dangerous. So [PERSON] nominee for [ORG] Secretary is truly alarming: oil executive [PERSON] . Everything you need to know about who Mr. [PERSON] is and what he will fight for can be found in the following quote he once gave in an interview.

The scientific community across the world...agree that ignoring climate change is dangerous


In the time I have been gone, Washington has seen a lot of changes. [PERSON] was elected two times. Over 200 congressional districts have seen new Members take hold.


Who can survive on $7.25 an hour in the United States of America? You have to have at least two jobs and maybe three. A family would have to have at least two persons working.

rhetorical questions and emphasis on impossible survival scenario designed to evoke emotional concern about wage adequacy


[SPEAKER]. H.R. 30, and I repeat, does nothing to advance these solutions.


[SPEAKER] will read the bill by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 5) 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. [SPEAKER].


More people are demanding more freshwater when that is a physical impossibility as aquifers run dry. There is only so much freshwater. If one looks at places like the Great Lakes, we say: How does our [ORG] best invest in sustainable water and energy systems for the coming century and beyond?

presents demand for freshwater versus finite supply as an impossible choice; emphasizes aquifer depletion as existential constraint


Have someone invent a quantum computer, and suddenly that leap. It is like when all of a sudden you have a new photovoltaic panel, if it goes up 20 percent--there are experiments in the lab right now--all the other ones now are out of the money and don't make economic sense anymore. That is the concept.


This legislation, if it were to pass, would actually make it a lot easier for the abusers to terrify and intimidate the victims. Mr. [PERSON] , I yield 2 minutes to the very distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. [PERSON] ). [SPEAKER].


It actually is the smallest population [ORG] in the country. Our population is clearly just a fraction of Los Angeles, but these were big fires. Yet we can learn lessons from each other on how to prevent the next fire.


Many Americans are actually poorer today than they were 4 years ago. They may be employed, but they are poorer, and that is because inflation went up faster than their wages. I represent a district in the Phoenix-Scottsdale area that had, I believe, 27 percent inflation over the last 4 years.

The claim that Americans are 'poorer today' combined with the specific statistic of '27 percent inflation' uses emotionally charged language to emphasize economic hardship and instill concern about financial decline.


My constituent, [ORG] senator, and former minority whip [PERSON] , passed away at the age of 68 after a long battle with cancer. Known as the people's champion, he took up causes like saving [ORG], authoring Georgia's first antihate crime laws, and saving people's homes from predatory lenders. He was always there, fighting for the least of these.

known as the people's champion, fighting for the least of these


These two young women, [PERSON] and [PERSON] , and their families deserve justice. Folks, we can make this happen tonight. After all, this is not a partisan fight.

deserve justice...we can make this happen tonight...this is not a partisan fight


And in some cases, they could sue to halt visas from entire countries. That is a policy that, by its design, will end up punishing the people who are following the law to enter the United States legally. It could punish refugees who are fleeing violence.

punishing the people...refugees who are fleeing violence


President [PERSON] deserves the same deference. It is interesting to me to hear the Democrat leader talk about Republicans rushing the process this year. Well, 4 years ago, Senator [PERSON] pledged to hold hearings right away, he said, for President [PERSON] 's nominees.

Democrats rushing the process this year vs. 4 years ago Senator pledged to hold hearings right away - deflecting criticism by pointing to past Democratic behavior


Mr. [PERSON] , I rise today in support of H.R. 144, [ORG] Salary Transparency Act. This legislation simply reinstates an annual reporting requirement for [ORG] to disclose to Congress the salaries for upper-level management.


The man who murdered her last February should have never set foot in America. Her death was preventable. Her killer entered this country illegally and was quickly paroled.

murdered, should have never set foot in America, death was preventable, entered illegally - emotionally charged language combined with fear-inducing framing of immigration and crime


Mr. [PERSON] , I urge all of my colleagues to support this bill to help critical American manufacturing sectors and to protect our national and economic security, and I reserve the balance of my time. [SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I yield myself such time as I may consume.


That is just a handful of the ideas that we have passed on to [ORG] and to President [PERSON] 's team, and we look forward to working with them. I think it is enough said. Enough is enough.


Instead, contrary to our constitutional obligation, today's bill devolves authority away from the President and Congress to 50 [ORG] attorneys general, in ways that seem extremely counterproductive to me. I hope I am not right about this; although, you can already see a battle brewing in the administration about this. This bill provides [ORG] attorneys general the power to seek nationwide injunctions to completely block certain countries, like India and China and El Salvador, from sending immigrants here.

'contrary to our constitutional obligation' and 'ways that seem extremely counterproductive'


I yield the floor. [SPEAKER]. The Senator from Rhode Island.


They are motivated. They are skilled. They are committed to the safety and security of every American.

motivated, skilled, committed to safety and security - vague positive attributes without specific details


Adding insult to injury, half of the top 30 H-1B employers are companies whose major function in life is to outsource jobs, known in the industry as body shops. In other words, the same companies that are involved with supplying American companies with cheap foreign labor at home are the same exact companies that provide even cheaper labor to corporations when they move abroad. They are two sides of the same coin.

Adding insult to injury, cheap foreign labor, body shops, outsource jobs


That is part of our Senate's role to advise and consent to the President's nominees. It is our job to vet these nominees and put them through a rigorous process to determine if they are qualified to serve. That is why I met with [ORG], Jr., yesterday, so I could be direct with him about my concerns with his anti-vaccine record and so I could discuss the other challenges our Nation faces where [ORG] has a really crucial role.


Unanimous Consent Requests--Amendments [SPEAKER]. Mr. President, I have come to the floor to talk about the impact of the Laken [PERSON] bill upon children here in the United States of America and to suggest that we have a debate over several amendments designed as to how to more appropriately treat our children who reside here in the United States so we do not end up doing significant injury to them, which I very much believe is going to be the result if we proceed without some changes. But let me start just by noting that my thoughts are--as I think the thoughts of every Senator are--with [PERSON] family.


[PERSON] ). [SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , House Republicans have hit the ground running in the 119th Congress.


My name has been invoked by people in this room, by colleagues about what I believe and don't believe. Let me set the record straight right here, right now. Yes, I believe that we should make permanent the [ORG] tax cuts from 2017.


[PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , and Mr. [PERSON] of Nebraska. H.R. 54: Mr. [PERSON] and Mrs. [PERSON] of Illinois.


[PERSON] 's killer was arrested three times and released three times--once at the border, again in New York City, and a third time in Athens, [ORG], mere weeks before he took [PERSON] 's life. That will not happen and cannot happen under [ORG]. This is a problem that cannot be ignored or explained away or made trivial.

arrested three times and released three times...That will not happen and cannot happen under [ORG]


While these tragedies should have never happened in the first place, my colleagues and I are taking action to ensure they never happen again. My legislation, [PERSON] 's [PERSON] , in conjunction with [ORG] will close these loopholes, so our laws no longer prioritize illegal immigrants over our own citizens. Working to secure the border and protect Americans is not a new fight for me, but it became personal nearly 9 years ago.


Madam Speaker, House Republicans have a big vote planned for today. Now, I wish I was talking about a bill that will lower costs for hardworking families or help more Americans buy a home, the issues that so many people told us mattered most to them in the 2024 election. However, instead, in just their second week of power, House Republicans have chosen to vote on a [ORG] takeover of sports at all levels.

contrasting what they 'wish' they were voting on (positive outcomes) with what Republicans 'instead' chose (negative characterization as 'takeover'), presenting only two options while implying Republicans rejected helping families


In 270 days, that is what [ORG] will say again because it will not have been sold because Chinese communists won't allow it to be sold, because it is not just another app. It is not [PERSON] or Facebook or X or anything else. It is a Chinese communist spy app.

'Chinese communist spy app' and repeated references to 'Chinese communists' and 'will not have been sold'


[SPEAKER]. Mr. President, as you know, most every January, hard- working families across this country gather together at their kitchen tables, and they work on a budget. Then, once a month, they try to balance their checkbooks, making a budget, balancing the checkbooks.

hard-working families across this country gather together at their kitchen tables


10. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT ASSIST IN [ORG]. (a) Grants for Special Equipment for Housing and Processing Certain Aliens.--The Secretary shall award grants to States and political subdivisions of States for the procurement of equipment, technology, facilities, and other products that facilitate and are directly related to investigating, apprehending, arresting, detaining, or transporting aliens who have violated the immigration laws of the United States, including additional administrative costs incurred to comply with the requirements under this Act.


Today, [ORG] has grown to a team of 21 community members and stands as the sole American manufacturer of radial arm and beam saws. The company has expanded its offerings from an initial lineup of 11 models to 24, ranging in sizes from 12 inches to 22.5 inches The company also offers tools such as saw measuring systems, extension tables, miter saw stands, and other essential woodworking products. In 2018, [ORG] doubled the size of its production facility.


