We expanded [ORG], cutting child poverty in half to its lowest rate in history. And we sent funding directly to every state, city, and town in the nation, keeping police on the beat and teachers in the classroom, families in their homes and small businesses on their feet, preventing a wave of scarring bankruptcies, defaults, and evictions. At the same time, the pandemic had snarled supply chains and set off widespread labor shortages, driving up costs worldwide.

'cutting child poverty in half to its lowest rate in history' and 'keeping police on the beat and teachers in the classroom' - vague positive framing without specific details or mechanisms


[SPEAKER] (for herself and Mr. [PERSON] ) proposed an amendment to the bill [ORG], supra. [ORG] 9. [SPEAKER] submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill [ORG], supra; which was ordered to lie on the table.


THE [ORG] [SPEAKER]. The [ORG] has examined [ORG] proceedings and announces to the House the approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule I, the [ORG] stands approved.


He embodies Kansas values of hard work, determination, and generosity, and I know he learned these traits from his role models, his parents [PERSON] and [PERSON] . You have raised a great son, and I thank you for that. His career on [ORG] began in Missouri Senator [PERSON] office, first in the House and then in [ORG].


Mr. [PERSON] , on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. [SPEAKER].


Bad Pennies The government is losing money making money, paying more than three cents to produce a penny and more than 11 cents for a nickel. That makes no cents when simply changing the composition of the coins could save more than $50 million a year. Trillion Dollar Secret Slush Funds This past year, [ORG]'s bureaucrats claimed [ORG] and [ORG] ran out of money needed to assist veterans and pay for emergency disaster recovery efforts.

Bad Pennies pun criticizing government waste; 'Trillion Dollar Secret Slush Funds' and claims about veterans and disaster relief being underfunded creates concern about misallocated resources


A bill to prohibit the use of non-monetized or unqualified factors for regulatory analyses, and for other purposes; to [ORG] and [ORG]. By [SPEAKER]: S. 149. A bill to require the Secretary of [ORG] to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes; to [ORG].


The challenges are indeed formidable, but this is the moment for the revival that we seek. And so let us not delay. Let us begin.

'revival that we seek' and 'let us begin' - vague, emotionally appealing language without specific meaning


We have to do that. We have to comment on what we are working on. But we are also going to talk about this rip-off tax bill because that illustrates the difference between the parties.

calling the tax bill a 'rip-off' uses charged language to negatively characterize the policy without substantive explanation


So it is important we don't rush to hearings without examining the record first. The more Senate Republicans try to rush the process without the proper documentation, the more Americans will ask themselves: What are Republicans and their nominees trying to hide? How can Americans trust, for example, that [PERSON] [ORG] will be free from conflicts of interests if Republicans hold hearings before anyone is getting a chance to review financial disclosures?

What are Republicans and their nominees trying to hide? How can Americans trust...will be free from conflicts of interests


Terms of permanent resident status on a conditional basis. [ORG]. 104.


This bill lets politicians in Washington dictate to parents, school districts, and athletic associations across the country who can and cannot participate in their local sports leagues. It creates a one-size-fits-all policy that holds a kindergartner wanting to play soccer to the same standards as an elite athlete. This legislation undermines the very values we hold dear as Americans--fairness, opportunity, and the belief in the power of local communities to make decisions for themselves.

presents only two extremes (federal control vs. local autonomy), invokes fear of centralized dictates, appeals to American values of fairness and local control


I appreciate the opportunity to speak to amendment No. 23, which would strike section 3 of the Laken [PERSON] Act. I respect that colleagues on both sides of the aisle have expressed their intention to vote for the Laken [PERSON] bill and to advance it.


The clock is ticking. We can't let another legislative day go and another legislative day go in which we don't deliver. The American people expect us to deliver.

The clock is ticking...another legislative day go and another legislative day go


The Chief Administrative Officer should inform committees, including the ranking minority members, each time a software platform is certified. Witnesses participating remotely should appear before a nonpolitical, professional appropriate background that is minimally distracting to other members and witnesses, to the greatest extent possible. It remains within the full discretion of the chair to enforce rules of decorum for committee proceedings.


30 undermines the basic constitutional protection of a person being innocent until proven guilty. It subjects immigrants, including those who have been victims of domestic violence, to new grounds of inadmissibility and deportability that do not require a conviction in court. This is an ominous step toward the erosion of the rights of all people in the United States, including citizens.


Republicans are offering targeted amendments to make this bill even stronger. Senator [PERSON] has an amendment that would detain illegal immigrants who commit murder or cause serious bodily injury. Senator [PERSON] has an amendment that will detain illegal immigrants who attack law enforcement officers.

Detain illegal immigrants who commit murder, cause serious bodily injury, or attack law enforcement officers


The result of the vote was announced as above recorded. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. PERSONAL EXPLANATION [SPEAKER].


The yeas and nays were ordered. [SPEAKER]. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question will be postponed.


REMEMBERING VINCENT FORT (Mrs. [PERSON] asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Mrs. [PERSON] . Mr. [PERSON] , Atlanta and the State of Georgia have lost one of our greatest champions.


I can't wait to see what he does next. Madam Speaker, I ask you and our colleagues to join me in congratulating [PERSON] on a job well done. Go get `em, [PERSON] .

congratulating on a job well done without specific accomplishments; urging colleagues to join in supporting the person


Other times it may feel as if progress flows in reverse and moves backward. Either way, Dr. [PERSON] 's hopeful message is the same: No matter the odds, we shall overcome. I yield the floor.

'we shall overcome' and 'hopeful message' appeal to vague aspirational ideals


CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT Pursuant to clause 7 of rule [ORG] of the Rules of [ORG], the following statements are submitted regarding the specific powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the accompanying bill or joint resolution.


I have been hearing unprecedented political attacks, lies, and threats of conditioning disaster aid, even while these fires rage. This is the largest urban fire in the history of the United States. Our rule has always been disaster help without conditions.

unprecedented political attacks, lies, threats of conditioning disaster aid, largest urban fire in the history of the United States


California has roughly half the unsheltered homeless in the United States. There is a whole host of reasons that this is not a good thing, but one of them is that encampments tend to lead to a lot of fires. In fact, in just one year, in 2023 alone, there were almost 14,000 fires related to homelessness.

framing homelessness as causing fires with stark statistics ('almost 14,000 fires') to create concern about public safety and negative association with homeless populations


We are [ORG]. Americans are in trouble, and when they need us, we need to be there.


Republicans promised that the average household would see $4,000 extra per year, but, in fact, real median wages grew less than half of a half of a percent--less than half of a half of a percent--in the 2 years following these tax cuts. Executive pay and bonuses, meanwhile, soared to record highs. Stock buybacks, which only reward shareholders, hit a record in 2018.

contrast between promised '$4,000 extra per year' versus actual 'less than half of a half of a percent' wage growth, paired with 'Executive pay and bonuses soared' to frame outcomes as only benefiting the wealthy


We are committed to ending the [PERSON] -[PERSON] border crisis, securing our southern border, and restoring respect for the rule of law. We are committed to restoring American strength to secure our [ORG] and discourage the actors fomenting instability on the world stage. We are committed to strengthening our economic and fiscal future, which includes extending tax relief for hard-working Americans.

committed to ending crisis, securing border, restoring respect, restoring American strength, strengthening economic future


They may not know it, but countless Minnesotans have felt her impact in one way or another: Every barber, waiter, and bartender who earns the full state minimum wage can thank [PERSON] . Every student at Fond du Lac Tribal College can thank [PERSON] . And every kid who participates in [PERSON] , [ORG], or Youthworks can thank [PERSON] .

countless Minnesotans have felt her impact in one way or another; listing multiple groups to suggest widespread, universal benefit


[ORG] made history with its 3-1 win over Louisville in [ORG] in front of a record crowd of over 21,860 fans. This was [ORG] eighth national title in the program's history. This victory didn't happen by chance.


That makes no sense. A penny here, a nickel there--eventually, these examples all add up to millions, billions, and eventually, trillions. The bottom line is that if you can't find waste in Washington, there can only be one reason: You didn't look.


After all, this is something I propose that we do--that we have to do-- because of what the American people told us that they want, which is a change in direction for the country, in their vote of November 5 of this last year. I yield the floor. [SPEAKER].

what the American people told us that they want... in their vote of November 5


She is going to bring these same skills to a really great credit union in Anchorage-- their gain, our loss--but she is always going to be a member of [PERSON] . [PERSON] , we all say staff is like family here, but [PERSON] truly is like family for me and my wife [PERSON] . We definitely would not have gotten this far without her.

'staff is like family here' and 'truly is like family'


Hear all those who call to You in their distress, the street people and the screen stars, and all whose homes and livelihoods are endangered. Hear those who cry to You for help. Hear their voices, and may their cries reach Your ears, that You would shelter them from the fires raging around them.

fires raging around them, distress, endangered, cries for help


We sprinkle magic fairy dust around here, borrow money, print money, mortgage our kids' future, and pretend to be adults. I do not for the life of me believe that we can actually change this all in a year. This is the last argument I want to present, and then I am going to recognize my good friend from Pennsylvania.

sprinkle magic fairy dust, borrow money, print money, mortgage our kids' future


RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. Nothing in this Act may be construed to limit the ability of the Secretary of [ORG] or the Attorney General to use available capacity to detain individuals determined to pose the most serious threat to public safety or risk of flight.


