mesut/congress_speeches huggingface dataset:
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023
Darren Soto (Democrat, FL) \u2014 2022-12-23

I commend the authors of the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill for including funding for Department of Defense programs to support critically needed, secure, leading-edge domestic semiconductor manufacturing technology. Specifically: $40 million in additional funding for Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program's (IBAS) on-shore advanced packaging for strategic mission enablement within the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide account: $10 million in additional funding for Aerospace Sensors' zero-trust environment for semiconductor technology within the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force account; and $5 million in additional funding for Aerospace Sensors' heterogeneous integration of microelectronics within the Research. Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force account. prgtoken Microelectronics support nearly all DoD activities, enabling capabilities such as the global positioning system, radar, command and control, and communication. Ensuring secure access to leading-edge microelectronics, however, is a challenge. The pandemic has shined a light on the challenges associated with the global supply chain, the changing global semiconductor industry, and the sophistication of U.S. adversaries, who might target military electronic components. prgtoken IBAS is dedicated to ensuring that the DoD is positioned to effectively address industrial base issues and support the National Security Innovation Base. This includes strengthening and protecting the domestic semiconductor supply chain to provide access to leading- edge capabilities to accelerate innovation. One of the next generation semiconductor technologies that IBAS is focusing on is called Heterogeneous Integration and Advanced Packing. These activities provide credible and reliable domestic advanced microelectronics manufacturing capability. Funding for machine tooling and advanced manufacturing capabilities will allow IBAS to support these next generation production lines. prgtoken Further, the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) is working on a new modelling and simulation research program to advance next generation semiconductor design and manufacturing, called a secure digital twin. Funding for the zero-trust environment for semiconductor technology will help provide the capabilities to deliver solutions to protect against malicious function insertion, fraudulent products, theft of intellectual property, and reliability failures within DoD semiconductors. prgtoken I believe Congress should provide the resources necessary to update our domestic microelectronics security framework. I am proud of the work being undertaken in my district to support domestic semiconductor manufacturing technology development as we work to address this critical supply chain. I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues to support this goal.