If I thought for one second that this bill that we are debating today would help get the release of the hostages and the American hostages, I would be with you, but it won't. It complicates things even further, and it isolates us in the world community at a time, quite frankly, when we need allies, and we need everybody working to try to resolve the conflict in the Middle East, to get all the hostages released, to ensure that Israel has its security, and to ensure that the Palestinians have a future, as well. Mr. [PERSON] , I reserve the balance of my time.


[SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I want to publicly thank Representative [PERSON] for her work on the bill. It is a great bill.

described as 'a great bill' without specific substantive details or explanation


These are little things. You punch it, and you can put batteries in them. Hell, Mr. [PERSON] , you probably have one in your phone.


If you are on [ORG], if you get your healthcare through [ORG], the subsidy goes away, and your monthly insurance bill is about to skyrocket. Tens of millions of Americans who pay for their health insurance through the [ORG] exchange and receive that subsidy are going to have to pay more. What happens with that money?

monthly insurance bill is about to skyrocket; tens of millions of Americans will have to pay more


[SPEAKER]. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. [SPEAKER].


And I sure hope that we continue this modest investment in villages around the world that literally saves and transforms lives. Around 2 billion people on this planet Earth still lack access to safe drinking water, so I hope this historically important, bipartisan investment will continue long into the future ahead of us. Lives depend on it.

'historically important, bipartisan investment' and 'lives depend on it' appeal to legitimacy and broader values


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


My district is indeed lucky that we have not been directly affected, but our neighbors are hurting badly. Families have lost their livelihoods, their homes, and their communities. I am proud to honor these organizations in my own district who have reached out a helping hand in these difficult times.


Mr. [PERSON] , I reserve the balance of my time. [SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , what the gentleman did say very clearly was that this legislation is not a priority, and this legislation is meant to get in the way of those who are getting in our way from getting our Americans home.

characterizing legislation as 'meant to get in the way' and misrepresenting opponent's position about priority as opposition to bringing Americans home


When the time comes to vote on [ORG], I encourage all of my colleagues to vote yes. If Democrats join us, [ORG] will actually become the law of the land, but more importantly than that, it will meet an urgent need of the American people. That is what we are really trying to do here--solve a problem, come up with a solution.


ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 1 P.M. TOMORROW [SPEAKER]. Madam President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order.


[PERSON] , Jr., Day Mr. President, finally, today, of course, is not just Inauguration Day but [PERSON] , Jr., Day too. Today, we remember that the march of justice may sometimes feel slow and halting, but if we persist and persist and persist, then one day we, too, shall reach the Promised Land. I like to say that Dr. [PERSON] hoisted a giant mirror on his shoulders and, with his brilliance, his eloquence, and his faith, he forced America to look into that mirror.

repetition of 'persist and persist and persist' combined with invocation of MLK Jr. Day and the 'Promised Land' to appeal to national values and justice


It is certainly not entertaining. It is offensive, and it is dangerous. Because let's be clear, in times of crisis, California has always been there for the rest of our country.

describing something as 'offensive' and 'dangerous' combined with crisis framing to create emotional response


A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to address governmental interference in content moderation decisions by providers of interactive computer services, and for other purposes; to [ORG], and [ORG].


We have also heard that [ORG] lacks the detention capacity for the number of individuals that this bill will require to be detained. Well, if resources are scarce, the answer is to provide those resources. The answer is not to let criminals continue to walk our streets.

presents only two options (provide resources or let criminals walk streets) while ignoring other alternatives; uses 'criminals' and 'walk our streets' as loaded language to frame the issue emotionally


(C) Employment.--An alien whose removal is stayed pursuant to subparagraph (A) or who may not be placed in removal proceedings pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall, upon application to the Secretary, be granted an employment authorization document. (D) Lift of stay.--The Secretary or Attorney General may not lift the stay granted to an alien pursuant to subparagraph (A) unless the alien ceases to meet the requirements under such subparagraph. (e) Exemption From Numerical Limitations.--Nothing in this section or in any other law may be construed to apply a numerical limitation on the number of aliens who may be granted permanent resident status on a conditional basis under this title.


This bill also requires a report from [ORG] to assess the negative psychological, developmental, and sociological aspects of male participation in female sports. Madam Speaker, this is about fairness. It is about protecting women's rights and women's spaces and ensuring that girls have equal opportunities in athletics, and I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.

Uses emotionally charged terms like 'negative psychological, developmental, and sociological aspects' and appeals to abstract values like 'fairness,' 'protecting women's rights,' and 'equal opportunities' without substantive evidence


[ORG]. [SPEAKER] submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill [ORG], supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 69.


[PERSON] , from the bottom of my heart, thank you, thank you, thank you, not just for me but for everything you have done for America and Americans. Your legacy, no matter what else you do in life, is there. There are literally going to be huge numbers of people--tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, maybe millions--who are alive, who are healthier because of you.

Thank you for everything you have done for America and Americans...huge numbers of people...are alive, who are healthier because of you


It is a dream that many of us who are much older will smile and go to our grave knowing that Dr. [PERSON] , Jr., was, in the truest sense, a true American that gave all he could, not just for his dream, but for his country. Mr. [PERSON] , I yield back the balance of my time.


We have a lot of work to do, but this is an incredible opportunity that I trust we will not squander. The time to address these problems is now. We put it off long enough.

We put it off long enough + time to address these problems is now


Let me be clear: New Orleans will never let these lives be forgotten. We will rise from this pain with unity, love, and resilience as we always do. Mr. [PERSON] , may God continue to bless the victims, their families, the great city of New Orleans, the great State of Louisiana, and the great United States of America.

invocation of 'the great city of New Orleans, the great State of Louisiana, and the great United States of America' combined with appeals to 'unity, love, and resilience'


Just a few minutes ago, if you were upstream, you would have captured it while it was still freshwater. You would have it available without that extreme expense. Well, you can still desal in California anyway.


Californians were told, you are not allowed to water your lawn. The legislature was passing draconian restrictions on indoor water use to 25, 30 gallons a day. Businesses were banned from having lawns in front of their property.

draconian restrictions, banned from having lawns


We have never done this before. I urge my Republican colleagues to think about the precedent they will be setting if they set conditions, political conditions to this aid because the next time a disaster strikes, it could be their district, their area, and they do not want to set this precedent right now. People are struggling.

the next time a disaster strikes, it could be their district...they do not want to set this precedent right now


A good place to start would be to pass this amendment and put American workers first. Multibillionaires and Big Tech should not be allowed to hire guest workers to fill entry-level and mid-level information technology jobs. Those jobs should be going to American workers who have, among other things, the constitutional right to form unions and collectively bargain for better wages, benefits, and working conditions.

'constitutional right to form unions' and 'American workers first' framing positions certain groups as deserving priority


CALIFORNIANS DESERVE THE SAME DISASTER RELIEF WITHOUT ANY POLITICAL STRINGS ATTACHED ([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 to express my deepest sympathies to the residents of Los Angeles County and Ventura County who have been impacted by the devastating wildfires in southern California.

CALIFORNIANS DESERVE THE SAME DISASTER RELIEF WITHOUT ANY POLITICAL STRINGS ATTACHED; use of emotionally charged language about 'devastating wildfires' combined with patriotic appeal to fairness and equal treatment


Actually, it is sort of based on last year's interest rates. I was playing with a calculator a couple days ago. With my math, I have this going to $135 trillion, not $124 trillion.


But he did set up--I think, [PERSON] , you set up a perfect opportunity to dig into the dynasty a little bit when you went through every year. Remember, we have been in Congress every year that they won one of these FCS championships. Somebody reminded me of that yesterday.


The Senate not being in session on the day which the President delivered this message, I accepted the message at 3:55 p.m., and I now present to you the President's message, with the accompanying papers, for disposition by the Senate. Respectfully, [PERSON] , Secretary of the Senate.


A communication from the Assistant Secretary, [ORG], [ORG], transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of [ORG], the certification of a proposed license for the export of defense articles, including technical data, and defense services to various countries in the amount of $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 24-092); to [ORG]. EC-38.


The individual administering the oath shall certify on the transcript that the witness was duly sworn in their presence, the transcriber shall certify that the transcript is a true record of the testimony, and the transcript shall then be filed with the chief clerk of the [ORG]. The [PERSON] or a staff officer designated by the [ORG] may stipulate with the witness to changes in the procedure; deviations from this procedure which do not substantially impair the reliability of the record shall not relieve the witness from the witness's obligation to testify truthfully. RULE 6.


CONGRATULATING NORTH CROWLEY PANTHERS ([SPEAKER] asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) [SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I rise today to congratulate [ORG] for their decisive 50-21 win over [PERSON] to become the UIL Class 6A Division 1 State champions.