JANUARY 6 [SPEAKER]. Mr. President, 4 years ago today, I stood on this very spot, alongside my colleagues, as we prepared to certify the 2020 election. As we were going about our business, all of a sudden, I felt a hand pull my collar.


There is a good reason why we seldom pass legislation with mandatory detention or jailing. We tend to believe that law enforcement is in the best position to determine in realtime who the threat to public safety actually is. And we know we don't have the resources--we never have the resources--to lock up every nonviolent offender without regard to whether they are a threat to public safety or not.


I yield the floor. [SPEAKER] (Mr. [PERSON] ). The Senator from Kansas.


We are sometimes assured that [ORG] has taken security measures to prevent Chinese communists from accessing this data of American citizens, but according to whistleblower testimony and internal company materials, these protections are about as airtight as a screen door. So the end is coming for Chinese communist-controlled [ORG]. Perhaps the sale can be closed by Sunday, though I seriously doubt it.

Chinese communists accessing data, protections 'as airtight as a screen door,' warning of existential threat to the organization


(Applause.) Our democracy, strength, and grit must match theirs. May [PERSON] bless our [ORG].

democracy, strength, and grit; invocation of blessing on nation


We have seen this time and time again: Republicans fearmonger about the trans community to divert attention from the fact that they have no real solutions to help everyday Americans with the pressing problems they face. We must not discriminate against kids because of who they are. Transgender youth already face high hurdles.


BUSINESS BEFORE THE SENATE [SPEAKER]. Mr. President, this past November, the American people gave President [PERSON] and Republicans a mandate. Now the time has come to begin executing on it.


I thank [PERSON] and [PERSON] for their bipartisan work on this legislation, which passed this [ORG] in March of last year under suspension of the rules by a voice vote. This bill continues years of work to make the [ORG] more transparent for its customers and the communities that it serves. Mr. [PERSON] , I urge support for [PERSON]


The fact of the matter is that you could substantially change much of [ORG]'s costs and make services better, faster, and cheaper. Just join this century of technology in taking care of people. The ring I am wearing that does my vitals or the technologies to incentivize things, do we pay a [ORG] provider to help people be healthier instead of making more money when someone is sicker?

phrases like 'join this century of technology' and 'taking care of people' use emotionally charged language to frame modernization as obviously beneficial, while vague promises of 'better, faster, and cheaper' services lack specific evidence


The other part is your income tax, capital gains tax, all the other things. That is this blue here. To give you an idea, this is the net interest this fiscal year, the interest we pay back to the people who have been kind enough to buy our bonds.


[ORG]'s campus, which once served as a sanctuary for Native American art and history, has for years been neglected by [ORG]. Various buildings on campus, many which serve as U.S. National [PERSON] , are in disrepair or no longer in use. Many of the residential buildings on campus are not equipped with heating, ventilation, or air-conditioning, and the campus is not--not-- compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

sanctuary...neglected, buildings in disrepair, not equipped with heating/ventilation, not compliant with ADA - creates emotional weight around institutional failure and suggests unsafe conditions


That is what we must do here. During my time in Congress, I have seen a lot of disaster aid bills. Never in my time have I ever considered whether an area votes red or blue.


Understand the fiscal implications. If we don't do it right, do the debt markets demand a premium? Because you see what is going on around the world.


A [ORG] poll last year found that more than three-quarters of Americans support increasing the number of [ORG] agents; that two-thirds of Americans want the President and the [ORG] Secretary to temporarily halt all asylum requests when the border is overwhelmed; and third, a majority of Americans support expanding border wall construction. People want a secure community. On the floor this week--we started last week and are still debating it this week--is what to do on what is called [ORG].

Multiple poll citations showing majority/supermajority support ('more than three-quarters,' 'two-thirds,' 'majority') to suggest popular consensus on border security measures


[SPEAKER]. [ORG] [SPEAKER]. Mr. President, I will speak for a couple minutes in morning business.


During the debate, I offered a simple amendment that virtually all my Democratic colleagues voted for. And we said: Hey, look, let's go ahead and reduce the corporate tax rate, but let's not reduce it to 21 percent. If we reduce it to 25 percent, which is a big reduction, we can make these individual tax cuts for everyday people permanent, so at least the individual tax cuts to everyday people would be permanent, like the corporate tax cuts.

framing the choice between corporate tax rate levels (21% vs 25%) as the determinant of whether individual tax cuts can be 'permanent,' presenting a limited set of options while implying this is the only viable solution


Oh, how they lobbied. One notable lobbyist told me that he was offered $100,000 a month-- $100,000 a month--to represent [ORG], but he refused because [ORG] is a sewer of vile anti-Semitism. Good for him.

repetition of '$100,000 a month' twice for emphasis; 'sewer of vile anti-Semitism' uses strongly loaded language to describe the organization


Therefore, this extremely elastic new provision adds nothing to the equation other than more empty rhetoric and greater bureaucratic bloat. The bill also seeks to give [ORG] governments authority and control over the Federal immigration system by trespassing on the Article II executive power in a way that eight out of nine Justices on [ORG] completely repudiated 2 years ago as a blatant violation of the separation of powers. The bill seeks to give [ORG] attorneys general precisely what [ORG] has denied: constitutional standing to sue [ORG] in court for perceived violations of sections of [ORG] can block Federal immigration policies, capsizing the Supremacy Clause and expanding judicial power to encroach upon executive discretion under Article II.

extremely elastic new provision adds nothing... empty rhetoric and greater bureaucratic bloat; eight out of nine Justices... completely repudiated... as a blatant violation


[ORG]: Mrs. [PERSON] (Ranking), Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] . [ORG], [ORG], and Pensions: Mr. [PERSON] (Ranking), Mrs. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] . Committee on [ORG] and [ORG]: Mr. [PERSON] (Ranking), Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] .


Mr. [PERSON] , I thank my friend from Pennsylvania for his remarks, and I yield back the balance of my time.


REMOVAL OF INJUNCTION OF SECRECY--TREATY DOCUMENT NO. 119-1 [SPEAKER]. Madam President, as if in executive session, I ask unanimous consent that the injunction of secrecy be removed from the following treaty transmitted to the Senate on January 14, 2025, by the President of the United States: Treaty with the United Arab Emirates on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters (Treaty Document No.


Some Americans are familiar with [PERSON] story; some are not. [PERSON] was a college student in Georgia who was brutally murdered by a Venezuelan who came into the United States illegally, was detained at the border, but then released. He traveled around the country wherever he wanted to under a parole system that was given to him at the border in 2022.

brutally murdered by a Venezuelan who came into the United States illegally...released...traveled around the country wherever he wanted


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 6 votes for President and [PERSON] of the State of Ohio received 6 votes for Vice President. [SPEAKER].


The tax cut that we are talking about extending gives a tax cut to the top 1 percent of earners in this country that isn't 10 times bigger than working families at the bottom of the income scale; it is not 100 times bigger; it is not 500 times bigger. Taxpayers in the top 1 percent will get a tax cut 852 times larger than working families at the bottom of the income threshold--852 times bigger. What we have seen coming out of the pandemic is that while the broad middle of the country has been struggling, the wealthy have gotten richer and richer and richer.

repeated emphasis on '852 times larger' combined with 'wealthy have gotten richer and richer and richer' to create emotional impact about inequality and injustice


It isn't unheard of to have conditions on other situations in the rebuilding phase. This is the emergency phase. Nobody questions immediate help for the emergency phase, and that is what is disingenuous about this argument that is going on.

characterizing the opposing argument as 'disingenuous' while presenting a simplified version that 'nobody questions' - misrepresenting the actual position being debated


That is how we protect our children. That is how we honor the spirit of [ORG]. Let's move forward with solutions that uplift and unite our schools, not tear them apart.

protect our children, honor the spirit, uplift and unite - vague positive language without specific details


PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE [SPEAKER]. Will the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. [PERSON] ) come forward and lead the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. [SPEAKER] led the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

pledging allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance as a formal ceremonial act


A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the exclusion of [ORG] coverage for hearing aids and examinations therefor, 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 and Ms. [PERSON] ): H.R. 501.


There are at least 2 million that came across the border that we don't know who they are, where they are going, or what their intentions are. You look at the nondetained docket we have here in our country--7.8 million. You look at those who have been given their due process--1.4 million have been issued their final orders of removal, meaning they have been given their due process, and we have said: You have no legal right to be here.

2 million people 'we don't know who they are, where they are going, or what their intentions are' combined with large numbers (7.8 million, 1.4 million) to amplify concern about unknown threats


Res. 12: Mr. [PERSON] and Mr. [PERSON] of Pennsylvania. [PERSON] .


Well, I could outline right now $170 billion in wasteful spending in [ORG] just today, simple things that most Americans would agree on. We spend $8 billion a year just for Federal buildings to lease them or to do maintenance for them--$8 billion a year. Currently, most of those buildings, because we have so many Federal employees that are teleworking, most of those buildings are 25 percent full.

$170 billion in wasteful spending and $8 billion a year on underutilized federal buildings (25 percent full)


It would go back to somewhere around 100,000 bucks, maybe a little bit more based on inflation. That is not what [ORG] did. This, I know, is shocking most Americans as I am laying out the reality of the situation.


