What Chrissy Houlahan said, and what was done

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of my constituent Jack Perme. I first met Jack several years ago in Westchester, where he was volunteering to help bring clean water to people in need, and that generosity would come to define his life.”

“Mr. Speaker, two things can be true at the same time. I can support voter ID requirements, which I do, and I can support banning Members of Congress from trading stocks, which I do, and I am in compliance.”

“Mr. Chair, military readiness is not just physical. It is, indeed, mental. It is emotional. It is financial, and it is spiritual. That is why every branch of our Armed Forces maintains a Chaplain Corps.”

“Mr. Chair, I thank the ranking member, Mr. Smith, for yielding me the time. Mr. Chair, today, I have the opportunity to speak briefly with regards to the fiscal year 2027 NDAA.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Gary Smith, a visionary leader whose 50-year career at Pennsylvania's own Chester County Economic Development Council has shaped the economic growth and prosperity of southeastern Pennsylvania.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and celebrate the 60th anniversary of Centro Hispano, one of the longest-running Latino-serving organizations in Pennsylvania and a cornerstone of Reading and Berks County since 1966.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Rabbi Jon Cutler on his retirement after 11 years of service as Rabbi of Beth Israel Congregation in Chester County, Pennsylvania.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize April as National Donate Life Month and to recognize the historic life-saving contributions of Gift of Life Donor Program. Donate Life Month is a time to honor organ and tissue donors, donor families, transplant recipients, caregivers, medical and donation professionals, and the thousands of Americans waiting for a second chance at life through transplantation.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the extraordinary service of Kirk Fernitz, a dedicated public servant who is retiring after decades of service to our Nation, to our veterans, and to our community at the Coatesville VA Medical Center in Pennsylvania's Sixth Congressional District.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today, joined by my colleagues from the Pennsylvania delegation, to honor the life and the service of Corporal Timothy O'Connor, Jr., a Pennsylvania State trooper and a proud member of our Chester County community.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Ranking Member Velazquez for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate a big win for small businesses and innovators in my district and across the country, as well.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Deborah P. Brown for more than forty-four years of extraordinary service to the American Lung Association and for a lifetime of visionary leadership dedicated to saving lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Brigadier General Aida ``Terri'' Borras on her retirement from the U.S. Army. Brigadier General Borras' forty-one year career has been characterized by exceptionally meritorious service while serving in positions of increasing responsibility, culminating as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff (Intelligence) for Headquarters Department of the Army G2.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, it is really devastating to listen to the other side talking about how we somehow were not supposed to be told when boots went on the ground before.”

“Mr. Speaker, I am struck by the fact that we are at a place where we have maligned others in the past for brutish isolationism and for colonial instincts that we have long condemned in our own adversaries.”

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the service of a very special person, our defense fellow, U.S. Marine captain and JAG Viviana Lowe, whose tenure with our office is sadly coming to a close.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Sharon Loving, a remarkable leader whose more than four decades at our Longwood Gardens has helped shape one of the most treasured gardens in the world.”

“Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to this bill. I was very proud of the markup that passed out of the Armed Services Committee. The bill that we delivered to this floor this week was overwhelmingly bipartisan.”

“Madam Chair, we support readiness and recruitment. I urge my colleagues to reject poison pill policy riders that will be added to this bill that could destabilize this very important work and to not put partisan politics above the well-being of our servicemembers.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to address the House and recognize the very hard work and the invaluable contributions of Ingrid Izaguirre to my office. Ingrid has honorably served as a climate solutions fellow on my legislative team for the past 2 years.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a veteran of the United States Air Force on this national Women Veterans Day to tell Secretary Hegseth and President Trump that women who raise their hand and swear an oath to protect and defend this Nation are not going anywhere and we will not be silent.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise with profound admiration for Andrew Kassoy and his life well lived. Very few people on this Earth can know that they have truly changed the planet, but Andrew knows that he has.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Paul Redman, the visionary leader behind the world-renowned Longwood Gardens, which is a fixture of my community in the Philadelphia area.”

“Mr. Speaker, importantly, how will those who may decide to pursue STEM fields succeed where these same skills are useful among the trades or manufacturing? Thankfully, schools across the country are developing new tools and curricula with students to help them learn these challenging topics.”

“Madam Speaker, I thank Ranking Member Morelle for yielding. Today, I am so grateful to have the opportunity to rise and offer this bipartisan legislation, H.R. 250, the Benjamin Franklin statue placement act.”

“Mr. Speaker, I very much thank all of my colleagues for joining us and meeting here tonight. This evening, we heard about the damage that President Trump's actions have done to our Nation's security.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Taxpayer Data Protection Act, but before then, I will hold this piece of paper up for just a little while because it is my anticipation that before I finish speaking, the internet will have transcribed this piece of paper and the data that is in it.”

“What does doing our job look like? It looks like supporting this bill that is on the floor, the Taxpayer Data Protection Act. What it looks like is passing this bill on the floor with a resounding majority and making sure--a la ``Schoolhouse Rock!''--that it goes to the Senate as well and that it gets to the President's desk with a veto-proof majority.”