Why do that? Then they say: We are going to go to wind and solar, and we are going to cut that too. And we are going to keep the tax breaks for the oil and gas industry.

presenting only extreme options (cut energy AND keep oil subsidies) while implying hypocrisy, using 'cut that too' with pejorative tone


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] (for himself, Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] of Utah, and Ms. [PERSON] ): [PERSON] 376. A bill to prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the [ORG] to finalize and implement certain travel management plans in the State of Utah; to [ORG].


This Republican-led Congress can make an impact in reducing our spending, and I know we are all excited about the opportunities to do so. We are chomping at the bit. We just need to all get on the same page so we can get down to work.

We are all excited about the opportunities and chomping at the bit to get on the same page


It is not, like the compromise they tanked in the last Congress, a bill for greater border security or better technology in the ports of entry, expanding legal pathways to immigration and citizenship for millions of people, or addressing huge immigrant visa backlogs. No, this bill would upend 28 years of mandatory immigration detention policy by requiring that any undocumented immigrant arrested for theft, larceny, or shoplifting be detained even if they are never convicted or even charged with a crime. This is a radical departure from current law, which since 1996 has generally required mandatory detention only for persons who are criminally convicted or who admit to having committed certain serious crimes--that is, when criminal guilt is certain and established beyond a reasonable doubt.

characterizing the bill as 'radical departure' and 'upend' while contrasting it with compromise measures, presenting detention policy changes as either/or rather than exploring nuanced alternatives


[PERSON] 282: Mr. [PERSON] of Texas, Mr. [PERSON] of Texas, and Mr. [PERSON] of Texas. [PERSON]


I look forward to working with all stakeholders to refine the draft legislation and request my colleagues join me in my efforts to secure a prosperous future for [ORG]. I yield the floor. [SPEAKER].


PRAYER The Chaplain, the Reverend [PERSON] , offered the following prayer: You, O Lord, are our rock, our fortress, and our deliverer. Be the sanctuary in which all those who flee from the deadly Palisades, [ORG], and Hollywood Hills wildfires in California can find refuge. Be their shield against the flames which threaten to engulf them, their stronghold in the midst of destruction.


She is impressive. She is clearly a professional, a trusted attorney, and has an amazing background. I appreciated meeting with her.

impressive, professional, trusted, amazing background


That means people's choices have changed. It means their diets have changed. That is why California's water is important to everybody.


H.R. 22: Mr. [PERSON] of Texas, Mrs. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , and Mr. [PERSON] .


Let's get rid of [ORG]. Actually, I am a big fan because if you believe in the 10th Amendment of the Constitution, why is this here at [ORG]? A big portion of their 4,500 employees is actually debt management, but that can be done by other agencies we have that have high-skilled folks to manage receivables and those things.

invoking the 10th Amendment as constitutional justification for eliminating an organization; mischaracterizing the organization's function by focusing narrowly on debt management to argue it should be eliminated


30 doesn't do this work. That is why I too stand with over 200 organizations, one in which I cofounded, [ORG], that is 10,000 strong, who are young women and girls who are surviving rape and domestic violence and trafficking. They, too, say no.

standing with over 200 organizations and 10,000 strong survivors; using authority of these groups and numbers to support position


8, as amended. [SPEAKER]. I ask for the yeas and nays.


The challenge is specifically that children, without being charged, without being convicted, are required to be arrested and imprisoned--or not arrested but imprisoned after an arrest with no chance for appeal. My colleagues expressed the belief that the [PERSON] agreement somehow provides protection, but the experts on [PERSON] have said that is incorrect because a bill trumps an agreement, it trumps a rule, and [PERSON] was about children coming to the border, not children living in our community. Furthermore, a family with a parent who is required mandatory imprisonment without appeal is suddenly swept away from their children.

experts on [PERSON] have said that is incorrect; children...are required to be arrested and imprisoned...with no chance for appeal


These are the things Democrats want answers to from President [PERSON] 's nominees. And in many cases, the answers are very, very troubling. Second, even if these nominees are confirmed in the end, given that [PERSON] hold on Senate Republicans is so absolute, the American people deserve to have a record they can reference down the line.

answers are very, very troubling; characterizes nominees negatively while implying hidden problems


There was no objection. The VICE PRESIDENT. After ascertaining that certificates are regular in form and authentic, the tellers will announce the votes cast by the electors for each [ORG], beginning with Alabama.


(viii) Date Report Delivered to Congress: January 13, 2025. * As defined in Section 47(6) of [ORG]. policy justification Zambia--[ORG] 412 Enhanced Performance Exportable Medium-Lift Transport Helicopters The Republic of Zambia has requested to buy [ORG] 412 Enhanced Performance exportable medium-lift transport helicopters; radio communication and navigation systems; weather radar and transponder capabilities; qualification and transition training for pilots and maintainers; in-country [ORG] support; [ORG]; technical assistance and product support; associated aviation ground support equipment; peculiar ground support equipment; hardware; special tools; test equipment; basic issue items; [ORG] inspections, inventories, validations, and ground run and flight test verification testing; air freight transportation delivery; initial spare, repair, and consumable parts; operator, maintenance, and technical manuals; technical and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support.


While we can notch some big wins in the coming weeks, we need to eat our spinach too. You know, we have been kicking a lot of these issues down the road until now, when we have run out of road. So it is up to us, the elected Representatives of the American people.

'eat our spinach' and 'run out of road' - metaphorical language framing difficult actions as necessary obligations


The people voted to change the direction the country was headed in because most Americans, according to public opinion polling, felt like America was on the wrong path and needed a change of course. And now a key architect of those failed policies was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Talk about devaluing an award that is supposed to be given for extraordinary service to the country.

described policies as 'failed' and questioned the value of awarding the medal to someone associated with them, using emotionally charged framing to suggest poor judgment


The gentleman from Michigan has 15 minutes remaining. [SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. [PERSON] ).


Until the [PERSON] administration can change them, those are the training materials required for all of [ORG]'s enforcement personnel nationwide. Instead of making clear that ICE officers should carry out their duties to remove criminal aliens from American streets, the [PERSON] -[PERSON] administration instructed ICE officers to develop a full profile of a criminal alien before deciding whether to arrest someone who is in the country illegally. In the training examples, that included determining whether an illegal alien has high blood pressure or is a caregiver.

characterization of undocumented immigrants as 'criminal aliens' and emphasis on 'removing' them from 'American streets' combined with mocking of humanitarian considerations like health status or caregiving roles


Instead, inequality grew and America slid deeper into debt. I have a different approach. I believe the best way to build America is to invest in America, in American products and American people.

presents 'inequality and debt' as inevitable outcome of one approach versus a vague promise to 'invest in America' without acknowledging nuance or alternative perspectives; uses broad, undefined appeals to 'American products and American people'


In 1990, [PERSON] and [PERSON] started [ORG]. After purchasing Jones Machinery Company, the couple moved the business from Des Moines to [PERSON] in 1989. Later, the [ORG] bought [PERSON] and the rights to begin manufacturing the radial arm saw.


But I haven't had one millionaire come up to me and say: I need a tax break-- because they know they don't. To pay for their tax scam, Republicans propose slashing [ORG] and the Affordable Care Act, ripping away food security and other supports that parents rely on to feed their children and keep a roof over their head, and ending support for clean energy, which would only add more fuel to the fires raging across our country. Los Angeles is just the most recent example.

ripping away, fuel to the fires, tax scam - emotionally charged language combined with fear-inducing imagery about children losing food and shelter


So this is an athletic family. Those kids are going to be something else, I will tell you that. He was selected to the 2025 class of [ORG] 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute.


Yet faith without works is dead. We must commit to fully funding [ORG] and the extraordinary work they do with no strings attached. That is what it is to be Americans.

faith without works is dead; That is what it is to be Americans


And the first person I said I am going to hire on my campaign team, first person, was [PERSON] . Now, it was a risk. She had a 1-year-old at home at the time, [PERSON] , who is now joined by his brother [PERSON] .


Perhaps it is because those affected didn't have the political clout or perhaps the actions that needed to be taken such as cleaning up our forests are viewed as politically incorrect. There is little doubt that this time around those who have been hurt in southern California are politically powerful, and they can do something about this, and we want them to. That means doing something about adapting to warmer, hotter, and dryer.

describing forest cleanup as 'politically incorrect' and 'little doubt that...those who have been hurt...are politically powerful' uses loaded framing and creates doubt about motives


Those numbers have completely gone up since then. The [ORG] water board is contemplating even more being pushed out to the delta, freshwater being turned into saltwater. Some people say: Well, you can do desal.


The firefighters are being sent. Every effort is being made to put the needs of getting the fire out and helping the people who are in immediate need to have the shelter and other things they need in order to get through this timeline. I guess what we are talking about, and what Mr. [PERSON] , our Speaker, and others are talking about, is: What is the accountability, further down the line, on the many billions they are going to be seeking in order to rebuild?