We also have another launch scheduled in just a few hours. I believe this is flight seven for SpaceX's Starship which is the largest rocket ever built, the largest space vehicle ever built. I happened to have the chance to watch launch six which was truly an awe-inspiring experience.

largest rocket ever built, the largest space vehicle ever built, truly an awe-inspiring experience


30, [ORG] by Illegal Aliens Act, builds on [ORG]. While [ORG] would have prevented the death of that 22-year-old nursing student, this bill will protect women in the future by strengthening protections against violent aliens. This bill has two important components.

uses loaded term 'Illegal Aliens' and references specific death to emotionally frame the bill as necessary protection against 'violent aliens'


I have my doubts. The Democrat leader reportedly told his caucus to create fireworks at this week's hearings of our nominees. Well, we have seen Democrat obstruction before.

I have my doubts...reportedly told...create fireworks...we have seen Democrat obstruction before


[SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. [PERSON] ). [SPEAKER].


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


Mr. President, I rise today to address the profound economic, social, and political importance of [ORG]'s creators and the serious consequences of a nationwide [ORG] ban. When the Senate passed legislation last year authorizing a ban on [ORG], it was bundled with essential foreign aid measures. Critically, the Senate never held a direct vote on the [ORG] ban itself.

phrases like 'profound economic, social, and political importance' and 'serious consequences of a nationwide [ORG] ban' use loaded language with fear-inducing framing to emphasize negative impacts without substantive evidence


The sad benefit that will come from understanding the cause of these southern California fires and also of understanding why California's fire protection systems failed isn't limited to California. Every State is facing hotter and dryer conditions. Every State must do a far better job adapting to these conditions.


Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution [page H10170]


I suspect the only people who buy that assessment were right there in the room with the President. No doubt, those watching from further afield found those remarks unconvincing. What most of us saw was a final rearguard action to cover for an administration that has been in retreat for 4 straight years.

characterizing remarks as 'unconvincing' and describing the administration as 'in retreat' with loaded language implying failure


Do you see, Mr. [PERSON] ? The spending and the interest covered, the spending and the interest covered, remember, Mr. [PERSON] , [ORG] has about 9 more years and the trust fund is empty. Are we going to fix it?

'The spending and the interest covered, the spending and the interest covered' repeated emphasis combined with 'trust fund is empty' to create urgency and concern


Is he ready for a pardon? [PERSON] --a member of the so-called [ORG]--assaulted at least six officers, placing one officer in a choke hold, lifting him by the neck. Bonawitz injured one officer so severely, it forced him into retirement.

vivid descriptions of violent assault ('choke hold, lifting him by the neck') combined with 'so-called [ORG]' to frame the person negatively and incite concern about potential pardon


[ORG]: Mr. [PERSON] (Ranking), Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] . Committee on [ORG]: Mr. [PERSON] (Ranking), Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] . Committee on Finance: Mr. [PERSON] (Ranking), Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] .


AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND PROPOSED SA 16. [SPEAKER] submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill [ORG], to require the Secretary of [ORG] to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 17.


1601 et seq. ), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order in order to take additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13894 of October 14, 2019 (Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Syria). The order makes minimal edits to Executive Order 13894 in light of the fact that certain operations referenced in that order ceased 5 years ago.


TRIBUTE TO TREVICK UDELHOVEN [SPEAKER]. Mr. President, today I have the distinct honor of recognizing 4-year-old [ORG] Fergus County as Montanan of the Month for his courage that is larger than life as he battles a life-threatening seizure disorder. [ORG] is your typical Montana cowboy, who loves spending time on the farm, being outdoors and cheering on his beloved [ORG].

'your typical Montana cowboy' and references to farm, outdoors, and Montana identity as positive ideals


He was a dedicated public servant who was with [ORG] for 17 years. As a former law enforcement officer and sheriff of Fort Bend County, Texas, I know all too well the sacrifices our [ORG]'s law enforcement officers make. Deputy [PERSON] was a hero to Brazoria County, the great State of Texas, and our [ORG].

former law enforcement officer and sheriff...law enforcement officers make...hero to Brazoria County, the great State of Texas


The terrorist regimes in Moscow and Iran are more vulnerable than ever. President [PERSON] wants to achieve peace through strength, working with our allies, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia. Additionally, we know that he will be restoring [ORG], which will bring security for Israel and stability for the people of Syria and Lebanon, including the legitimate Governments of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.

terrorist regimes, peace through strength, security and stability


ELECTING MEMBERS TO CERTAIN COMMITTEES OF [ORG] [SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , by direction of [ORG], I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. [SPEAKER] read the resolution, as follows: [PERSON] .


We are talking about the water supply that would help valley farmers. It would help urban areas, and it certainly would help the situation in Los Angeles right now. What I have depicted here is a brush clearing project that was just above Pacific Palisades and other areas in L.A. that they actually had underway for a while until a national monument was declared above an area called Altadena.

implying that declaring a national monument stopped necessary brush clearing projects, creating doubt about the decision's merit


And in those working people resides the wellspring of our great national strength. The well-being of our families and of our working people is not one priority among many, I submit to you. It is not one more interest to satisfy.

'wellspring of our great national strength' and emphasis on 'working people' as paramount


Permanent resident status on a conditional basis for certain long-term residents who entered the United States as children. [ORG]. 103.


A bill to prohibit the availability of Federal funds to institutions of higher education that conduct painful biomedical research on dogs and cats; to [ORG] and [ORG]. By [SPEAKER]: H.R. 234.


By [SPEAKER] (for himself and Mr. [PERSON] of Florida): H.R. 322. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 relating to de minimis treatment under that Act; to [ORG].


We have to pass this bill today to prevent this travesty from moving any further and to deter any more illegitimate actions by this kangaroo court to halt or stall the military success of our allies trying to bring hostages home, American, Israeli, and others. Mr. [PERSON] , for that reason, I call on every single one of my colleagues to put America first by voting for this legislation today, and I yield back the balance of my time. [SPEAKER].

prevent this travesty, illegitimate actions, kangaroo court, every single one of my colleagues


History will always remember the heroic officers who risked their lives to defend our country and will also remember the cowards who refused to honor them. [SPEAKER]. Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President-elect.

heroic officers... and cowards who refused to honor them


Peace through strength must be more than a pithy phrase--vaguely tough-sounding but functionally benign. It must instead stand for a clear and measurable commitment to rebuild the arsenal of democracy and the most lethal fighting forces in the world. As chairman of [ORG], I take the President-elect's commitments very seriously, and I know he knows that deterring a war is cheaper than fighting one.

'arsenal of democracy' and 'most lethal fighting forces' combined with vague 'peace through strength'


We were maybe within 20 feet of them. Had one of them blocked the door or had a gun, Lord knows what would have happened. Thus began one of the darkest, most shameful days in American history--of our democracy.

Had one of them blocked the door or had a gun, Lord knows what would have happened; darkest, most shameful days in American history


That respect for differing views is a hallmark of our democratic values, something Mr. [PERSON] clearly does not understand. The future of Puerto Rico will be decided by Puerto Ricans in a peaceful and democratic manner, the same way that the future of Venezuela should be decided by the Venezuelan people in a peaceful and democratic manner. I will address my constituents in Spanish.

Mr. [PERSON] clearly does not understand; democratic values, peaceful and democratic manner


It was a great experience, and so we are very excited about going back and truly, truly appreciating President [PERSON] 's hospitality and willingness to have this great team back. Also, you realize that President [PERSON] is a real sports fan. [SPEAKER].

great experience, great team, real sports fan, appreciating President's hospitality


You gave it everything you had. There is always another sport, another day, and you will have another opportunity down the road to do what you want to do. So that was a really important message and very affirming to me at a time as a young athlete who felt not only had I let myself down but I had let my teammates down as well.


[ORG], Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] of Georgia, Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mrs. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] of Illinois, Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] of New York, Ms. [PERSON] . (6) Committee on oversight and government reform.--Ms. [ORG], Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] of California, Mr.


Over the past 4 years, families back home in Texas have had to reevaluate their budgets. So why shouldn't [ORG] have to make the hard choices that folks back home are making on a daily and weekly basis? They have had to tighten their belts as a result of high inflation and the highest interest rates that we have had in a long time, which have eaten away at their monthly incomes.

Why shouldn't [ORG] have to make the hard choices that folks back home are making - presents only two options (either ORG makes cuts or rejects family values), and appeals to the implicit authority/wisdom of ordinary families' decision-making


Now is not the time to politicize this crisis. I strongly urge House leadership to immediately bring a supplemental spending bill to California's efforts to combat this fire and make Angelenos whole again.

Urging House leadership to act immediately, combined with emotionally charged language like 'make Angelenos whole again' to emphasize the severity and demand swift action


Senate Republicans are committed to getting President [PERSON] 's team in place quickly. Our committee chairs are working aggressively to give each nominee a fair and speedy consideration. That is how the Senate has operated historically, especially when faced with such a mandate from the American people.

'That is how the Senate has operated historically' and 'mandate from the American people'


By [SPEAKER] (for himself, Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] of Florida, Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mrs. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mrs. [PERSON] , and Mr. [PERSON] ): S. 145. A bill to require the redesignation of Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization; to [ORG]. By [SPEAKER] (for himself, Ms. [PERSON] , Mrs. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mrs. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , and Mr. [PERSON] ): [ORG].


