What Bradley Scott Schneider said, and what was done

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and remember a remarkable community leader and a dear personal friend, Dr, Mary Ross Cunningham. Mary was a force of nature--larger than life, with the biggest of hearts and the most indomitable spirit.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and remember a remarkable community leader and a dear personal friend, Mary Ross Cunningham. Born in rural Alabama on November 19, 1945, one of 22 children, Mary was a force of nature, larger than life, with the biggest of hearts, and the most indomitable of spirits.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Veterans Assistance Commission of Lake County (VACLC) as it celebrates 100 years of service to the veterans and families of Lake County, Illinois.”

“Mr. Speaker, last week, the bipartisan House Abraham Accords Caucus was privileged to host Rabbi Yehoram Ulman and Ahmed al- Ahmed, of Sydney, Australia, and survivors of the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach last month.”

“Mr. Speaker, yesterday morning the House Abraham Accords Caucus hosted Rabbi Yehoram Ulman and Ahmed al-Ahmed, survivors of the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach last month. When terrorists began massacring Jews during a Hanukkah celebration-- Rabbi Ulman's son-in-law among them--Ahmed, a Muslim who was at the event by serendipity, rushed to cover.”

“The Abraham Accords are premised on a simple tenet. Arabs and Jews belong to the same land and that, by elevating the people, we will separate the land and bring peace to the entire region.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to strongly and proudly support Leader Jeffries' discharge petition to extend the ACA premium subsidies. Just 8 days ago, President Trump and the Republican Congress let the ACA subsidies expire.”

“Mr. Speaker, I hadn't originally planned to talk about this, but today, December 18, is the anniversary of my grandfather's passing 51 years ago. My grandfather Emil and his wife, Molly, had 18 grandchildren.”

“Mr. Speaker, my Republican colleagues are saying we are seeing inflation. Inflation in healthcare has been going on for generations. In fact, during the years of the George W.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my dear friend, and Fox Lake, Illinois's 23rd Mayor, Donny Schmit, a public servant, community leader, and proud alumnus of Grant Community High School.”

“Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise today to recognize and express my deep appreciation and gratitude to Emma Weir, who served as Communications Director and Senior Advisor for the New Democrat Coalition over the past 4 years.”

“Mr. Speaker, though I was present on the floor, I missed Roll Call vote No. 246, on Congresswoman Mace's Amendment No. 14 to the defense authorization bill. I intended to and would have voted no.”

“Mr. Speaker, Americans expect Congress to complete the basic work of government before leaving town for recess, not the least of which is passing the 12 funding bills for fiscal year 2026.”

“Mr. Speaker, what are you and the President afraid of? What are you hiding? You and the administration are shirking your duty to provide Members of Congress a timely and complete classified briefing about Saturday's U.S. strike on Iran, on the intelligence that justified it, on the legal justification, on the objectives, and on the consequences.”

“We can see from the publicly available satellite imagery that the bombs at Fordow, for example, entered the fortified mountain location exactly where intended. The Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant is buried 300 feet below ground.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this bill and in support of America's working families, families who are trying to provide healthcare, feed their children, and secure their futures.”

“Mr. Speaker, I was listening to my colleague on the other side of the aisle as he was talking about how families want to be able to go to the grocery store and afford food for their kids; that they want to be able to put not just food on the table but put their kids in clothes and shoes and pay for their healthcare and for housing.”

“Again, Mr. Speaker, I thank Salud Carbajal from California. He touched on that critical thing. Republicans are literally trying to take money from hardworking families to pay for tax cuts for those who need it the least, for billionaires like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg or for the President's family.”

“Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from the great State of Virginia (Ms. McClellan), who is also a member of the leadership team for the New Democrat Coalition.”

“Mr. Speaker, we heard in the last half hour or so people talking about the rising cost of eggs. They talked about the fact that there is a bird flu epidemic that is devastating our flocks.”

“New Dems will continue to fight to lower inflation and cut costs for hardworking families. By giving Elon Musk and his minions unfettered access to American citizens' personal information, he is putting at risk Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid, Head Start, and so much other information.”

“Mr. Speaker, I missed votes today due to a medical emergency, a hemorrhage in my eye, that required me to travel back to Illinois to seek urgent medical attention.”