Look, it sounds like we don't need more experience like that. We need a fresh set of eyes, a soldier--as [PERSON] said himself--with dirt on his boots. Being Secretary of [ORG] isn't just about managing a bureaucracy; it is about making America's military the best and most lethal fighting force in the world.

appeal to authority via '[PERSON] said himself' and glittering generalities in 'best and most lethal fighting force in the world'


Is there no home appliance or device that is safe from this radical agenda? The [PERSON] administration has targeted gas-powered cars, gas stoves, water heaters, and now they want to get after our lawn mowers and leaf blowers. As I have said before, I don't have any objection to anyone who wants to improve their carbon footprint, if that is important to them, by purchasing new low-emissions lawn mowers.

'radical agenda' and 'targeted' characterizing environmental policies; 'now they want to get after' suggesting escalating threat


A bill to require the Secretary of the [ORG] to carry out a program for post-disaster reforestation and restoration Program, 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. By [SPEAKER] (for himself, Mr. [PERSON] , and Ms. [PERSON] ): H.R. 529.


By [SPEAKER] (for herself, Mr. [PERSON] of Florida, Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , and Mrs. [PERSON] ): H.R. 327. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalty for fraudulent misrepresentation about the receipt of a military decoration or medal, and for other purposes; to [ORG].


Mr. [PERSON] , I rise today in support of H.R. 144, bipartisan legislation to promote additional transparency over the salary structure of [ORG], otherwise known as the [ORG]. As was said, the bill passed the House last Congress on suspension by a voice vote.


The moral fabric of America has suffered with 4 years of [ORG] policies, including dangerous open borders, destroyed jobs, crushing inflation, campus anti-Semitism, woke mentality, the failure to lead globally, and more. Unified Republican leadership will advance the conservative agenda to make America great again. Corrupt Judge [PERSON] has shamefully revealed [ORG] derangement by scheduling sentencing.

moral fabric of America has suffered...dangerous open borders...woke mentality...Corrupt Judge...shamefully revealed


[SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I rise in strong, unequivocal opposition to H.R. 28, the Republican child predator empowerment act.

calling H.R. 28 the 'Republican child predator empowerment act' uses inflammatory language and name-calling to characterize the bill rather than describing it neutrally


It set an alltime, single-day record for the number of people trying to break into our country. In years past, administration officials have said: If there are 1,000 people encountered at our southern border trying to get in, that is a crisis. So 12,600 is a catastrophe.

characterizing border crossings as people 'trying to break into our country' and labeling 12,600 encounters as a 'catastrophe'


If we would just go to 5 percent, you are going to see that is almost just shy of an additional $9 trillion in debt, double of everything we are talking about doing in reconciliation. Just do this and communicate to the debt markets that we are serious about what is going on because the uncomfortable truth is that--and I am going to show it again, and it seems to hurt people's [ORG] almost 100 percent of the debt for the next 10 years is interest and [ORG]. We got older.

uncomfortable truth, almost 100 percent of the debt for the next 10 years is interest, communicate to the debt markets that we are serious


PRAYER The Chaplain, Dr. [PERSON] , offered the following prayer: Let us pray. Eternal God, You are our rock and fortress. Keep us from disappointing You.


[[ORG] ([SPEAKER] asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) [SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I rise today to congratulate the new Governor of Puerto Rico, my Caribbean sister and former Member of Congress, [PERSON] .


We were able to cut that time down to 2 days to be able to make sure we could get those expense checks back to those families in need so that they wouldn't have to float that and experience that financial hardship from one payment to the next. Well, what did we have to do to do that? We had to get everybody on board--our entire team.


During his time at [ORG], he even had the opportunity to coach his son [PERSON] . Mr. [PERSON] is survived by his wife, [PERSON] , and his three children, [PERSON] , [PERSON] , and [ORG]. He will always be remembered as an incredible father, husband, coach, and friend.


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 14 votes for President and [PERSON] of the State of Minnesota received 14 votes for Vice President. [SPEAKER]. 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 5 votes for President and [PERSON] of the State of Minnesota received 5 votes for Vice President.


Recent actions taken by the [ORG] seem to indicate that the agency has not learned from the past. This is why I urge support of H.R. 189, which would revoke the [ORG]'s leasing authority for general office space and bring them in line with current leasing practices through [ORG].

urge support of H.R. 189...bring them in line with current leasing practices through [ORG]


This place gets crazy, and it is especially crazy with [PERSON] as President. I remember, and it is distracting. Even in the best of circumstances, people fly home, and then they arrive on Monday.

gets crazy, especially crazy with [PERSON] as President


H.R. 189. An act to amend title 40, United States Code, to eliminate the leasing authority of [ORG], and for other purposes.


Especially right now, personnel is policy, and President [PERSON] 's team is ready to act. The President's nominees are not a return to business as usual. No, not at all.

'personnel is policy' and 'not at all' - vague assertion followed by emphatic negation without substantive detail


Remember, China is not the number one owner of bonds. I think now it is Japan. China has been actually rolling off its bonds for 3 or 4 years.


I continue to ask for mercy for the Palestinian people and hope that all people of the region, both Israeli and Palestinian, receive the justice that they deserve. [SPEAKER] [PERSON] . Mr. [PERSON] , I wish to underscore my strong support of H.R.


And our top priority will be to create a nation that is proud, prosperous, and free. (Applause.) America will soon be greater, stronger, and far more exceptional than ever before.

proud, prosperous, free, greater, stronger, exceptional - vague positive ideals without specific policy details


They call them undocumented immigrants. That is what they do. They don't ever stand up for the American people.

characterizing term choice as deceptive ('They call them') and presenting a binary choice between supporting 'undocumented immigrants' vs. 'American people'


Unfortunately, when we tried to move it here, Democrats repeatedly blocked our attempt. Senate Democrats actually didn't even give this a committee hearing or a markup. Let's learn from those mistakes.

Democrats repeatedly blocked our attempt / didn't even give this a committee hearing - uses opposing party's past actions to deflect from current situation while employing negatively charged language


[SPEAKER] (Mr. [PERSON] ). The objection is heard. Unanimous Consent Request [SPEAKER].


Delayed projects lead to cost overruns and significant revenue losses. For example, its new Acela II train service for the Northeast Corridor is more than 3 years behind schedule with no firm date on when it will enter service. This delay has led to a $140 million loss in revenue according to a 2023 [ORG] report.


2. The AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM is a supersonic, air launched, aerial intercept guided missile featuring digital technology and microminiature solid-state electronics. AMRAAM capabilities to include look-down/shoot-down, multiple launches against multiple targets, resistance to electronic countermeasures, and interception of high- and low-flying and maneuvering targets.


When he was cited for shoplifting, less than 5 months before that day, he would have been detained, and [PERSON] might still be alive today. That is what we are trying to do here: prevent another tragedy. Unfortunately, it seems that even a simple and straightforward bill to detain criminal illegal immigrants is too much for some on the left.

presenting detention of immigrants as necessary to 'prevent another tragedy' and framing opposition as preventing safety measures


When our neighbors in the South, in Florida, North Carolina, and Louisiana, were hit by storms, [ORG] delivered without conditions. Now Congress must pass emergency disaster aid for our neighbors in California without conditions.

Implies Congress must follow the precedent of helping other states without conditions, establishing a false choice between conditional and unconditional aid


Of course, the Democratic-controlled Senate did not bring that [ORG]--[ORG]--up for a vote. But now with Republicans in the majority, I hope this is something we can and will address. Student loan socialism would be a great opportunity for [ORG]--headed by [PERSON] and [PERSON] --to take a look at it because there is nothing less efficient and more wasteful and more unfair than taking billions of dollars from taxpayers who didn't go to college to pay for those who did and who agreed to pay the money back but simply now will not have to do so.

'Student loan socialism' and 'nothing less efficient and more wasteful and more unfair than taking billions of dollars from taxpayers'


We need real work done to make fire conditions much safer in California and the West.


Outside of teaching, [PERSON] was active in her community in Cambridge, dedicating free time to helping individuals prepare for the American citizenship exam and spending time with her grandchildren. [PERSON] is a true lifelong learner and public servant. I am incredibly pleased to honor this momentous event in [PERSON] 's life and wish her joy in the years to come.


By [SPEAKER]: H.R. 252. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 1 and clause 18.


[ORG] 14. [SPEAKER] (for himself and Mr. [PERSON] ) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment [ORG] proposed by Mr. [PERSON] (for Ms. [PERSON] (for herself and Mr. [PERSON] )) 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: =========================== NOTE =========================== On page [ORG], January 13, 2025, in the first column, the following appears:SA 14. [SPEAKER] (for himself and Mr. [PERSON] ) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment [ORG] proposed by [SPEAKER] (for herself and Mr. [PERSON] ) to the bill [ORG] .


America needs a strong Secretary of [ORG] now, immediately. Senate Republicans will get it done. S. 5 Mr. President, today the Senate is considering amendments to [ORG].