When you look at what is happening to migrant children being trafficked, in many cases, from drug trafficking, to sex trafficking, to stories that are absolutely gut-wrenching and heartbreaking, something has to be done, and it begins with making sure that we have accountability and that we are taking criminals off our streets. It is not just migrant children who have paid the price for the failed policies of this last administration; it is American children as well. Look at 12-year-old [PERSON] in Texas, who was brutally raped and murdered by two men who never should have been here.

gut-wrenching and heartbreaking stories of child trafficking and brutal rape/murder used to evoke emotional response and support policy position


By [SPEAKER] (for herself, Ms. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] of Florida, Ms. [PERSON] of Georgia, Mr. [PERSON] of Louisiana, Ms. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] of Illinois, Mrs. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] of Mississippi, Mr. [PERSON] of Texas, Mr. [PERSON] of Georgia, Mr. [PERSON] of Illinois, Ms. [PERSON] , and Ms. [PERSON] of Pennsylvania): [PERSON] . 45. A resolution honoring [PERSON] Sorority, Inc., on reaching the historic milestone of 117 years of serving communities; to [ORG] and [ORG].


So the pressure, then, if we have this explosion in the deficit, is to cut spending, and it usually means that veterans are on the block. It means that the low-income folks are on the block. It means that healthcare for working families is on the block.

explosion in the deficit, on the block (repeated), implying imminent threats to vulnerable groups


5191); and (D) any other natural disaster for which a disaster declaration is made by [ORG]. [SPEAKER]. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. [PERSON] ) and the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. [PERSON] ) each will control 20 minutes.


After the murder of my son, Senator [PERSON] was the very first elected official to invite me to share my story of [PERSON] at our State Capitol. He didn't know me then, but he knew that what happened to [PERSON] was wrong and that our story needed to be told. That is just the kind of man that he was.

Senator was 'the very first elected official' to help; described as 'just the kind of man that he was' with implied moral virtue


Each dollar spent on clean water and sanitation returns between $4 and $8 in economic health and other benefits, which is why I decided to do something about it as a Member of [ORG]. I knew his family, I knew [PERSON] , and I knew the last thing in the world he ever wanted was someone to build a statue of his image for future generations. But he would have been happy with perhaps the bill that I introduced entitled [ORG] for the World Act, legislation that built on an earlier law to improve access to clean water and sanitation around the world.

appeal to personal authority through mention of membership in [ORG] and personal knowledge of [PERSON]; use of vague economic benefits ('economic health and other benefits') without specifics


A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. Stated for: [SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No.


This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a major ally that is a force for political stability and economic progress in the Indo-Pacific region. The proposed sale will improve Japan's capability to meet current and future threats by providing stand-off capability via advanced, long-range strike systems for employment on [ORG] ([ORG]) fighter aircraft, including but not limited to the F-15J and [ORG] will have no difficulty absorbing these articles and services into its armed forces The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.

invokes 'foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the United States' and describes ally as 'a force for political stability and economic progress'


My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier. That is what I want to be: a peacemaker and a unifier. I am pleased to say that as of yesterday, 1 day before I assumed office, the hostages in the Middle East are coming back home to their families.

repeated emphasis on 'peacemaker and unifier' as aspirational legacy; vague virtuous concepts without specific policy details


We also have the opportunity in the western part of my district to build [ORG] in Colusa County. It would hold about 1.5 million acre-feet. Imagine 1.5 million more acre-feet, plus 600,000 more acre- feet from Lake Shasta, 2.1 million acre-feet of water we are losing and already have available to us.


It is part of the genius of this country. I could tell thousands of stories like the ones that I have shared. I plan to speak more on this topic in the months to come because I am going to vigorously defend the constitutional principle of American birthright citizenship against any who would try to dilute it or tear it down.

'genius of this country' and 'constitutional principle of American birthright citizenship'


The benefits of this are twofold. Number one, it is restoring a sense of order to our public spaces so that people feel safe going there again, so they don't serve to spawn further criminal activity; and, number two, it is giving us an opportunity to get homeless individuals into shelters, get a roof over their heads, and get them the help that they need. With these two developments, with crime now being illegal again in California and with our communities reclaiming our public spaces, I am more optimistic about our [ORG]'s future than I have been in a very long time.

'crime now being illegal again' and 'reclaiming our public spaces' use emotionally resonant but vague language to frame complex policy issues


We yield the floor. [SPEAKER]. The Senator from Kansas.


Mr. [PERSON] , I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. [PERSON] ), a member of [ORG] and [ORG]. [SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I stand here today in support of H.R.


Tell that to the workers in rural America rebuilding EV batteries and wind and solar. I hope our Republican colleagues will repeat those words to the employees in their districts who have gotten good-paying jobs in these new clean energy industries. Everyone knows we still have a lot of work to do before we reach our clean energy goals, and everybody knows it is not going to be easy.

Appeals to authority by invoking 'workers in rural America' and 'employees in their districts' as credible voices; uses loaded language with 'good-paying jobs' and 'clean energy' to frame the argument positively


Firefighters from Clackamas, [PERSON] , and [ORG] Counties have traveled hundreds of miles to help save lives and homes. The fires have been devastating. Unfortunately, we, too, have experienced this in Oregon.


If we do that, in 9 years, 9.2 percent of the entire economy is borrowed. This year, my math is, we are going to kiss up, around 7 percent of the entire economy is going to be borrowed money. What happens if we have some large disasters?


On January 27, 2020, [ORG] became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. [ORG] has recognized that the Equal Rights Amendment has cleared all necessary hurdles to be formally added to the Constitution as the 28th Amendment. I agree with the ABA-- President [PERSON] said-- and with leading constitutional scholars that the Equal Rights Amendment has become part of our Constitution.


This trailblazing development created new opportunities for hunters and outdoor enthusiasts throughout the [ORG]. In 2021, [ORG] was invited by the [ORG] to relocate and manage [ORG] as an air-gun-only facility--as the only public air range in [ORG] and a vital community resource, offering a youth shooting program that has helped graduates earn college scholarships and even qualify for [ORG]. In 2024, they expanded their partnership with the city of Nampa as a city recreational offering.


I have to say it was a hard-fought game. We played a truly worthy opponent, [ORG]. The [PERSON] actually had an unbeaten season going at that point and really had steamrolled a lot of very good teams, and they are to be commended as well.


CONDITIONING DISASTER AID IS UN-AMERICAN ([SPEAKER] asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) [SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I rise today to say: Los Angeles, we are with you.

Conditioning Disaster Aid is Un-American - framing aid conditions as contrary to American values


The resolution was agreed to. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.


75: Mr. [PERSON] . [PERSON] 142: Mr. [PERSON] of Florida, Mr. [PERSON] , and Mr. [PERSON] .


Here is what the majority leader said on November 14 with respect to the amendment process: [[PERSON] Members of the Senate--and not just the Members of a particular committee--should have a voice in final legislation through amendments on the floor. Members should assume that amendment votes will be the norm. That will mean taking tough votes at times, but that is part of our jobs.

Members of the Senate should have a voice in final legislation through amendments on the floor


[SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I yield myself such time as I may consume. We are the people's House.


They have done essentially nothing until recently to stabilize the situation, to stabilize the markets. As a result, you have insurers that have now pulled out of the [ORG] entirely, and millions of people are losing coverage. In my district, we have whole communities where everyone has lost coverage, and they are kicked to [ORG], forced to pay three times as much, four times as much, five times as much as they were paying before.

millions of people are losing coverage, whole communities where everyone has lost coverage, forced to pay three times as much, four times as much, five times as much


There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [ORG], Washington, DC. Hon. [PERSON] , Chairman, [ORG], [ORG], Washington, DC.


By Ms. [PERSON] (for herself and Mr. [PERSON] of Texas): H.R. 389. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize payments under the environmental quality incentives program to assist producers in implementing certain conservation practices along the southern border of Texas, and for other purposes; to [ORG].


Certainly, they have been subject to abuse in doing so. God blessed them with their leadership in stepping forward. We need to back them up by passing this legislation and put this to an end.

'God blessed them with their leadership' and 'We need to back them up'


We have the opportunity to change the trajectory of the lives of children like [PERSON] . In 10 years, he will be 24. The choices we make in the coming weeks and months can either leave him desperate and hopeless, a prime candidate for recruitment from [ORG], or we can give him and the more than 1 million children living in Gaza the opportunity to grow up in a world that has prioritized peace and security.


Putting it simply, Mr. [PERSON] , it would establish clarity and certainty by ending double taxation, encouraging investment, and strengthening our economic partnership. Mr. [PERSON] , despite the policy of strategic ambiguity when it comes to the defense of Taiwan, what is clear is that the United States supports the people of Taiwan and a strong economic partnership with Taiwan with this bipartisan legislation that ultimately bolsters our stability, our prosperity, and the security of both of our great nations. [SPEAKER].

uses vague, positive phrases like 'clarity and certainty,' 'strengthen our economic partnership,' 'bolsters our stability, our prosperity, and the security of both of our great nations' without specific details; invokes national pride with 'our great nations'


And I don't mean to diminish that. People were paying too much for a dozen eggs. But right now, inflation is 2.7 percent, and gas in a lot of places across the country is below 3 bucks.


Here is the 57.25 that is going to foreign aid. It is a week of borrowing. Does anyone see the point I am trying to make?

57.25 that is going to foreign aid... week of borrowing


MILLIN FAMILY FARM RECEIVES [ORG] ([SPEAKER] asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) [SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I rise today to honor the [PERSON] family, located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.


May they never forget that You are with them and will guide them. We pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.