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2617, AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES...
Mondaire Jones (Democrat, NY) \u2014 2022-12-23

I regret that I was delayed by traffic to vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 547. Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress Aguilar (Soto) Amodei (Balderson) Auchincloss (Wasserman Schultz) Axne (Pappas) Babin (Nehls) Bacon (Flood) Baird (Bucshon) Barr (Donalds) Barragan (Clarke (NY)) Beatty (Cherfilus-McCormick) Bentz (Fitzgerald) Bera (Beyer) Bishop (GA) (Strickland) Blumenauer (Beyer) Bonamici (Wasserman Schultz) Brooks (Moore (AL)) Brown (MD) (Ruppersberger) Brown (OH) (Cherfilus-McCormick) Brownley (Correa) Buchanan (Bucshon) Budd (Kustoff) Burgess (Weber (TX)) (Bowman) Bustos (Pappas) Cardenas (Soto) Carter (GA) (Murphy (NC)) Carter (TX) (Nehls) Cartwright (Beyer) Castor (FL) (Wasserman Schultz) Castro (TX) (Takano) Chu (Takano) Cleaver (Davids (KS)) Clyburn (Wasserman Schultz) Cohen (Casten) Conway (Valadao) Cooper (Beyer) Costa (Correa) Courtney (Perlmutter) Crawford (Moore (AL)) Crow (Blunt Rochester) Cuellar (Garcia (TX)) Curtis (Armstrong) Davis, Danny K. (Evans) Dean (Evans) DeFazio (Pallone) DeGette (Blunt Rochester) DelBene (Strickland) Demings (Evans) DeSaulnier (Beyer) DesJarlais (Fleischmann) Doggett (Takano) Doyle, Michael F. (Evans) Duncan (Weber (TX)) Escobar (Garcia (TX)) Ferguson (Kustoff) Fletcher (Evans) Flores (Weber (TX)) Foster (Casten) Frankel, Lois (Wasserman Schultz) Gallego (Beyer) Garamendi (Correa) Garbarino (Fischbach) Garcia (IL) (Correa) Gibbs (Joyce (PA)) Gimenez (Diaz-Balart) Gomez (Torres (CA)) Gonzales, Tony (Weber (TX)) Gonzalez, Vicente (Garcia (TX)) Gooden (TX) (Joyce (PA)) Gosar (Weber (TX)) Gottheimer (Craig) Graves (MO) (Fleischmann) Greene (GA) (Moore (AL)) Grijalva (Torres (CA)) Grothman (Fitzgerald) Hartzler (Weber (TX)) Hayes (Raskin) Hern (Flood) Herrell (Joyce (PA)) Herrera Beutler (Valadao) Hice (GA) (Bishop (NC)) Higgins (NY) (Pallone) Houlahan (Evans) Hudson (Rouzer) Huffman (Casten) Issa (Calvert) Jackson (Nehls) Jacobs (NY) (Zeldin) Jayapal (Cicilline) Johnson (LA) (Nehls) Johnson (TX) (Pallone) Joyce (OH) (Valadao) Kahele (Correa) Katko (Kim (CA)) Keating (Perlmutter) Kelly (IL) (Casten) Kelly (PA) (Keller) Khanna (Blunt Rochester) Kildee (Evans) Kilmer (Strickland) Kind (Beyer) Kirkpatrick (Pallone) Krishnamoorthi (Pappas) Kuster (Pappas) LaHood (Kustoff) LaMalfa (Fleischmann) Lamborn (Fleischmann) Langevin (Pappas) Larson (CT) (Blunt Rochester) LaTurner (Valadao)
ENERGY AND WATER
Marcy Kaptur (Democrat, OH) \u2014 2022-12-23

