Congress in December 2025

Chip RoyRepublican, Texas

Bringing America Back to Its Roots

It was great to have had the chance last night to be at the White House with the President, his Cabinet, and my colleagues.

Al GreenDemocrat, Texas

President Trump Is a Threat to Our Republic

Permit me to commend the gentlewoman for her very moving and powerful commentary. With her consent and permission, I would associate myself with it.

Bernard SandersIndependent, Vermont

Artificial Intelligence (Executive Calendar)

On behalf of his Big Tech billionaire backers, some of whom are the wealthiest people on the planet, President Trump wants to deny States the right to regulate artificial intelligence through an Executive order.

Kevin KileyRepublican, California

Congratulating Eco-Clean Solutions

I wish to congratulate JB Harris, JT Chevallier, and the entire team at ECO-CLEAN Solutions for reaching a record-breaking milestone late last year: 1 million square feet of Lake Tahoe shoreline cleaned by the team's beach-cleaning robot, BEBOT.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Increasing Investor Opportunities Act

I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 3383, the INVEST Act, which is an end-of-year holiday gift to Wall Street, paid for by the hard-earned savings of teachers, nurses, seniors, and other hardworking Americans.

David SchweikertRepublican, Arizona

Fun With Math

To begin, I am going to yield to Chairwoman Foxx, and then we will have some fun with math.

Marcy KapturDemocrat, Ohio

Liberty Versus Tyranny

The United States, for over a century, since our hard-fought victories with Allies during World Wars I and II learned the hard way: Isolation is not in our Nation's security interest.

Angus S. King Jr.Independent, Maine

Remembering Charles Norman Shay

I stand before you today to remember Charles Norman Shay, a Penobscot tribal elder, World War II hero, and loving father, grandfather, father-in-law, and uncle. Charles died last week at the age of 101, at his home not far from the beaches of Normandy, where he saved numerous lives as a 19-year-old medic on D-Day. I had the honor of meeting and getting…

James LankfordRepublican, Oklahoma

Senate Accomplishments (Executive Session)

We are getting ready to turn the page into 2026, which is hard to process in some ways because so much has happened in 2025.

Hillary J. ScholtenDemocrat, Michigan

Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act

I rise today in opposition to H.R. 3898, the PERMIT Act, but I rise for so much more than just simply to oppose this bill.

Russell FryRepublican, South Carolina

Kayla Hamilton Act

Pursuant to House Resolution 951, I call up the bill (H.R. 4371) to amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to enhance efforts to combat the trafficking of children, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

Richard J. DurbinDemocrat, Illinois

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026: Motion to Proceed

The issue of quality, affordable health insurance is personal to me. I know what it feels like to be a new dad with a beautiful little baby girl with a serious medical condition. It happened in my life when I was a student in law school at Georgetown here in Washington, DC.