. . The online Record has been corrected to read: SA 14.


We hit the winter solstice. In Anchorage, we are gaining about 4 minutes of sun a day; in Fairbanks, we are gaining about 5 minutes of sun a day; and in about a week, January 22, the [ORG] will rise again in [ORG], [ORG]--Barrow, [ORG]--the top of North America. That will be the first time the sun comes up over the horizon in 2 months.


Mr. [PERSON] , well, it is everywhere. You can't avoid it in the news, and it shouldn't be avoided. It is so horrible.


Tennessee: [ORG] and Sexual Violence. Texas: [ORG], [ORG], [PERSON] . Utah: [ORG], [ORG].


[ORG] [SPEAKER]. Mr. President, I rise this afternoon to address my colleagues about a circumstance in Kansas and, really, in the country, the pressing need for reform at [ORG] following serious allegations and finding of wrongdoing by [ORG] and [ORG]. [ORG] is a university located in Lawrence, [ORG].


H.R. 29: Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] of West Virginia, Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] of Tennessee, and Mr. [PERSON] .


You are contagious 4 days before you develop a rash and 4 days after. Now, before the vaccine, millions of people caught measles annually, meaning thousands were hospitalized, hundreds died, most of them young children. But this is not just history.


It is my hope that we can continue in this spirit and make sure that [ORG] is passed by both [ORG] and signed into law by our [ORG]'s 47th President, [PERSON] . I yield the floor. [SPEAKER].


Criminal migrants must go. The number of [ORG] officers must be increased. Barriers to illegal entry must be expanded and enlarged.

'Criminal migrants' and emphatic repetition of expansion language creates negative framing and urgency around immigration control


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


They want to grow billionaire excess while they cut people's healthcare, including the two-thirds of nursing home patients and 40 million children on [ORG], and pursue work requirements that do little. Let me just say this. [PERSON] , 1981?

billionaire excess while they cut people's healthcare, including...40 million children


What is our message as we cowardly stand by as boys and men steal their opportunities, dominate their sports, and erase their records? This debate isn't about sports. It is about what kind of country we are going to be.


[PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mrs. [PERSON] , and Mr. [PERSON] ): H.R. 274. A bill to provide for the sunset of rules upheld based on [ORG] deference; to [ORG], and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, 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.


If we do that, we are going to get downgraded by all three rating services. The other two have already downgraded us. Does anyone here care, or do we just want to do happy talk and sugar highs?

going to get downgraded by all three rating services...Does anyone here care, or do we just want to do happy talk and sugar highs


Mr. [PERSON] , I will give the two reasons why she didn't preside over her own certification and why Democrats didn't get the most electoral votes. There are two reasons. They had to do with legislation that was not passed.


A bill to provide for the creation of a Congressional time capsule in commemoration of the semiquincentennial of the United States, 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] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mrs. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , and Mr. [PERSON] ): [ORG].


Ladies and gentlemen, this is common sense. But if you stay here in Washington long enough, you will sometimes feel that common sense is not all that common. But I appreciate the newfound bipartisanship that seems to have broken out on [ORG] on this issue.

appeal to 'common sense' as an unquestionable virtue without substantive argument


[SPEAKER] will read the title of the bill for the third time. The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time. Vote on S. 5 [SPEAKER].


Other committees have also announced plans for confirmation hearings: the [ORG]' Affairs Committee for [PERSON] , nominee for VA Secretary; [ORG] and [ORG] for Russell [PERSON] , nominated to return as OMB Director; [ORG] for Gov. [PERSON] to be [ORG] Secretary and [PERSON] to be [ORG] Secretary; [ORG], nominated for Attorney General; and [ORG], nominee for Secretary of [ORG]. That is just the start.


To them, it is just a social construct. The radical left has taken gender identity so far that many on the left can't even define what a woman is for fear of retribution or cancelation by transgender activists. They have adopted completely made-up terms, such as nonbinary, trans male, and trans female.

'radical left', 'fear of retribution or cancelation', 'completely made-up terms'


Look, regardless of which side of the aisle you are on, I think this is clearly common ground that we should be able to rally around. I know that my Republican colleagues heard the American people's voices in November, and we are answering that call. The question remains, will enough Democrats join us to make it happen?

rally around, American people's voices, we are answering that call


[SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I rise in fierce opposition to this bill. Trans Americans are not the problem.

The speaker counters an implicit claim that 'Trans Americans are the problem,' which may not have been explicitly stated, setting up a weak version of the opposition's position to refute.


[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, H.R. 144.


[[ORG]] INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated: By [SPEAKER] (for herself, Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] of Florida, Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , and Mr. [PERSON] ): S. 5. A bill to require the Secretary of [ORG] to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes; read the first time.


[SPEAKER] submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill [ORG], supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 3. [SPEAKER] submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill [ORG], supra; which was ordered to lie on the table.


RULEMAKING. (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish in [ORG] interim final rules implementing this division, which shall allow eligible individuals to immediately apply for relief under this division. Notwithstanding section 553 of title 5, United States Code, the regulation shall be effective, on an interim basis, immediately upon publication, but may be subject to change and revision after public notice and opportunity for a period of public comment.


I would like to call up my amendment No. 14 to Senate amendment No. 8 and ask that it be reported by number.


As I said, his home was bombed. He was subjected to all kinds of insults and personal abuse. By the way, Dr. [PERSON] was locked up in jail 29 times for standing up for fairness and fair play.


It is under the outstanding leadership of President [PERSON] and her exceptional team, and the chamber continues to make an enduring impact on Galveston and beyond with her leadership. Mr. [PERSON] , I congratulate President [PERSON] and [ORG] on 180 years of absolute excellence.

outstanding leadership, exceptional team, enduring impact, absolute excellence


It has been heartbreaking to learn of those who lost their lives and to witness the devastation of entire neighborhoods. I also want to extend my gratitude to the firefighters, first responders, and local officials who have been working tirelessly around the clock to combat the wildfires. Their heroism and bravery has been inspiring.


A bill to reauthorize Long Island Sound programs, 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 and Ms. [PERSON] ): H.R. 289.


Stir within us the confidence to rise to this moment, for while we trust in God, God's trust is in us, the American people. America is called to greatness, to be a beacon of light and a mover of history. May our [ORG] merit the fulfillments of [PERSON] 's blessing, that like a tree planted by water, we shall not cease to bear fruit.


Sports is such a key, important aspect for growth in people, and that is what we are trying to do here. Let's not make this a political endeavor. At least you won't ever get that from me and my office and the way we communicate about this.


The AGM-158B-2 system capabilities include all the capabilities of the [ORG] The AGM-158B-2 configuration will have different internal components to address multiple obsolescence issues as well as subcomponent updates to position for M-Code and other potential upgrades. [ORG] (GPS/PPS) to be provided by either [PERSON] Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) or M-Code.


Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the extraordinary life and legacy of [ORG], the founder of [ORG] in Birmingham, Alabama, who passed away on December 18, 2024, at the age of 75. Miss [PERSON] founded [ORG] in 2004 to rehabilitate women involved in the criminal justice system. Beginning with just seven inmates, the program rapidly grew into what is now the only State- supervised reentry program in Alabama and the largest faith-based recovery facility for women and children in the Nation.

extraordinary life and legacy, largest faith-based recovery facility for women and children in the Nation


. of hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts, and floods.'' What on Earth is this man talking about?

Mischaracterizing or questioning what someone said about extreme weather events without engaging with their actual argument


And it is shamefully, utterly outrageous that the President is considering pardons for these rioters who broke the law and attacked our police officers on January 6. Pardoning the criminals who assaulted police officers and tried to halt the democratic process would be a dangerous endorsement of political violence. It would send a message to the country and to the world that those who use force to get their way will not be punished.

shamefully, utterly outrageous and dangerous endorsement of political violence; would send a message that force will not be punished


Many State schools and athletic associations across the country have allowed equal participation for transgender athletes for years, and it is working just fine. This legislation would revoke all [ORG] funding from schools that include transgender students on girls' and women's sports teams. This is damaging and discriminatory to transgender students who benefit, as all students do, from participating in school sports, and it is also damaging to the entire school that is threatened because [ORG] funding benefits all students.

'Many State schools and athletic associations across the country have allowed equal participation for years, and it is working just fine' and 'damaging and discriminatory'


I plead with my Democratic colleagues to join us in celebrating women and girls, the female athlete, and females in general. Mr. [PERSON] , I yield back the balance of my time. [SPEAKER].


HONORING THE RETIREMENT OF GUADALUPE COUNTY COMMISSIONER GREG SEIDENBERGER [SPEAKER] (Mr. [PERSON] ). The [PERSON] recognizes the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. [PERSON] ) for 5 minutes. Ms. [PERSON] .