the energy and water division of the omnibus bill captures America's spirit of innovation and ingenuity. prgtoken To succeed in the 21st century, our Nation must be positioned to unleash its full potential. prgtoken These energy and water investments will create good-paying jobs, lower costs, and improve communities from the heartland to the coasts as we intensify America's energy innovation, fortify water infrastructure, and invigorate the essential work to sustain life on Earth. prgtoken By advancing solar, hydrogen, and biofuel technologies, rebuilding ports and waterways, conserving precious environmental ecosystems, we are doing America's work, and we are reinvesting prgtoken in the forgotten corners of a deindustrialized Great Lakes region and Appalachian coal fields that need new jobs and innovation. prgtoken Our bill responsibly delivers for America. In fact, we set our Nation on a path toward a better, brighter, and more resilient future to be energy, water, and nuclear secure. prgtoken Further, I am excited that our Great Lakes Authority legislation is included in this omnibus. This new Federal instrumentality will unlock our industrial heartland's full potential, and it is so much an honor to be able to be a part of the team that passes this omnibus bill today.
HONORING LINDA COHEN ON HER RETIREMENT
Adam B. Schiff (Democrat, CA) \u2014 2022-12-23

. Madam , I rise today to honor Ms. Linda Cohen. Professional Staff Member for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on the occasion of her retirement after a long and distinguished career in government service. I am pleased to be joined in extending my congratulations by Rep. Himes, Rep. Carson, Rep. Speier, Rep. Quigley, Rep. Swalwell, Rep. Castro, Rep. Welch, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, Rep. Demings, Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Rep. Cooper, Rep. Crow, Rep. Ruppersberger, Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Langevin and Rep. Schakowsky. prgtoken A native New Yorker, Linda joined the Intelligence Committee nearly 15 years ago after a career at the Central Intelligence Agency. The details of her career at the CIA cannot be recorded here but suffice to say she served in a number of sensitive positions at the Agency spanning from the days of the Cold War through the September 11 attacks and the War on Terror. prgtoken Upon joining the Committee in 2007 as CIA monitor, Linda brought with her a knowledge of the inner workings of the Agency and the business of intelligence rarely found outside the halls of Langley. Yet for all her experience at the Agency, she brought to her role as overseer a skeptical approach and a fierce determination to hold the IC to the highest standards in accomplishing its mission and staying true to our values. prgtoken As Members of the Intelligence Committee can all attest, the work of the committee is challenged by the uniquely secret and sensitive matters under the committee's jurisdiction. Unlike other committees that can rely on outside experts or the media, the Intelligence Committee must rely heavily on its expert staff to surface oversight issues and to pursue them with vigor and skill. prgtoken Linda possesses those traits in spades, and Members of the Intelligence Committee from both parties have benefited from Linda's expertise and her passion for the mission. I cannot detail here many of her contributions, but they are numerous, and the Nation is safer and better for her service. prgtoken Madam , Linda Cohen has dedicated her career in service of his country, and I ask that you join with me today to acknowledge her tremendous contributions to the security of the United States of America.
RECOGNIZING NICOLE DAMASCO FOR HER DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE
Jerry McNerney (Democrat, CA) \u2014 2022-12-23

. Madam , I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing my Chief of Staff, Nicole Damasco, for her outstanding commitment and dedication to serving California's 9th Congressional District, the former prgtoken 11th Congressional District of California, the great state of California, and our country. Nicole is one of the most exceptional staff members, leaders, and public servants that I have had the pleasure of working with, and it has been an honor to have had her leading my staff for the past 16 years during my time in Congress. prgtoken Nicole was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, and grew up wanting to make positive change in her country and the world. Her father and stepmother, Jude and Julia Damasco, instilled in her a strong work ethic and the importance of serving the community and those in need, and she credits her grandmother, Maria Damasco, for being an inspiration in her life and always being there for her. Throughout high school, she spent time registering voters in San Francisco and the Bay Area and volunteering for the San Francisco ic Party. Although she is a talented artist and studied architecture in Italy during college, she felt the best way to make a difference in her community was to pursue a career in public service. She transferred to University of California, Santa Cruz to pursue a degree in Politics. While there, she interned for the Santa Cruz County Women's Commission for 2 years and participated in the University of California, Washington DC (UCDC) program, interning in Senator Barbara Boxer's Washington, DC office. prgtoken After graduating from University of California, Santa Cruz in 2002, Nicole was hired as a Constituent Representative in Senator Barbara Boxer's office in San Francisco. She proved to be a skilled and dedicated employee and was soon promoted to Assistant to the Director of Constituent Services. In 2004, she became a Legislative Correspondent in Senator Boxer's Los Angeles office and was part of a team that changed how legislative correspondence was handled by transitioning to a centralized, digitized, state-based constituent correspondence system. It was an innovative approach that allowed the Senator to quickly receive and send constituent responses. Nicole did not know it at the time, but her team helped lay the groundwork for how state and district-based constituent correspondence is now handled in many congressional offices. prgtoken In 2006, Nicole returned to the Bay Area and continued to work in Senator Boxer's San Francisco office. During that time, she volunteered for my Congressional campaign because she felt that I could truly help improve the lives of people in our community. Thanks to the hard work by many excellent staff and volunteers like Nicole, I was elected to Congress that same year, and I asked Nicole to join my team as my Director of Constituent Services and Field Representative. Nicole went to work right away, laying the foundation for
DECLARING ARCHIVED RECORDS OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE MODERNIZATION OF CONGRESS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE
Derek Kilmer (Democrat, WA) \u2014 2022-12-23