Senate Republicans will get it done paired with urgency language 'strong' and 'now, immediately'


We need to look at what causes these horrific fires, what they did wrong or what we do wrong in trying to put them out, and then apply those lessons accordingly. You might ask why these questions were not asked and answered in any of the other fires that we have been suffering that were referred to by Congressman [PERSON] a few minutes ago. We have certainly had enough up in Oregon and northern California, but people in positions of authority perhaps haven't been listening.

people in positions of authority perhaps haven't been listening; horrific fires


They did have a 117-million- gallon reservoir that was empty. [ORG] had been emptied for the purpose of repairs. I guess that is okay.


343: Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , and Mrs. [PERSON] . [PERSON] 354: Mr. [PERSON] and Mr. [PERSON] of Pennsylvania.


But we are almost never disappointed. So I am getting my tickets for Nashville. With that, I yield the floor.


Mr. [PERSON] , just 5 days into my tenure as a Member of [ORG], several large wildfires broke out across Los Angeles County: the Palisades fire, the Eaton fire, and the [PERSON] fire, which broke out in Sylmar on the northern end of my district. I was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, and I consider myself incredibly fortunate to represent it in Congress. The valley is a special place to so many people, including my own family, which makes the heartbreak of seeing images of it in danger sting deeper.


I was trying to do it, it is dangerous when I try to do these things off the top of my head, but I was coming in about $133, $136 trillion of borrowing over 30 years because of the higher interest rates, and it could be substantially higher if we are actually truly at a five or six. The point is, debate after debate after debate after debate, we stand here and we argue about the nondefense discretionary, which is like 13 percent of the spending, and even in this projection it actually grows slower than tax receipts. So we are going to head towards doing reconciliation.


Madam President, I ask my colleagues to vote in favor of this amendment, which would focus and streamline this bill and make more likely its passage. Many of us who have served here for many Congresses regret the falling away of the frequency of amendments intended to improve the bill. My amendment would remove the section that will encourage endless litigation by [ORG] attorneys general.

appeal to authority via 'Many of us who have served here for many Congresses'; loaded language in 'endless litigation' and 'falling away'


By moving [PERSON] outside the purview of [ORG], we remove the bureaucratic ambivalence that has hindered the university's growth and damaged in significant ways its potential. I would like to request that members of the Native American, Lawrence, [ORG], and higher education communities submit feedback to my office or to my colleague who is leading this effort in [ORG], Congressman [PERSON] , on the proposed legislation to ensure this bill effectively addresses key issues. We are looking for comment and input.


We won't stand for it. It has to stop. [PERSON]


H.R. 189. An act to amend title 40, United States Code, to eliminate the leasing authority of [ORG], and for other purposes; to [ORG], and [ORG].


Going to use it. We will bring prices down, fill our strategic reserves up again, right to the top, and export American energy all over the world. (Applause.)

bring prices down, fill our strategic reserves up again, export American energy all over the world


[ORG]. 1226. Permanent establishment of housing preservation and revitalization program.


My security detail gripped me by the arm and told me we had to get out--that a mob of rioters had broken into the Capitol and that we were not safe. I looked to the podium and saw Vice President [PERSON] quickly being rushed out of the [ORG] by his detail. As we evacuated, accompanied by two [ORG] officers, we took a turn down the hallway, opened the door, and came within several yards of angry rioters before my security detail pulled us away to safety.

mob of rioters had broken into the Capitol and that we were not safe; came within several yards of angry rioters


The challenge is, how do we actually set this into a process so that we are not having to play Whac-A-Mole all the time to be able to take down one after another after another. The people of my [ORG], they don't want to pay for those things. They want to pay for border security and they want to pay for good schools and they want to have good roads.

repeated use of 'they want to pay for' combined with vague positive concepts like 'good schools' and 'good roads' without specifics


They are playing by the rules. This golden rule promised that, if you fight hard and you play by the rules, you will do better than the previous generation, and you are going to help your kids and everyone who follows you. So while you are playing by the rules all across the country--and I am talking to everyone not making 2.8 million bucks a year--my Senate Republican colleagues are getting ready to rig the system with a tax cut that is going to give more money to the people in the top 0.1 percent--remember, the people making $2.8 million a year or more.

'playing by the rules' contrasted with Republicans 'rigging the system'; 'golden rule' framing creates moral divide between compliant workers and wealthy beneficiaries


1, S. 5, 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. [SPEAKER]. [SPEAKER].


MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE At 9:33 a.m., a message from [ORG], delivered by Mrs. [PERSON] , one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the following bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 30. An act to amend [ORG] to provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence are inadmissible and deportable.


[SPEAKER] read the title of the bill. [SPEAKER]. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. [PERSON] ) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill.


PRAYER The Chaplain, the Reverend [PERSON] , offered the following prayer: Lord, our God and our protector, who with a word can calm the storms and hold back the [ORG], we pray that You would move Your spirit over the chaos that ravages our country and speak Your word of peace. Arrest the fire that still burns in Los Angeles and its surrounding communities. Bring relief to those who found themselves in the paths of the hurricane that devastated Tennessee and North Carolina, who feel its destruction all the more keenly in the depth of winter.

invocation of divine authority ('Lord, our God') combined with vivid descriptions of chaos and destruction ('fire that still burns', 'hurricane that devastated', 'chaos that ravages our country')


H.R. 192. An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to require [ORG] to include information on base pay and bonus compensation of certain [ORG] executives, and for other purposes.


So in the Senate's first order of legislative business, we are answering that call. The radical open border policies of the left have caused untold suffering to families across the Nation--families like the [PERSON] family, who is still grieving the unimaginable loss of their beautiful daughter [PERSON] . [PERSON] was just 22 years old--a young nursing student with a promising future ahead of her.

radical open border policies...caused untold suffering...unimaginable loss...beautiful daughter


PRAYER The Chaplain, the Reverend [PERSON] , offered the following prayer: Remind us again, eternal God, that in You all things were created, in Heaven and on Earth, visible and invisible. Allow that awareness to touch our very beings, that we would realize that all that is, and we ourselves, find life and purpose in You. Whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities, all things were created through You and for You.


This is a commonsense sentiment that most Americans agree with, especially back in my home [ORG] of Idaho. However, under the [PERSON] administration, the integrity of women's and girls' sports has come under threat. In fact, just this last year, President [PERSON] rolled out a regulation attempting to usurp States' ability to protect women and girls and make sure they have a safe and fair playing field in sports.

claiming 'most Americans agree' and describing regulation as 'attempting to usurp' and threaten 'integrity' and 'safety'


[SPEAKER]. Is there an objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.


Democrats have a duty and a responsibility to set aside any partisan tactics and to give the President an opportunity to have his [ORG] confirmed. Just imagine how Democrats and even the mainstream media would respond if an outgoing Republican administration intentionally caused delays for crucial appointments after voters gave them a mandate. They would claim this is a threat to our [ORG]'s security.


The proposed sale will improve the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's capability to deter current and future threats by upgrading its anti-submarine warfare capabilities. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces. The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.

use of vague positive terms like 'improve capability,' 'deter threats,' and 'no difficulty absorbing' without specific details; invocation of 'Kingdom of Saudi Arabia' as authority figure to legitimize the sale


Finally, this amendment would prevent corporations from treating H-1B guest workers, for all intents and purposes, as indentured servants. Under current law, H-1B guest workers are often locked into lower paying jobs and can have their visas taken away from them by their corporate bosses if they complain about dangerous, unfair, or illegal working conditions. That is unacceptable, and that has got to change.

describing H-1B workers as 'indentured servants' and portraying bosses as having power to take away visas if workers 'complain about dangerous, unfair, or illegal working conditions'


Yesterday, I participated in the opening of the 91st session of that [ORG]. I enjoyed hearing from Iowa legislators about the issues their communities are concerned with. I also had the opportunity to swear in my grandson [PERSON] for his sixth year as speaker of [ORG].


In Dr. [PERSON] 's new role as the dean, she will continue to advance the great mission of [ORG] throughout the State of Georgia. Mr. [PERSON] , I sincerely congratulate Dr. [PERSON] on her accomplishments and share the excitement with the Georgia PCOM community.

'advance the great mission' and 'Georgia PCOM community' - vague positive language paired with regional pride appeals


Has there been real and measurable progress? Yes. But it is not just a matter of having come a long, long way.


She said to me, We got this from the United States. It had something to do with a man named [PERSON] . I laughed almost out loud, thinking for goodness' sake.