That's what my Investing in America agenda has done, through landmark laws that shore up our infrastructure, our manufacturing base, and our people. Together, these are some of the most significant investments in America since the New Deal. For decades, American infrastructure has been neglected.

landmark laws...shore up our infrastructure...most significant investments in America since the New Deal


We must pass [ORG] and [PERSON] 's [PERSON] to send this message loud and clear for [PERSON] 's family, for [PERSON] 's family, and for the countless American families that this action would protect. I yield the floor. [SPEAKER].

message to protect families and countless American families suggests fear of harm without specifying details


I know in Nebraska, you understand how important agriculture is. So we are proud of our school for our football teams but also because it is one of the leading schools of agriculture in the country, and for so many other reasons as well. [SPEAKER].

school is 'one of the leading schools of agriculture in the country' and proud 'for so many other reasons as well'


That is whooping cough, and it is far from the only disease at risk of a comeback. We don't want that to happen here in this country or around the globe. Let's talk about measles.

diseases at risk of a comeback, we don't want that to happen


[PERSON] had her entire life ahead of her; but, instead, an illegal immigrant, [PERSON] , who was drunk driving with a blood alcohol level three times over the legal limit struck and killed her. One would think that [PERSON] 's killer would clearly meet [ORG] enforcement priorities. But, no, citing the [PERSON] administration's November 2014 memo, ICE declined to take custody of [PERSON] , despite his repeated driving offenses and history of skipping court dates.

illegal immigrant who was drunk driving with a blood alcohol level three times over the legal limit struck and killed her


Pursuant to House Resolution 5, the previous question is ordered on the bill. The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill. The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was read the third time.


20 At the request of Mr. [PERSON] , the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. [PERSON] ) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 20 intended to be proposed to S. 5, a bill to require the Secretary of [ORG] to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes. AMENDMENT NO.


We don't have to accept bad choices for the one thing that we need. We can have all good choices. [SPEAKER].

presents only two options (accept bad choices vs. have all good choices) without acknowledging middle ground or nuance; uses vague, appealing language about 'all good choices'


Some families still cannot return home. [ORG] is working nonstop to support victims in more than 100 disasters. As these natural disasters become more and more frequent, we pray for these communities.


Mr. [PERSON] is a fine fellow. He is really a nice guy, and he does a good job. He was working for a Canadian firm before he got hired to run [ORG], where he was making $2 million or $2.5 million.


The gentlewoman from Oregon has 14 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Michigan has 10 minutes remaining. [SPEAKER].


Take, for example, the fact that, under current immigration law, there is no explicit ground of inadmissibility for illegal aliens who commit domestic violence offenses, despite a ground of removability for aliens who commit such offenses, or consider that despite certain sex offenses making aliens removable from the country, there currently is not a ground of inadmissibility or removability for certain sex offenses. Although some aliens who commit these offenses may be found inadmissible or removable for having committed a crime involving moral turpitude, that is far from certain. Under current law, loopholes abound.

'loopholes abound' and repeated emphasis on gaps in immigration law regarding violent crimes


And, in this case, it is the American taxpayer. It is really a slap in the face, a kick in the teeth--you choose your metaphor. But it is no surprise that the American taxpayers have rejected the direction in which President [PERSON] and his administration have taken the country.


In fact, the United States is Taiwan's largest trading partner without a tax treaty. Enhancing our relationship with Taiwan will strengthen the U.S. economy and our national security. Instead of leaving critical supply chains in the hands of [ORG], we need to be making more goods in America, or in partnership with allies like Taiwan that share our interests, to reduce our dependence on China.

positioning Taiwan as a trustworthy ally 'that share our interests' versus China as a threat; presenting a binary choice between domestic production or partnership with allies versus dependence on China


Committee on the Budget: Mr. [PERSON] , [ORG] and [ORG]: Mr. [PERSON] , Chair. Committee on Energy and Commerce: Mr. [PERSON] , [PERSON] .


In [ORG], Republicans are in the majority. And President [PERSON] won a historic victory. He won all seven of the battleground States, and he won the popular vote.

'historic victory' and emphasis on winning 'all seven' battleground states and popular vote


Mr. [PERSON] , I rise in support of this bill, the [ORG], which increases accountability and transparency at [ORG] by requiring public disclosure of taxpayer- funded bonuses given to its top executives. [ORG] was created 55 years ago by Congress as a for-profit entity to relieve our [ORG]'s vital freight railroads of their obligation under law to provide what had proved to be an unprofitable intercity passenger rail service. Since then, [ORG] has done no better.

describes agency as doing 'no better' after 55 years, using negative framing to build case for accountability bill


But this lifesaving work is far from done. As the climate crisis worsens and industrial needs increase, ensuring global access to clean water supplies is as important as ever. The book might not have been a best seller, but the idea sure was.

'lifesaving work' and 'climate crisis worsens' use emotionally charged language; 'global access to clean water' is vague feel-good phrasing


Gosh, I wish people who are being subsidized so they can afford healthcare--I wish we would eliminate that. And, gosh, I wish we would use all that money and shovel it back to the wealthiest people in the world. So we are not going to stop talking about this.

characterizes healthcare subsidies as 'shoveling' money to 'wealthiest people' - misrepresents the argument by exaggerating and using derogatory framing


This chart doesn't even factor in the new higher interest rates because we are up a full point from early December. Great job, guys. Look, I have done this chart the last couple weeks because it seems to have an impact.

'Great job, guys' - sarcastic dismissal; implied criticism of unspecified parties for poor performance"}
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Actually, re-reading more carefully:

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Occasionally, he would drive me in the Fourth of July parades, and you could tell how the community responded not to the U.S. Senator going down Main Street but about how good it was for them to see their friend [PERSON] . He was a loving husband who was married for 68 years until his wife passed away.


Dr. [PERSON] was a champion for our students to prepare them for college and careers. During the 2022 school year, over 90 percent of Orange County High School graduates graduated on time, beating the California average. During Dr. [PERSON] ' tenure, he also fought to make Orange County a better place to live for everyone.

champion for our students, fought to make Orange County a better place for everyone


Why not? Why should they have to pay more than their fellow Americans for healthcare and people all across the globe? Let's pass that law.

charged framing of paying 'more than their fellow Americans' combined with emotional appeal to fairness and global comparison to motivate legislative action


They didn't just protect me; they protected our Republic. In 2022, Congress commissioned a memorial to be installed on the front of the Capitol listing the names of those who defended the Capitol on that fateful day. Three years later, it has yet to be mounted.

'protected our Republic' and 'that fateful day' use emotionally charged language to frame events and emphasize danger


7 due to the windstorms and ongoing fires affecting my district. Had I been present, I would have voted [ORG] on Roll Call No. 7.


Just a week before the fires began, [PERSON] told his son that what he treasured most in life was not money or possessions but his family. [PERSON] died outside of his longtime family home with a garden hose in his hand. He did everything he could to save it.

emotional framing of the person's death ('treasured most,' 'garden hose in his hand,' 'did everything he could') to evoke pathos


Under the leadership of [PERSON] , these young men and women are learning the critical skills of leadership, problem-solving, and international diplomacy. I had the opportunity to visit with them recently and couldn't be prouder that they represented us on the global stage. Congratulations to [ORG].


And to make matters worse, it uses the protection of women and girls as a smokescreen to further discriminate against them and open up pathways to violate their privacy and safety. We know that if the legislation's goal were to truly expand protections for women and girls, it would provide for equal facilities and equipment, strengthen sexual harassment protections and address strategies women athletes have been advocating for decades--but it does not. We stand with parents and families eager to partner with Congress to meaningfully address these issues.

uses the protection of women and girls as a smokescreen; characterizes the legislation's actual provisions while implying unstated alternative motives


They are going to be mean to us. They might not even contribute to us, but there is a way to make the math save our future. I am going to argue that in the next 6 weeks around here.


While we commonly know a pharmacist as someone who fills our prescription needs and educates us about medications, a pharmacist is typically the most accessible healthcare provider, and that is especially true for rural America. Do you know what? Nearly 90 percent of the U.S. population lives within 5 miles of a pharmacy.


[PERSON] 's career took him to work on various campaigns and, eventually, back to [ORG] where he worked for Kansas Congresswoman [PERSON] during her time as the House GOP conference vice chair. It was in her office that [PERSON] was able to first pursue his passion for [ORG]. [PERSON] provided me with some thoughts, in her words, that she wanted to share about [PERSON] : [PERSON] is one of my all-time favorite co-workers.


It is time for us to put your priorities first, to lower costs, and to expand opportunity. I see you--all of you--and I am ready and willing to fight for you and for all those you care about. [SPEAKER].

'put your priorities first, to lower costs, and to expand opportunity' and 'I see you--all of you'


[Pages [ORG] MEMBERS TO CERTAIN STANDING COMMITTEES OF [ORG] Mrs. [PERSON] . Mr. [PERSON] , by direction of [ORG], I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. [SPEAKER] read the resolution, as follows: [PERSON] .


16: Mr. [PERSON] of New York. [PERSON] . 23: Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Ms. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , and Ms. [PERSON] .


We have done a lot of work over the last few years to slow inflation down, but the new majority must continue the work we have begun. [PERSON] and Republicans made a slew of very bold promises on the campaign trail to fix our country's big problems. In some of these promises, they say they will fight for working people despite decades of doing the opposite and proposing things that would hurt them.

Republicans made promises to fight for working people 'despite decades of doing the opposite' - contrasting current promises against past actions rather than addressing present arguments; characterizing opponents' track record negatively


CELEBRATING LEBANON, OHIO'S 215TH ANNIVERSARY ([SPEAKER] asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) [SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , I rise today to celebrate the 215th anniversary of Lebanon, Ohio.


[SPEAKER]. Mr. [PERSON] , on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered.


Leftwing mayors and city governments have advanced soft-on- crime policies in major cities from Chicago to Los Angeles and from New York to San Francisco. What has been the result? Well, criminals have noticed that there are no consequences to them committing crimes in these cities.