. Madam , as Chair of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, I wish to include in the Record a letter Vice Chair William Timmons and I sent on December 22 to the Acting Archivist of the United States. The letter communicates our committee's designation of all records that the Archivist receives for archiving, as our committee draws to a close, as available for public use. prgtoken This letter takes an important step towards the kind of openness that the Modernization Committee has championed as part of our over 200 recommendations and over 40 hearings held since the beginning of the 116th Congress to make the institution more effective, efficient, and transparent on behalf of the American people. Having our records available for public use will also aid future reform committees, researchers, and the public alike to advance the cause of modernization going forward. prgtoken I ask my colleagues to join me in taking this important step towards recognizing the value of transparency and the legacy of the Modernization Committee. Congress of the United States, Washington, DC, December 22, 2022. Ms. Debra Steidel Wall, Acting Archivist of the United States, The United States National Archives and Records Administration, Washington,
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023
Rosa L. DeLauro (Democrat, CT) \u2014 2022-12-23

such time as I may consume. prgtoken , I rise in support of the fiscal year 2023 government funding legislation before us, which passed the Senate yesterday on a 68-29 vote, with the support of all and 18 s. It is a package of 12 appropriations bills that makes critical investments in the programs that our communities need. prgtoken The bill also includes legislation to continue to support the Ukrainian people and their fight against Russia's ruthless aggression and to help areas of our Nation devastated by recent natural disasters. prgtoken For the second year in a row, we included community projects--over 7,200--to meet urgent needs in districts all over the Nation. These bills tackle our Nation's toughest crises, they help lower the cost of living for hardworking families in the middle class, create better- paying jobs, and protects our communities and our national security. prgtoken , I have spoken at length about this strong bill. I am proud of it. I urge my colleagues to support it, and .
EMMETT TILL AND MAMIE TILL-MOBLEY CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL ACT OF 2021
Sheila Jackson Lee (Democrat, TX) \u2014 2022-12-27

I rise in support of S. 450, Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021 which will posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley. After which, the medal will be given to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. prgtoken I loudly applaud and support the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021. The passage of this legislation is long overdue and today is a monumental day for the United States of America. prgtoken This bill, the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021, provides for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley. prgtoken After the award, the medal shall be given to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. prgtoken In January of 1900, Ida B. Wells gave a speech declaring that our country's national crime at the time was lynching. prgtoken Lynching was a terror tactic frequently used against African Americans in the Jim Crow South. At the time, no colored man was safe from lynching if a white woman, no matter what her standing or motive, cares to charge him with insult or assault. prgtoken Unfortunately, many innocent adolescents like Emmett Till fell victim to these tortuous killings. prgtoken Emmett Till was brutally murdered on August 28, 1955, for allegedly flirting with a white woman four days earlier. prgtoken The white woman, her husband and brother, made Emmett carry a 75- pound cotton gin fan to the bank of the Tallahache River. They then forced Emmett to remove his clothes. prgtoken The 2 men began beating Emmett, nearly to death, gouged his eye out, shot him in the head and then threw his body into the river. prgtoken Despite malicious efforts from authorities to quickly bury Emmett's body, his mother, Mamie Bradley demanded it be sent back to Chicago. prgtoken Here is where she decided to invite media outlets to Emmett's funeral, left his casket open during the funeral, and let these media outlets show the world what racist murderers had done to her only son. prgtoken It is, of course, fitting, and proper that this legislation bears the name of Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley. Till's slaying in 1955 and his mother's decision to have an open casket at his funeral, stirred the Nation's conscience and galvanized a generation of Americans to join the fight for equality. prgtoken Fast forward to 1998 in the small town of Jasper, Texas, three white men offered James Byrd, Jr. ride home. prgtoken The next morning James Byrd, Jr.'s body was found. He was beaten, chained to the back of a truck, had spray paint all over his face, and dragged alive until he was decapitated, all because of the color of his skin. prgtoken This was an act of unfathomable racist brutality. prgtoken On February 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery was fatally shot and killed by Travis Mc
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2617, AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES...
Ron Estes (Republican, KS) \u2014 2022-12-27

