What Christopher R. Deluzio said, and what was done

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from California for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this bill. I rise in opposition to any effort to cut veterans' benefits.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life and memory of an incredible young man in western Pennsylvania, Arjun Kapur, who sadly passed away at the young age of 17.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from New York. I support the bipartisan War Powers Resolution. We find ourselves, once again, in a foolish regime change war, much like the one that my generation was sent to serve in Iraq that cost thousands of lives and a trillion-plus dollars.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life and memory of my constituent, Daniel Kinross, who passed away recently at the age of 82. Dan loved his family, his community, and his country.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from New York for the time. Mr. Speaker, to respond to the notion of hypocrisy, that we should rely on the Secretary of State's notification when required, we were not notified--the Congress did not receive notification--or asked for authorization before Americans were sent to fight and to bleed in Venezuela.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate and congratulate the many high school teams in Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District that won their WPIAL championships this fall season. Those champions are as follows: In football, they are Aliquippa, Avonworth, and Seton LaSalle.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gill) for his support. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask this Chamber to honor and memorialize a beloved western Pennsylvania community leader, local historian, and author by voting ``yes'' on H.R. 1461.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Colonel Raymond L. Hyland, Jr., United States Air Force, a resident of Cranberry Township, PA, who is retiring after 36 years of faithful service to our Nation and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania following his commission from Air Force ROTC at Kent State University.”

“Darrin is stepping down in January after leading the labor movement in Western Pennsylvania. He leaves behind a legacy as a fighter, an organizer, a coalition builder, a strategist, and a fiery champion for the dignity of hardworking people and the sanctity of the union way of life.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the career and honorable public service of Indiana Township Police Chief Steven Colucci, who retired after 29 years on the force this summer.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Captain Matthew J. Jerbi, United States Navy, a resident of Fairfax, Virginia, who is retiring after 30 years of faithful service to our Nation following his commission from the United States Naval Academy.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to welcome His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Washington, D.C. As the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All-Holiness Bartholomew, is the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide, including thousands living in Western Pennsylvania.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life and memory of my constituent, James Anthony Vitale, who passed away recently at the age of 66. Mr. Vitale was a dedicated civic leader in Moon Township.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life and memory of my constituent, Anthony Berosh, Sr., who passed away recently at the age of 77. Tony was a dedicated citizen of Beaver County.”

“Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the leadership from the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Magaziner) and the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Roy) for bringing us together tonight. Mr. Speaker, imagine that, Democrats and Republicans in this Chamber, in this town, wanting to do something about corruption.”

“Mr. Speaker, I represent more than 180,000 people in western Pennsylvania who receive Social Security benefits. Those are earned benefits. My constituents receive more than $350 million of those monthly benefits.”

“Mr. Speaker, I am ========================= END NOTE ========================= honored and proud to represent the people of Pennsylvania, good, hardworking, patriotic people who are pretty frustrated. We are not living in normal times.This should not be a normal run-of-the-mill Special Order hour.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Connecticut not just for joining us today but for her long commitment to dignity in work, for fighting for people, for better trade policy, and so much else.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from California who understands deeply what we need to do on this economic patriotism. The gentleman understands what it means for manufacturing and what it means for communities who saw these jobs not leave but be taken away.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from New York for his fight and his stiff spine in this. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Rhode Island for his comments. He gets it, and this is not some hypothetical problem. We are living through the cost of losing and what it is to see the chaos and harm that comes from it.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Washington for her remarks. She is spot on. I am reminded of a quote from President Franklin Roosevelt who faced the same kind of complaints from then who he called the economic royalists.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from New Hampshire (Ms. Goodlander) for her comments. Mr. Speaker, this corporate power we feel in so much of our economy is also what we feel corrupts this place, our Nation's Capital.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Casar) for his comments. Mr. Speaker, if you want to respect hard work, you have to respect the people who do that hard work.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate a Beaver County staple rising from the ashes and rebuilding after a tragedy. The Brunton family has been milking cows on their Independence Township Dairy Farm for seven generations.”

“Mr. Speaker, 2 weeks ago we saw more than 1,000 staff being fired at the VA. Then, this week, 1,400 more staffers were fired at the VA. Who are these folks?”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life and legacy of my constituent, Peter Ramage, who passed away recently at the age of 86. Pete was a lifelong resident and dedicated civic leader in Etna.”

“Madam Speaker, I hear a lot from seniors in my district struggling to afford their prescriptions. I think that is wrong. This Nation ought to care for the folks who raised us and who helped build this great country of ours.”