'soft-on-crime policies' and 'no consequences' imply all crime increases are solely due to one political ideology's policies, oversimplifying complex causes of crime


This year marks the 100th anniversary of the inaugural flight of the first Goodyear blimp, known as [ORG]. The Goodyear Blimp is a cultural icon, creating a memorable and recognizable connection between Akron, Ohio, the United States, and the entire world, bringing smiles to many people, including those here in this [ORG]. Over the last 100 years, the blimp has helped fight in World War II, assisted first responders with disaster relief, and, perhaps its most well-known role, covering important sporting events.


And so the amendment reads--it is nice to have very short amendments. It requires [ORG] to only detain children in a manner consistent with the best interest of the child and that does not abrogate, modify, or replace protections for children in applicable Federal law, regulation, court orders, and decrees--in other words, preserving the flexibility that exists in current law, which means could be detained but that a judge can consider the totality of the circumstances, the level of the crime, whether or not there is a flight risk, whether or not there is a potential harm to the community. The best interest standard seems like an appropriate thing to apply when we are, in fact, collectively striving for the best interest of the children.

best interest of the child and best interest standard seems like an appropriate thing to apply when we are, in fact, collectively striving for the best interest of the children


With no ability ever to adjust her status under the law, she would be deported and kicked out of our country permanently. Some might say that this is the price she should rightly pay for biting or hitting back at her violent abuser, but do we really want to say that we would not want our daughters, sisters, or mothers to do the same in that situation? Should we really compound the horrors of domestic violence and assaults with a harsh immigration penalty on victims?

deported and kicked out of our country permanently; compound the horrors of domestic violence


15 At the request of Mr. [PERSON] , the name of the Senator from Colorado (Mr. [PERSON] ) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 15 intended to be proposed to S. 5, a bill to require the Secretary of [ORG] to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes. AMENDMENT NO.


By [SPEAKER]: [ORG]. A bill to extend the Alaska Native Vietnam era veterans land allotment program, and for other purposes; to [ORG].


I also know that it is vital to protect rural pharmacists from greedy pharmacy benefit managers who have placed unfair pressures on pharmacies in recent years. In fact, I hear from a lot of Iowa pharmacists that if we don't do something about pharmacy benefit managers, we are going to continue to lose pharmacies in the small communities of rural America and particularly Iowa. So, since 2018, I and about 65 or 70 of my colleagues have been trying to hold PBMs accountable and do that through legislation--about three different pieces of legislation--so that we can lower prescription drug prices and, in turn, keep our rural pharmacies in business.

'greedy pharmacy benefit managers' and 'we are going to continue to lose pharmacies in the small communities'


Since that day just 4 years ago, more than 7.8 million illegal aliens have been deliberately allowed into our country--a population the size of [ORG], our 13th largest [ORG]. Very little is done to vet these millions of illegal migrants. We don't know how many terrorists and violent criminals are among them, and worse, the Democrats don't seem to care.

deliberately allowed into our country...We don't know how many terrorists and violent criminals are among them, and worse, the Democrats don't seem to care


Now, just to remind those who are unfamiliar with the situation, [PERSON] was a young woman. She was a student at [ORG] in Athens, GA. She was studying to be a nurse. Tomorrow would have been her 23rd birthday.

young woman, studying to be a nurse, tomorrow would have been her 23rd birthday


One of those things that President [PERSON] prioritized was his pledge to detain and deport criminals who are in this country illegally. [PERSON] was a young woman who lost her life at the hands of a violent, illegal immigrant with a criminal history. [PERSON] 's killer robbed a business before he robbed [PERSON] of her life.

emphasizing violent crimes by illegal immigrants and the tragic death of a named victim to create emotional impact and fear


While the administration opened the border, they shut down the Keystone Pipeline, making Americans pay more for groceries and gas. The [PERSON] administration engaged in a culture war domestically, embracing far-left ideas about sexuality, gender, and race. We have been told repeatedly over the past 4 years that men can get pregnant.

Presents border policy and pipeline decisions as direct cause of inflation without acknowledging other factors; characterizes policies as 'culture war' and dismisses gender/sexuality discussions as absurd ('men can get pregnant') rather than engaging substantively


If Republicans were trying to suppress the vote, we are doing a lousy job because you are seeing historic numbers of people, a lot of whom have not made a practice of voting before, showed up at the ballot box this time because they hated the direction our country was going in and they felt like this was our last chance, perhaps, to save our country as we know it. Well, the Senator from New York used this argument to advocate for changes to the Senate filibuster rule--the requirement you get 60 votes to close off debate--in order to pass what he called [ORG] voting rights legislation. Well, first of all, what it would have done, it would have preempted the States' laws when it came to voting practices and created a single uniform standard here at the Federal level, which would have prevented some of these commonsense measures like voter ID from taking place.

characterizing voting rights legislation as 'preempting States' laws' and dismissing voter ID requirements as 'commonsense measures' while framing the opposing position's intent as vote suppression


Senator [PERSON] . Madam President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Michigan seems to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears therefrom that [PERSON] of the State of Florida received 15 votes for President and [PERSON] of the State of Ohio received 15 votes for Vice President.


SA 13. [SPEAKER] submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill [ORG], supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 14.


I believe it is 60 legislative days during which we can look back and essentially impose a legislative veto of that rule. Using this mechanism, Congress can review and rescind regulations that it disapproves of, because, of course, many of these regulations are promulgated by administrative Agencies that never have to stand for election. They never have to appeal to the voters.


Now is our time to act. If my liberal colleagues truly believe in supporting women's rights, as they often tout, they will vote in favor of this bill. Mr. [PERSON] , I encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to stand for women's free and fair opportunities in athletics and to stand for truth, not lies.

presenting support for the bill as the only way to 'stand for women's rights' and 'truth, not lies' creates a false choice; invoking colleagues' stated beliefs as pressure to vote a certain way; using loaded terms like 'truth' and 'lies' to frame opposition negatively


[PERSON] of California. H.R. 342: Mrs. [PERSON] of Virginia, Mr. [PERSON] of Florida, and Mr. [PERSON] .


For 4 straight years, he submitted defense budget requests that failed to even keep pace with inflation, let alone the pacing threat of the PRC. While America's primary long-term strategic competitor extended its lead in developing and producing lethal capabilities, the [PERSON] administration focused on climate diplomacy. And its signature climate protectionism picked avoidable trade fights with allies and partners we will need to deter or defeat Chinese aggression.

pacing threat of the PRC, lethal capabilities, Chinese aggression, focused on climate diplomacy instead of defense


A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education from receiving gifts from certain countries, and for other purposes; to [ORG] and [ORG]. By [SPEAKER] York: H.R. 543.


The senior assistant legislative clerk called the roll. [SPEAKER]. I announce that the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. [PERSON] ), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. [PERSON] ), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. [PERSON] ), the Senator from California (Mr. [PERSON] ), and the Senator from California (Mr. [PERSON] ) are necessarily absent.


[ORG] on intelligence [ORG] is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, January 15, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing on a nomination.


Mr. [PERSON] also failed to answer for his deeply flawed history of financial and organizational mismanagement. Why should he be the one entrusted to manage the Pentagon's budget? Again, no good answer.

characterizes opponent's silence as 'failure to answer' and uses loaded language like 'deeply flawed' and 'no good answer' without presenting substantive counterarguments


[ORG]'s workforce consists of more than 7,700 law enforcement and non-law enforcement support personnel across 25 domestic field offices and 208 locations nationwide, 30 overseas postings, and multiple temporary duty travel assignments along the border. Members of the public can report crimes and suspicious activity by dialing 866-347-2423 or completing the online tip form. Learn more about ICE's mission to increase public safety in your community by following us on X, formerly known as [PERSON] , @EROSeattle.


I yield the floor. [SPEAKER]. The Senator from Arkansas.


It would also help us to protect the right to organize. That right to organize is a means by which labor can move forward en masse to negotiate and to do that which is necessary to cause the industries in this country to raise the minimum wage. We have more States in this country with a minimum wage above $7.25 an hour than not.


The Democrats never once attempted to block President [PERSON] 's [ORG] nominees. Zero Senate Democrats voted against any one of his picks--zero. President [PERSON] needs to be able to exercise the full power and authority of his office as soon as he is sworn in, and that requires confirming his [ORG] picks.

presenting confirmation of nominees as a binary necessity ('requires confirming') without acknowledging legitimate oversight alternatives; invoking presidential authority as justification for expedited process


Those of us who loved sports always dreamed of playing in the [ORG] basketball tournament--something that I had been, from the time I was a kindergartner, aspiring to have the opportunity to do. We got the last chance my senior year, in a district championship game. We were playing our archrival, Lyman County, in their gymnasium.


28, [ORG]. Sports have always been more than just a game. They are an opportunity for growth that teaches discipline, teamwork, and resilience.

Sports have always been more than just a game... teaches discipline, teamwork, and resilience


On Monday, December 23--2 days before Christmas--Officer [PERSON] was the first officer to respond to a call of a man with a firearm at a [ORG] supermarket in Greensboro, NC. As Officer Horan entered the store and confronted the suspect, the suspect engaged in a struggle that eventually led to Officer Horan being shot and killed. The suspect fled the scene and led law enforcement on a multiple-county chase.