I rise today to thank Leader Brady and Chairman Neal for their yeoman-like work on SECURE 2.0. This has been a truly bipartisan and bicameral effort that will assist all Americans save more for their retirement for longer throughout their lives. prgtoken When SECURE 2.0 passed the House with overwhelming bipartisan support, it had multiple provisions I helped introduce, including an increase in RMD age, retirement matching for student loan repayment, and enhancing 403(b) plans. prgtoken As the House and Senate went through negotiations on this package, I was pleased to see that Unclaimed Savings Bonds was included, something that I have been working on since before I have been in Congress. prgtoken The U.S. Treasury is sitting on potentially billions of dollars in bonds which haven't been claimed--mostly because people don't know they or their parents or grandparents even own bonds. If given access to federal records and the dormant bonds, most states would be able to make it easy for people to look up if they own lost bonds and to reclaim ownership. prgtoken Approximately $29.7 billion in savings bonds have reached final maturity and ceased to pay interest. While Treasury claims that only one percent of all matured savings bonds have not been redeemed, it's much more. prgtoken States already have programs in place to help their residents find lost or forgotten assets. It's a program that I'm passionate about, as I helped connect Kansans with their money and assets as Kansas State Treasurer for 6 years, fighting the U.S. Treasury tooth-and-nail the entire way. prgtoken While my standalone unclaimed savings bond bill required Treasury to provide states with the names, addresses, and serial numbers--the best way to make sure Americans are reconnected with their rightful property--the provision in this bill makes Treasury's providing of serial numbers optional. prgtoken I believe that this deliberate change is due to Treasury's failure to keep accurate records. This crucial information is necessary, and Congress overwhelmingly intended for Treasury to provide it. I would like to make it clear that it is the intent of Congress that, where possible, states should be able to access the serial numbers of unclaimed savings bonds. prgtoken Inclusion of this provision is a positive step, but Americans won't see the full benefit until Treasury stops playing games with the savings bond program. prgtoken I would briefly like to touch on the underlying Omnibus bill. It is a shame that good legislation supported by s and like SECURE 2.0 has been tucked into a 4,000-plus-page bill that nobody has read in total. It contains highly partisan and reckless spending throughout, which I fundamentally oppose. prgtoken I believe that last-minute legislation like this is a terrible way to run the greatest country in the world and I urge my colleagues to vote no.
IN MEMORY OF ONASSIS ``ONI'' TAMAYO YUMUL
Alan S. Lowenthal (Democrat, CA) \u2014 2022-12-30

. Madam , I rise today to speak about the life and memory of my constituent Onassis Tamayo Yumul, known by most as simply Oni, and to celebrate his life. prgtoken Oni was born on a cold Saturday night, on May 10, 1975, in Quezon City, Philippines. The youngest of five children, he was the apple of his parent's eyes, and he was doted on by everyone, especially his paternal grandmother. He was a quiet boy who loved to play with his Legos and as early as 4 years old he began to express creative artistic skills. prgtoken Growing up, Oni made a lot of friends, both his age and older, due to his easy-going attitude in life. He liked to enjoy life as much as he could with what he was given. He received a Catholic school education and was active in a religious organization called ``Days With The Lord.'' prgtoken Oni began his work career with his family's business, expressing his creative skills designing furniture. His impressive aptitude of the arts earned several awards in school leading to his graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts, majoring in Advertising. Oni landed his first professional job as a compositor and graphic designer for the largest media company in the Philippines, ABS-CBN. Due to the recognition of his work at the station, he soon earned a Creative Director role for a travelogue where he was able to use all of his talents in arts, video editing and post-production. prgtoken In 2013. Oni joined his three sisters and moved to the United States. He was married shortly thereafter to Jeff LeTourneau, a long-time LGBTQ and ic Party activist. For approximately the next 8 years, Oni was active as a member of Men Alive, the Orange County Gay Men's Chorus, while working with his husband for LGBTQ rights at the state and local levels. Professionally, Oni continued his professional career as the Marketing Director of the Bicycle Hotel and Casino in Bell Gardens where he was loved and respected by his many co-workers. prgtoken Sadly, Oni passed away on December 1, 2022 after a long battle with colon cancer. He was loved and respected by his husband, family members, friends and co-workers. The world is certainly a lesser place without him and he will be missed by all who had the honor of knowing him.