What Gwen Moore said, and what was done

“Mr. Speaker, I rise on the last day of Pride Month as more than an LGBTQI ally. I am an accomplice. I am an enabler, because I want to enable people to be cradled by the e pluribus unum, to be embraced by our American values of freedom, liberty, and equality.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize World Refugee Day, which takes place on June 20 of each year, where we recognize the strength and resilience of those who have been displaced from their homes because of war or persecution.”

“On this World Refugee Day, let us recommit to keep supporting the safety, health, and well being of refugees and asylum seekers fleeing war, persecution, or torture and welcome them, not turn a blind eye.”

“Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Illinois for yielding. I want to say to my colleagues, my Republican friends, that I agree with them that the way this program, TANF, was designed, it was a fraudster's dream.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to mourn the recent passing of Dr. William Edward Finlayson, a dedicated medical advocate, devoted father, and truly revered figure in both our city and our Nation.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Illinois for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I am so excited to join all of my colleagues on the floor today in support of Fostering the Future Act, the Chafee bill package that is the first modern improvement of the Chafee Act, as my colleagues have indicated, since 1999 when the program was created.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Virginia for yielding. I do have to note that she comes from the heart of the Confederacy originally, and I was really proud when Virginia voters voted to redistrict to align their votes with the current detriment of votes that the Republican Party seeks.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for anchoring this on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus, and I thank her so much for her passionate words and her lived experience.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from California for yielding. I will tell you, I have never celebrated tax day until today because I have the distinguished opportunity to comment on the one big, ugly billionaire's bill.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I just want to rise today to thank my colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus for organizing this Special Order hour and for honoring the life and legacy of the late, great Reverend Jackson, Sr., a man who truly taught us all how to keep hope alive.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to the Trump administration's careless and cruel family separation policies. Experts like the Society for Research and Child Development and the American Academy of Pediatrics agree that immigration detention and separation is a deeply traumatic, adverse childhood experience causing post-traumatic stress disorder, and it is never in the best interest of the child.”

“Madam Speaker, I rise in support of legislation before the House today reauthorizing the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative or GLRI. The Great Lakes form the largest surface freshwater system on Earth.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the extraordinary impact the Peace Corps has made on international communities and American citizens alike. This month, on its 65th anniversary, we honor the Peace Corps and the dedicated volunteers who have served their country and helped better communities around the globe.”

“Mr. Speaker, here we go again. Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. He is aggrieved about that, and so now he is peddling claims of fraud as a pretext to take over our elections and disenfranchise millions.”

“Samsam Khalif, a Somali American who has been a family child care provider in San Diego for 18 years, was frightened last week when, as she was driving children to her home for a day of child care, she saw two men with a camera sitting in a car outside her home.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 6945. Despite the grandiose title, Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, this bill carves out--let's keep the main thing to main thing.”

“States' moneys for childcare, but we have vigilantes, right-wingers that are showing up and they are creating safety concerns in our daycares. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record my amendment.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Connecticut for yielding. It is so good to be here with her. I want to focus a little bit on the importance of bringing this to the floor and perhaps even entering into a sort of dialogue with Mrs.”

“In the middle of the shutdown, was it true that the Trump administration tried to fire nearly everyone in the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services?”

“The Office of Civil Rights was put in there through the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This office is responsible for investigating thousands of allegations of discrimination each year, which includes enforcing Federal laws, ensuring equal educational access, and preventing discrimination.”

“Madam Speaker, let me just thank the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the reauthorization of the Haiti-specific U.S. trade preference programs.”

“Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Alabama for yielding me time. Madam Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to vote in support of renewing the African Growth and Opportunity Extension Act.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Neal for the time. Mr. Speaker, time is up. The ACA tax credits are expiring December 31. The ACA premium tax credits have provided healthcare access for 15 years to over 20 million people who were previously uninsured.”

“Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) for organizing this Special Order. As we get ready for Thanksgiving, families across our Nation are coming together.”

“Trump and Republicans who seem determined to make the livelihoods of the American people worse, not better. Again, they have no plan to help them. Across the country, stripping healthcare access from millions of Americans and driving up costs for everyone else.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in agony about the severe flooding that recently struck southeastern Wisconsin, hitting my district and my constituents hard. On August 9, the so-called 1000-year flood dumped record rainfall across Wisconsin, bringing flooding and sewage backup that cost millions of dollars in damage, left thousands without power, and forced many from their homes.”

“State and county authorities to fully assess the damage wrought by this flooding. With that work largely done now, the Governor has requested a major disaster declaration that would unlock Federal assistance for many households, businesses, and the public.”

“Mr. Chair, I rise in support of my amendment No. 233 to the FY 2026 Defense Appropriations bill. I thank Chairman Calvert and Ranking Member McCollum for including it in the Amendments En Bloc No. 3.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding. Mr. Speaker, if you are a Republican with misgivings about the massive debt that this bill creates or if you are worried about stripping 17 million Americans of healthcare access, I tell you that now is your moment. ``A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once.'' That is a quote from Shakespeare.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning with a heavy heart to mourn the recent passing of Private First-Class Anna Mae Wilson Robertson of Milwaukee, a World War II veteran, devoted mother, and a truly revered figure in both our city and our Nation.”

“Mr. Speaker, did you grow up watching ``Clifford the Big Red Dog,'' or ``Sesame Street,'' or ``Reading Rainbow?'' Did you spend time in ``Mister Rogers' Neighborhood,'' Mr. Speaker?”

“Mr. Speaker, I will just say this: The greatest trick that the devil plays is to convince you that it won't be you who he devours. It will be those others, those so-called illegals, those trans people, the welfare queens, and the boy in the basement who won't work.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Ms. McClellan for yielding, and I thank Representatives McClellan and Clyburn for initiating this Congressional Black Caucus Special Order on education. Let me just say that I have been so inspired by previous speakers, including speakers on the other side of the aisle who held their Special Order before this one.”

“Mr. Chair, last November the American people said enough is enough. They are tired of government waste. They are tired of rising prices, and they are tired of the policies of the last administration.”

“Madam Chair, Republicans pretend to care about the Nation's debt and annual deficits, but they have instructed Ways and Means to add $4.5 trillion to the debt to provide tax cuts to the wealthiest.”

“Madam Chair, no, 78 million people did not vote for this. Who do you think you are fooling? They are not fooled by your notion that somehow these tax cuts are going to pay for themselves, that they are backed up by all kinds of economists, the CBO, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.”

“Has anybody gotten the appropriate security clearances? Have they told us what they are going to do with it? What of Article I? We are Article I of the Constitution.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the extraordinary service of Shirley Ann Ellis. Shirley has worked as part of my staff for over 30 years, spending 12 of those years as my Chief of Staff in the Wisconsin State Senate.”

“I say that her graciousness, bravery, and compassion will never leave her spirit. Mr. Speaker, for all these reasons, it is with tremendous pride that I recognize the remarkable service of Shirley Ann Ellis today.”

“Mr. Speaker, we want to protect moms from domestic violence acts, as homicide is the leading cause of death of pregnant women. Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time, I will offer a motion to recommit so we can fix this bill.”

“Mr. Speaker, I will start by welcoming all of our new Members to the 119th Congress and to this esteemed Chamber. I look forward to finding a way that we can work together to better our country.”