These folks have already paid an extraordinarily high price for the failures of their government, and they should not be punished again.

extraordinarily high price, punished again - emotionally charged framing of potential consequences


Mr. President, Republicans are taking note. We know that, with President [PERSON] being sworn into office next Monday, with new majorities in the House and the Senate, things are going to change. The American people voted for change, and they are going to see a change--a change away from these radical policies and special interest pieces of legislation or regulation that hurt the vast majority of Americans for the benefit of an ideological agenda.

describing policies as 'radical' and 'special interest pieces' while claiming 'The American people voted for change'


What nature might have burned out we were taking out, and that is where our wood and paper products were coming from. In about the 1970s when the Endangered Species Act's efforts were kicking in more so then it got a lot harder to get timber permits. It got more difficult to do anything in the forests especially on [ORG] lands where environmental organizations were trying to basically shut them down and add more and more monuments, for example, or wilderness areas that are basically no-touch zones.

environmental organizations were trying to basically shut them down and add more and more monuments...basically no-touch zones


How do we have more capacity for the hydrants? How do we have more water waiting for us? How is the fire department not allowed to know that the people running [ORG] have had it empty for nearly a year and that they might draw upon that?

repeated rhetorical questions about capacity and water availability, combined with accusatory framing about organizational mismanagement creating potential emergency scenarios


Since coming to Congress--really before, when I was a mayor and Governor--I advocated for smart, simple pro-growth and pro- family tax reform. [ORG] should be fair. They should be consistent.

smart, simple pro-growth and pro-family tax reform


Provisions affecting eligibility for adjustment of status. [ORG]. 312.


Mr. [PERSON] . Mr. [PERSON] , I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. [PERSON] , the brutal murder of [PERSON] was foreordained the day [PERSON] took office and reversed the successful [ORG] policies that had finally secured our borders.

brutal murder...foreordained...reversed the successful policies...secured our borders


He has helped clear the way for tough but important legislation. I would highlight one, the Empowering Olympic and Amateur Athletes Act that was born out of our investigation into the abuses of gymnasts and other American athletes. He has shown compassion toward veterans suffering from illnesses as the result of their service, and we worked together to pass the PACT Act to help those who had encountered Agent Orange and burn pit victims.

tough but important legislation, showed compassion toward veterans, helped American athletes


We have hundreds of thousands of acres of crops that have been idled because there is not enough water. We have enough water. Even in more drought-like years, the amount of water that runs out to the ocean is incredible.

stating 'We have enough water' contradicts the preceding claim about idled crops due to water shortage, creating skepticism about water scarcity narratives


The number of mills we used to have in California--which are an important partner in all this. We need to have those wood mills, so if we finally do get around to logging this product and what people need that we will have the infrastructure to actually do something with it. Instead, since those receipts are gone and since that economy is gone, my constituents, my county supervisors, and other locals have to come here hat in hand to D.C., can you be sure the [ORG] fund stays in the next appropriation bill or whichever mechanism we are working on at that time.

constituents forced to come 'hat in hand to D.C.' and reference to lost infrastructure/economy creates anxiety about economic decline and dependency


She then worked in the parks division, division of parks and rec, right at the department of natural resources. That is when I first met her. I was the new commissioner at [ORG]--we call it [ORG] in Alaska; that covers everything in Alaska.


To me, I hope others will listen to Senator [PERSON] and hear those words and realize how ridiculous it sounds that anyone would vote against [ORG]. [ORG] deserves strong, targeted amendments and swift passage in this body and then signed into law by the President. I yield the floor.

listening to Senator and characterizing opposition as 'ridiculous'; using loaded language about what [ORG] 'deserves'


The [PERSON] - [PERSON] administration's immigration absurdity appears to know no bounds. In a transcribed interview with [ORG], a former top [ORG] official admitted that the [PERSON] -[PERSON] administration's policies have made immigration enforcement more dangerous for ICE officers, more difficult to carry out, and less efficient overall. The [ORG] official even acknowledged that because of the border crisis, fewer ICE officers are available to track down public safety and national security threats because they are left to do border administration-related tasks.

immigration absurdity appears to know no bounds; made immigration enforcement more dangerous; public safety and national security threats


Now, remember in June of 2023, [ORG] ruled in a 6-to-3 decision that [ORG] lacks the authority--the legal authority--to implement these across-the-board student loan cancellations. But the [PERSON] administration, never to be one that actually obeys the law, has continued to ignore the ruling of [ORG], issuing blank check after blank check to borrowers to let them off the hook from paying bills that they agreed to pay in the first instance. This policy is not just illegal; it is profoundly unfair.

characterizing the administration as 'never to be one that actually obeys the law' combines ad hominem attack with loaded language; citing the 6-to-3 [ORG] ruling invokes appeal to authority


A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim; to [ORG]. By [SPEAKER] (for himself, Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , and Mr. [PERSON] of Pennsylvania): H.R. 379.


Again, as many families of the hostages have expressed to me directly, they worry very much about the Prime Minister's continued policy of all-in in terms of military attacks in Gaza because they worry very much that it decreases the likelihood that their loved ones will be freed. I reserve the balance of my time. [SPEAKER].

families of the hostages...worry very much that it decreases the likelihood that their loved ones will be freed


Listen to what he is actually suggesting. Current law requires the detention of every illegal alien who crosses our border. Every one.

use of 'illegal alien' instead of neutral terminology like 'undocumented immigrant'; emphasizes criminal framing


Mr. [PERSON] , as a working-class kid who grew up in sports, the mother of two college athletes, and a physician, I understand how important sports are to our kids' development and their sense of community. No child in this country should be denied access to the opportunity to play a sport, including our transgender children. I will vote against the GOP child predator empowerment act because it does not protect women.

'GOP child predator empowerment act' and characterization of legislation as not protecting women while framing opposition to it as supporting transgender inclusion


[SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , the gentleman across the aisle is right. We need everybody working to get hostages home to get this resolved.


Our community is strong and resilient, and we will help each other come back from this disaster.

community is strong and resilient, we will help each other


The Democrats, two of them, chose not to allow [ORG] to pass the Senate, which is an indication that none of the other legislation could have passed with 51 votes. Here is what would have happened had it passed: 50 Democrats would have voted to allow it to pass with 51 votes. That is not a majority.

presents a logical fallacy by claiming that 50 Democratic votes equals a non-majority, when the actual argument involves reconciliation procedures and voting thresholds, misrepresenting the procedural reality


We are still for immigration, just follow our rules, follow our laws, and pass a few reasonable tests in order to be part of the American Dream. We extend that. That is what the country was based on for so many years, and it has completely gone awry in the last 50.

presents immigration as binary choice between 'following rules' versus 'gone awry', uses vague 'American Dream' and 'reasonable tests' without specifics


Total $100 million. Funding Source: Foreign Military Financing ($80 million); [ORG] ($20 million). (iii) Description and Quantity or Quantities of Articles or Services under Consideration for Purchase: [ORG] ([ORG]): None.


Madam President, in order to place the bill on the calendar under provisions of rule [ORG], I would object to further proceeding. [SPEAKER]. Objection having been heard, the bill will be placed on the calendar.


[PERSON] will make sure the border is secure. These nominees are not a return to business as usual. Business as usual gave us painfully high prices.

PERSON will make sure the border is secure / These nominees are not a return to business as usual. Business as usual gave us painfully high prices.


For the past 75 years, the United States and Taiwan have enjoyed a special relationship, one rooted in our shared values of freedom and democracy. That has also been bolstered by a strong national security relationship founded on [PERSON] Six Assurances to Taiwan. Of course, we have had a strong economic relationship based on a lot of mutual trade and investment, including around semiconductor chips and other critical goods.

'shared values of freedom and democracy' and emphasis on 75-year relationship with positive framing


Almighty and Eternal God, we gather here today in reverence, joined in our shared hopes and dreams for our beloved [ORG]. In this sacred moment of the inauguration of President [PERSON] and Vice President [PERSON] , we turn our hearts to You, seeking Your divine assistance and abundant blessings upon this pivotal moment in history. We come before You with profound gratitude for the many gifts You have bestowed upon our land.


The Chairman shall enforce this paragraph. (e) Participation of Members in [ORG] and [ORG] members of the [ORG] who are not members of a particular subcommittee may, by unanimous consent of the members of such subcommittee, participate in any subcommittee meeting or hearing. However, a member who is not a member of the subcommittee may not vote on any matter before the subcommittee, be counted for purposes of establishing a quorum, or raise points of order.