ADDITIONAL [ORG] GUN [SPEAKER]. Mr. President, as a member and former chairman of [ORG], each month I recognize and celebrate the American entrepreneurial spirit by highlighting the success of small businesses in my home [ORG] of Idaho. Today, I am pleased to honor [ORG] as [ORG] for January 2025.


139: Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] , and Mr. [PERSON] of Florida. H.R. 156: Mr. [PERSON] .


God bless them if they want to do that. But for working families to have to deal with this mandate, who are just trying to keep up with inflation, a new lawn mower just might not be in their budget. Well, suffice it to say, the [PERSON] administration is working hard on the way out the door and wreaking havoc in the process.

wreaking havoc in the process and characterizing mandate impact on working families struggling with inflation


We have known this for years, but in the aftermath of the [ORG] barbaric October 7 attack on the Jewish State, we have learned much more about [ORG]'s terror ties. Early last year, [ORG] reported that 10 percent of [ORG]'s staff have ties to Islamist militant groups. Among them, 6 took part in the October 7 assault that left 1,200 Israelis dead and hundreds more in captivity.

barbaric October 7 attack, terror ties, Islamist militant groups, 1,200 Israelis dead and hundreds more in captivity


What is next? Then we say: Hey, we have got to cut spending. What spending do we have to cut?


[ORG]. [SPEAKER] submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her 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: At the appropriate place, insert the following: [ORG]. ___.


We learned that the [PERSON] administration was selling off materials purchased to build the wall at our southern border. It sold the materials for pennies on the dollar. Bidding began at $5.

'selling off materials' and 'pennies on the dollar' with bidding at $5 implies waste and mismanagement of border security resources


[SPEAKER]. Mr. President, our [ORG], this body, and the American people are all too familiar with stories like [PERSON] , the 22- year-old nursing student beaten to death by an illegal immigrant, one who was already in police custody in New York City before being let go. Unfortunately, after 4 years of [PERSON] 's open border, this heartbreaking story has become too commonplace.

stories like [PERSON], the 22-year-old nursing student beaten to death by an illegal immigrant... this heartbreaking story has become too commonplace


In response, I directed the largest release of fuel from our strategic reserve in history to ensure that our energy markets were well supplied, and we challenged oil and gas companies to reinvest record profits in domestic production, which has reached an all-time high under my Administration. And we took steps to promote competition across industries, boosting transparency and lowering costs for consumers. Our approach worked.

largest release...in history, record profits, all-time high, Our approach worked


I am appalled to hear that some of my Republican friends are openly discussing conditioning wildfire relief upon their partisan agendas. That is wrong. We should not forget that over $120 million of hurricane relief was provided to the State of Louisiana when they needed it over the last 20 years.

deflecting criticism of Republican behavior by pointing to past hurricane relief provided to Louisiana


I am standing up here because I am a Vermonter who just endured two horrible summers of devastating floods. I know what it feels like to go house to house and talk to people who have lost everything. I remember talking to one man who had lost his home and his livelihood and was out of his home.

I am a Vermonter who just endured two horrible summers of devastating floods. I know what it feels like...


This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 423, nays 0, not voting 10, as follows: [Roll No. 14] YEAS--423 [PERSON] (NV) [PERSON] (FL) [PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] (PA) [PERSON] (GA) [PERSON] (LA) [PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] (FL) [PERSON] ([ORG]) Cherfilus-[PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] (NC) [PERSON] (PA) [PERSON] [ORG] [PERSON] (FL) [PERSON] ([ORG] (PA) [PERSON] , [PERSON] , [PERSON] (CA) [PERSON] (IL) [PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] (ME) [PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] , [PERSON] , [PERSON] (TN) [PERSON] , [PERSON] (TX) Greene (GA) [PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] (CA) [PERSON] (MD) [PERSON] (NC) [PERSON] (OK) [PERSON] (LA) [PERSON] (AR) [PERSON] (OR) [PERSON] (CO) [PERSON] (IL) [PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] (GA) [PERSON] (SD) [PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] (OH) [PERSON] (PA) [PERSON] (IL) [PERSON] (MS) [PERSON] (PA) [PERSON] (NY) [PERSON] (UT) [PERSON] (VA) [PERSON] (CA) [PERSON] (WA) [PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] (FL) [PERSON] (NV) [PERSON] (PA) Leger [PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] (OH) [PERSON] (WV) [ORG] [PERSON] (AL) [PERSON] (NC) [PERSON] (UT) [PERSON] (WI) [PERSON] (WV) [PERSON] (IA) [PERSON] (NY) [PERSON] (AL) [PERSON] (KY) [PERSON] (VA) [ORG], [PERSON] , [PERSON] Sherrill [PERSON] (MO) [PERSON] (NE) [PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] (WA) [PERSON] Swalwell [PERSON] (CA) [PERSON] (MS) [PERSON] (PA) [ORG] [PERSON] (CA) [PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] Velazquez [PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] (FL) [PERSON] (GA) [PERSON] ([ORG]) [PERSON] ([ORG][ORG]) [PERSON] NOT VOTING--10 [PERSON] (OH) Waltz Announcement by [SPEAKER] [SPEAKER] (during the vote).


Finally, Republicans in Congress are hard at work preparing to address some key priorities through the budget reconciliation process. We have a lot to do there. To begin with, the border security policies we expect President [PERSON] to implement will need to be fully funded to maximize their effectiveness.

Republicans in Congress are hard at work preparing to address some key priorities; border security policies...will need to be fully funded to maximize their effectiveness


Baby boomers are moving into their earned benefits. We didn't have enough children to backfill. Starting in 1990, fertility rates started to roll over.


So getting back to what I said when I opened my remarks. I am going to be pursuing in the 5-year farm bill, this year, that same cap on what one family farmer can get, and we are going to take additional action to make sure that we reform [ORG] law to make sure that the executive branch Secretary of [ORG] does not have the authority to just willy-nilly put out money at the drop of a hat. I yield the floor.


Can you imagine that? Mr. [PERSON] , that Santa Ynez reservoir poster I showed--instead of gallons, you put it in acre-feet--holds about 40 acre-feet, okay? This would add 630,000 more acre-feet to this dam that already holds 4.5 million acre-feet.


Advice and consent means to deliberate, to debate. It means giving advice to the nominees, and we are doing that and have done it. But it is no excuse to distract and delay or to slander and then to try to search and destroy.

characterizing opposition as 'slander and then to try to search and destroy' - uses emotionally charged language to dismiss legitimate scrutiny as malicious activity


To open up gender, and, yes, genital examinations into little girls in this country in the so-called name of attacking trans girls. To that, today, what we have to say are two words: Not today. The majority right now says there is no place in this bill that says it opens up for genital examinations.

characterizing bathroom/sports policies as 'genital examinations into little girls' misrepresents the actual provisions; 'so-called name of attacking trans girls' uses dismissive framing


A bill to amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to establish a deadline for processing applications related to geothermal leasing; to [ORG]. By [SPEAKER] (for herself, Mr. [PERSON] of Utah, Mr. [PERSON] , Mr. [PERSON] of Arizona, and Mr. [PERSON] ): H.R. 302.


(Applause.) America will be a manufacturing nation once again. And we have something that no other manufacturing nation will ever have--the largest amount of oil and gas of any country on Earth--and we are going to use it.

America will be a manufacturing nation once again; we have something that no other manufacturing nation will ever have


We need to save the American people a multitrillion-dollar tax increase which will occur unless we can renew the expiring provisions of [ORG]. As I indicated earlier, we need to deal with our rising debt and our funding for our national security purposes. The goal, of course, for national security funding is to establish deterrence and to [PERSON] whether it is Iran that has aspirations for nuclear weapons that has created so much havoc and misery in the Middle East; whether it is North Korea that is testing hypersonic missiles along with nuclear weapons; or whether it is Russia, which has aspirations to restore the former Soviet Union or Russian Empire currently by the means of taking Ukraine back.

multitrillion-dollar tax increase, rising debt, Iran with nuclear weapons creating havoc and misery, North Korea testing hypersonic missiles, Russia's imperial aspirations


Our goal is to turn their feedback into action. If you care about the well-being of our most vulnerable children and families, like I know all of you do, please join us as a member of [ORG] on [PERSON] . We will be having our welcome back event on Tuesday, February 11, from 10 a.m. to noon, and it is open to Members and staff willing to learn about issues related to foster youth.


Let me begin with [PERSON] , a key figure in the first [ORG] administration and one of the chief architects--one of the chief architects--of Project 2025. This man is not just a bystander who supported it; he helped put it together. No administration on Earth can claim to be pro-worker and then nominate someone like [PERSON] to oversee [ORG] budget.

attacking the person rather than policies; claiming administrations 'cannot claim' to be pro-worker if nominating this person (false dichotomy); repeating 'chief architects' for emphasis


You see this is going to be a fire zone when all the brush burns the next time there is a fire in that area. Why is it our friends, our colleagues in southern California have to be subjected to this because they also have management needs in their adjacent areas, part of the moonscape you see in southern California right here. Some of their challenges include--they are not so forested in the areas closest to the cities.

fire zone, brush burns, moonscape, challenges


Again, I am sure there are nice folks in Sierra Leone that are very interested in that. Why are my folks in Oklahoma being forced to pay for that? I could go one after another after another on things that we have studied over the years, but let me tell you what happens.

framing as 'forced to pay' for foreign aid while implying domestic needs are neglected, presenting it as an either/or choice between helping Sierra Leone or Oklahoma