That is why I introduced the Extend the TikTok Deadline Act. This bill does not repeal the underlying act. It simply gives [ORG], Congress, the people here in the Senate, parties that might want to buy [ORG], the incoming [ORG] administration--he himself is asking for an extension--and outside stakeholders additional time to get this right.

gives...additional time to get this right


Governor Newsom keeps funneling California tax dollars into this never-ending pit, ignoring needs like critical water infrastructure which could be helping all of our [ORG], including southern California, if we could raise Shasta Dam and gain 600,000 new acre-feet. We would have the ability to not be short-funded on the brush removal that needs to be happening in southern California, as well as the forestry management all over California. Instead of empty-handed promises by Governor [PERSON] , we need to have President [PERSON] leading the way.

describing budget allocation as 'never-ending pit' while presenting dam expansion as the sole solution to water infrastructure needs


When the gentleman from Massachusetts talks about the plight of the people in Gaza, we should be reminded of the massive piles of pallets of food and relief that are stacked up because [ORG] is too incompetent to move those pallets and remind our friends of the extent to which [ORG] has been taking those resources and not distributing them to the people in Gaza. The fact of the matter here is, this legislation is inherently America first. We have had situations where we have had American soldiers and our people targeted by the [ORG].

deflecting from Gaza plight by bringing up relief pallets and organizational incompetence; characterizing opponent as needing to be 'reminded'; using inflammatory language like 'incompetent' and 'taking resources'


As a mother that has had to evacuate her family, and as a businessowner that has had to close our doors due to dangerous smoke conditions, I am praying for all of the families impacted and for the safety of our first responders, but that is not enough. We have to do more to prevent these fires from starting. Oregon's leaders in wildfire prevention tell me they need the resources to get an engine to every home that needs one, and they need to know that the water will flow when they need it.

Oregon's leaders in wildfire prevention tell me they need the resources; use of personal credentials (mother, businessowner) combined with emotional language (evacuate, dangerous, praying) to establish credibility


Mr. [PERSON] , I urge support of this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. [SPEAKER]. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. [PERSON] ) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, [PERSON]


Now, ironically, they used the same argument for democracy to undermine the Senate filibuster, which is one of the bedrocks of this institution. But what I have noticed is that if an issue can be framed as a threat to democracy, Democrats throw any other concerns out the window; hence, the sky is falling. More recently, in 2023, Democrats brought up this same question of protecting democracy as a reason to advance legislation addressing artificial intelligence.


When you had [ORG] telling the city, do not deprive us of our funding. Yet, the city decided to do it anyway. The fire department said that the reduction in funding would severely limit the department's capacity to prepare for, train for, and respond to large- scale emergencies.

reduction in funding would severely limit the department's capacity to prepare for, train for, and respond to large-scale emergencies


A vote against this bill is a vote against deporting illegal aliens who rape and abuse women and children. A vote against this bill is a vote to invite illegal aliens who rape and abuse women and children into the United States of America. I can think of nothing less American than that.

presents only two extreme options (support bill or invite rapists); uses inflammatory language coupling immigration with violent crime; invokes fear of violent crimes against vulnerable groups


302. SUBMISSION OF BIOMETRIC AND BIOGRAPHIC DATA; [ORG]. (a) Submission of [PERSON] and [PERSON] Data.--The Secretary may not grant an alien adjustment of status under this division, on either a conditional or permanent basis, unless the alien submits biometric and biographic data, in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary.


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 Florida received 4 votes for President and [PERSON] of the State of Ohio received 4 votes for Vice President. [SPEAKER].


Mr. [PERSON] , I rise in support of H.R. 33, the United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act. This bill represents a bilateral tax agreement that prevents doubling taxation on U.S. and Taiwanese businesses and workers.


Is the individual a flight risk? Does the individual pose a risk to the community? Are we talking about an assault with a deadly weapon or are we talking about grabbing and eating an apple while walking down the aisle of a grocery store?

assault with a deadly weapon or are we talking about grabbing and eating an apple - presents extreme opposites without acknowledging middle-ground scenarios


Any substantive changes, modifications, clarifications, or amendments shall be included as an appendix to the transcript conditioned upon the witness signing the transcript. 9. The individual administering the oath, if other than a member, shall certify on the transcript that the witness was duly sworn.


The votes for President of the United States are as follows: [PERSON] of the State of Florida has received 312 votes. [PERSON] of the State of California has received 226 votes. The whole number of electors appointed to vote for Vice President of the United States is 538.


They attack American troops from bases in Yemen. And this is only part of it. Today, we face a serious security situation right here inside the United States.


We have had the Paradise, California, fire known as the Camp fire, which burned many acres. Importantly, 90 percent of the town was burned down, and 85 people lost their lives with that. Other towns in my own district were consumed as well in later fires in Greenville and Canyondam.


The staff assigned to the minority shall be under the general supervision and direction of the ranking minority member of the [ORG] who may delegate such authority as he or she determines appropriate. (c) Intention Regarding Staff.--It is intended that the skills and experience of all members of the [ORG] staff shall be available to all members of the [ORG]. RULE XVII.


Senator [PERSON] , would you yield for a question? [SPEAKER]. I would yield for a question from my colleague from New Jersey.


It is that simple. And, of course, Democrats have every opportunity during these hearings to ask any questions that they want and to vote however they want. We are not saying their rights should somehow be constricted.


Colorado: [ORG], Violence Free Colorado, [ORG], Colorado Companeros: Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center, [ORG], [ORG], [ORG], [ORG] and [ORG]. Connecticut: [ORG]. Delaware: [ORG] ([ORG]).


Mr. [PERSON] , I am honored to serve Texas' 32nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives for the 119th Congress. As a Texas-educated attorney for over 30 years, I know what it takes to fight for those who need it most. Throughout my career, I have stood up for workers, those living with disabilities, students who are being taken advantage of by for-profit colleges, and so many of my fellow Texans who needed someone fighting alongside them.

'Texas-educated attorney for over 30 years' and 'stood up for workers, those living with disabilities, students' - vague positive claims and appeals to professional credentials/experience


General Leave Mr. [PERSON] . Mr. [PERSON] , I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 29.


They will absolutely show up. We know where all their relatives are. And that will be best because, if the person is subsequently charged, they will be there for trial.


39 Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is hereby, ranked on the following standing committee of [ORG]: Ms. [PERSON] (to rank immediately after Mr. [PERSON] ). [SPEAKER] (during the reading). Mr. [PERSON] , I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be considered as read and printed in the Record.


Our communities should not have to make either-or decisions when it comes to restoring critical infrastructure in the wake of natural disasters. Mr. [PERSON] , I am proud to co-lead this bill alongside [PERSON] , and I encourage my colleagues to support its passage. [SPEAKER].


Let's secure the border. Let's fund it. You want to have a strong national defense that is not woke, fund it.

secure the border, strong national defense, characterization of defense spending as 'not woke'


And what happened? Thousands of children--kids--called into congressional offices, some threatening to kill themselves or to assassinate Members of Congress. No foreign adversary should have that kind of power over our politics or our children.

thousands of children threatening to kill themselves or assassinate Members of Congress; characterizing foreign adversaries as having power over children


While we anxiously await President [PERSON] 's inauguration and know that his administration will follow and enforce immigration law and take steps to advance the enforcement of our borders, [ORG] ensures that all administrations are held accountable, including the previous one, and that our immigration laws are followed. Madam Speaker, I support this important legislation, and I thank the gentleman for his leadership on the bill. Mr. [PERSON] .

anxiously await President's inauguration and will follow and enforce immigration law


S. 5 [SPEAKER]. Mr. President, if you believe we should be able to detain and deport undocumented immigrants who have committed serious crimes and you took Republicans at their word that [ORG] was necessary for us to do that, you need to know that is already Federal law. We can and do already detain and deport immigrants who commit serious crimes, and we are not about to change that.

Mr. President, if you believe we should be able to detain and deport undocumented immigrants who have committed serious crimes...you need to know that is already Federal law


In Altadena, [PERSON] was found in his house holding a garden [PERSON] . He died trying to save his home. His sister [PERSON] barely escaped as the house went up in flames.


A bill to ensure the rural surface transportation grant program is accessible to rural areas, and for other purposes; to [ORG]. By [SPEAKER] (for herself and Mr. [PERSON] ): H.R. 503.


Over the course of his long service to this country, President [PERSON] has been the source of hope and an author of history. And just as [ORG] observed, he became one of the rare leaders who have made hope and history rhyme. America is better for it.

source of hope and an author of history; America is better for it


Republicans just spent the past 2 years complaining about the Inflation Reduction Act. Yet Republicans are preparing to spend trillions on tax breaks. They want to feed billionaires' greed instead of the families who will go hungry when they cut SNAP.

Republicans complaining about spending while preparing to spend trillions; families going hungry; billionaires' greed


Every year they do an estimate on population, fertility, growth in the society. We were using [ORG] data. I have come here behind the microphone and said, hey, our quick look at [ORG] data was in 11 years the United States was going to start to have more deaths than births.


We are talking about this situation here, taxpayers have a right to know: Are they going to do better next time? Yet, the mantra seems to be like, oh, you are placing conditions. Conditions is the dirty word of the week on this.

characterizing accountability questions as 'placing conditions' and calling it 'the dirty word of the week' to frame legitimate oversight concerns negatively


People need to know what this animal did to her. I am going to tell you what, they also need to know how she fought back. [PERSON] fought back with every ounce in her body.

Calling someone an 'animal' and emphasizing violent struggle with 'fought back with every ounce in her body' uses inflammatory language to provoke emotional response


That is a laudable goal, but not in pursuit of a fairly cynical and partisan policy agenda. There is a very tangible way that Democrats can join with us to do this, this week. They can cooperate with the President that the people elected as Commander in Chief of the United States by confirming his [ORG].

Democrats can cooperate with the President that the people elected as Commander in Chief; framing cooperation as confirmation of a specific nominee presents a false choice between supporting the President's authority or being uncooperative


These actions undermine the foreign policy objectives of the United States, including the viability of a two-state solution and ensuring Israelis and Palestinians can attain equal measures of security, prosperity, and freedom. They also undermine the security of Israel and have the potential to lead to broader regional destabilization across the Middle East, threatening United States personnel and interests. The situation in the West Bank continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.

threatening United States personnel and interests; unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States


It will put all girls at risk of intrusive questions and physical genital examinations, dissuading girls' participation in sports. As LGBTQ+ youth continue to face attacks and targeting from extremist lawmakers in legislative chambers across the country and higher rates of depression and suicide, this bill is doubly dangerous. In my community, I meet young people and parents over and over who have fled States like Idaho, Texas, and Florida because they want to live in safe, welcoming communities where they know they have a future.

will put all girls at risk of intrusive questions and physical genital examinations, dissuading girls' participation in sports; higher rates of depression and suicide; attacked and targeted by extremist lawmakers


Do you know we have to fight every year for something called [ORG], the Secure Rural Schools fund that costs taxpayers? I am blessed that there is not pushback on that. We used to have a timber industry that the receipts from the timber we would cut would go for these local--the money stayed locally, the timber receipts, at least a portion, for counties to pay for schools and roads.

have to fight every year for something called [ORG] that costs taxpayers - framing as burden and struggle


[SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I rise in support of H.R. 28 and urge the House to pass this important bill.


Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize an outstanding group of young athletes in Virginia's Sixth Congressional District, the Broadway High School boys cross country team, which won the [ORG] Class 3 State championship in November. Despite online predictions that showed the Gobblers losing by over 50 points, each runner clocked in at their fastest time that day to clinch first place with a 10-point margin over the runners-up. Along the way, the team also became district and regional champs for the first time in the school's history.


But so far, some of the Republican chairs of committees are resisting, and that doesn't speak well for the qualifications or the confidence they have in their nominees. In the last 2 days, the chairman of [ORG] has noticed hearings on not one but two of President [PERSON] 's nominees without minority consent: Governor [PERSON] to be Secretary of the [ORG] and [PERSON] to be the Secretary of [ORG]. These two positions--Secretary of the [ORG], Secretary of [ORG]--will be tasked with managing our natural resources and our clean energy future.

framing committee chairs' resistance as not speaking 'well for their qualifications' and emphasizing that nominees will manage 'our natural resources and our clean energy future' with implicit concern about their fitness


I just want to ask a bit of a hypothetical here before we talk about this chart. Let's say you are an American family of four, and you are doing pretty good. You make and you spend about $100,000 a year.


. The online Record has been corrected to read:SA 37. [SPEAKER] submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment [ORG] proposed by Mr. [PERSON] (for [SPEAKER] (for herself and Mr. [PERSON] )) to the bill [ORG] .


I have been very clear where Democrats stand. We need thorough background investigations, we need hearings where both sides can prepare to ask strong questions, and we need a vote here on the floor. In other words, we expect regular order.


First, we need to look at how we got here. How did we get to $36 trillion in national debt? I think many of us feel it has been driven by Federal waste, by fraud, and gross mismanagement.

describing debt as driven by 'waste, fraud, and gross mismanagement' uses charged language to evoke concern about government incompetence


REJECT TRUMP TAX PLAN (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] , House Republicans leaked their plans for how they are going to cut taxes for their rich friends at the expense of regular working people.

characterizing tax cuts as benefiting 'rich friends at the expense of regular working people' presents a false choice while using loaded language like 'leaked' and 'at the expense of'


Now, a lot of the reasons as to why the very rich are becoming richer and working-class families are struggling have to do with disastrous trade policies which have resulted in the loss of millions of good- paying jobs. The failure of Congress to raise the minimum wage to a living wage is another reason why millions and millions of workers today are forced to try to survive on starvation wages. Furthermore, we are seeing and have seen aggressive and often illegal union-busting activities on the part of major employers.

disastrous trade policies, starvation wages, aggressive and often illegal union-busting


A bill to provide for a study by [ORG], Engineering, and Medicine on the prevalence and mortality of cancer among individuals who served as active duty aircrew in [ORG], and for other purposes; to [ORG]. By [SPEAKER] (for herself and Mr. [PERSON] ): H.R. 531.


What my opposition party is doing is blurring the lines of what is a woman and what is a man. My daughter has played soccer her entire life. She is scared to death to play right now.

daughter 'scared to death' combined with charged framing of opposition 'blurring the lines'


The citizens of [PERSON] County and Habersham County are hundreds of miles from any border but are still being brutally victimized by illegal aliens. Enough is enough. These preventable tragedies must come to an end.

'brutally victimized by illegal aliens' and 'preventable tragedies' use emotionally charged language to frame immigration as a violent threat in areas far from borders


We had to listen to the ranking member go on a diatribe about why it is so important that American taxpayers be exposed to a multitrillion-dollar tax increase. He said this is about tax cuts for the wealthy. But the fact of the matter is--and the nominee pointed this out--that the top 1 percent in the country pay the vast majority of income taxes.

characterizes opponent's position as wanting 'American taxpayers be exposed to a multitrillion-dollar tax increase' while opponent actually argued for 'tax cuts for the wealthy'; uses loaded term 'diatribe'


I would have never thought that I would have the honor to be able to represent him here in [ORG]. Mayor [PERSON] 's kindness and thoughtful approach to leadership embodied what it truly means to be a public servant. I thank Mayor [PERSON] , [PERSON] 's family for sharing him with all of us.


I have a different approach. I believe the best way to build America is to invest in America, in American products and American people. And the best way to grow our economy is to grow the backbone of our nation: the middle class.

'invest in America, in American products and American people' and 'backbone of our nation'


Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Vote on Motion to Proceed The question occurs on the motion to proceed.


Why? Because soon Congress will be sending hundreds of billions of dollars to California to help clean up this mess and rebuild. The most basic level of common sense demands that we not send billions upon billions to California without first looking carefully at the causes of this catastrophe, and when they are identified, making sure these causes will be addressed and resolved.

describing situation as 'catastrophe' and emphasizing 'hundreds of billions of dollars' repeatedly to create urgency and concern about resource allocation


When [ORG] was enacted back 1972, it opened the doors for women and girls to have equal opportunities in sports. It is worth repeating. [ORG], women's sports were almost nonexistent, but since then, we have seen great progress.

"It is worth repeating. [ORG]" and "equal opportunities" and "great progress" are vague positive terms used repeatedly


In fact, the legislation allows the President to grant a 90-day extension to the Sunday deadline, though only if negotiations have substantially advanced, and the sale could likely close in 90 days. Neither is true today so I expect President [PERSON] will not grant the extension. And what President [PERSON] cannot do under current law, this Congress--[ORG]--certainly won't do by changing the law, not over my objection, in any case.

Neither is true today so I expect President [PERSON] will not grant the extension; invokes presidential authority and legal constraints to cast doubt on alternative outcomes


It is government policy in many ways that is doing it to these people. It is immoral. I am going to get hate texts saying: You can't talk about that.

anticipating 'hate texts' and characterizing policy as 'immoral' to provoke emotional response


Dry dock facilities for steam and towboats soon cropped up, while Paducah, the county seat of McCracken County since 1832, became an important railway hub. By the turn of the 19th century, McCracken County formed an integral part of Kentucky's commerce, culture, and governance. Around this time, the county produced one of our [ORG]'s most prominent political figures, [PERSON] .


[PERSON] and I and anybody in [ORG] country knows how valuable, how important they are to our economy, to our farmers, the research that they do. They are an R-1 research university, one of the top 100 research universities in the United States, with about 12,000 students, about 100 majors, and, of course, graduate programs and doctoral programs--all kinds of opportunities for young men and women who are looking for an education and a fun place to get one. So we are just so proud of [ORG].

valuable, how important they are to our economy, to our farmers... we are just so proud of [ORG]


At the same time, the pandemic had snarled supply chains and set off widespread labor shortages, driving up costs worldwide. In response, my Administration immediately convened businesses and labor to unclog our ports and get goods flowing. Russia's unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine further increased food and gas prices.

unprovoked and unjustified invasion; my Administration immediately convened


Let us carry his message forward, ensuring every veteran receives the honor, support, and opportunities they deserve. I deeply respect Colonel [PERSON] for his unwavering dedication to our Nation. Let us all thank him for inspiring our next generation of leaders to take on any challenges and obstacles that come in their path.

carry his message forward, ensuring every veteran receives the honor... deeply respect Colonel [PERSON] for his unwavering dedication to our Nation