LEGISLATIVE DAY OF MARCH 18, 2026
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Floor U.S. House of Representatives
Follow its sittingsBrian Fitzpatrick
May is the embodiment of a trailblazer. Her contributions during the war and her tireless advocacy for women's empowerment and equality have laid the foundation for the America we cherish today and for the next generation of young women. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me wishing Rosie the Riveter, May Cryer, a very happy one hundredth birthday and in honoring all the Rosies whose courage and patriotism changed America forever. Mister speaker, I yield back.
Blake Moore
The chair recognizes the gentleman from New York, mister Kendi, for five minutes.
Timothy Kennedy
Mister speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to honor the life and legacy of James a Lewis the fourth, who tragically passed away on 01/26/2026 at the age of 46. James was the beloved son of reverend doctor James a Lewis the third and ladies Sandra Lewis of Miracle Missions Full Gospel Church. A loving brother to Lisa, Colby, Tamara, Jamila and Germaine. A trusted friend. But above all, a devoted father to Jada and grandfather to Jakai James Smith.
Instilling a love that will forever run deep within them. For James, friends, family, and community were everything. On Sundays, you didn't have to look far to find James. He'd be at the grill, apron on, with tongs in hand, and a smile on his face. Graciously making sure everyone had a full plate.
A simple demonstration of his kind and generous spirit. It was one of the quiet ways he showed love by making sure everyone was taken care of. He carried that same spirit of service into every facet of his life, including his work at the Erie County Medical Center and Gallosano's Children's Hospital of Buffalo, where he helped keep patients safe, supported frontline caregivers, and ensured that healing could happen. James went on to build a business of his own, starting a cleaning company driven by excellence and commitment to service. Through his work, James supported community institutions of all sizes and helped create spaces where opportunity and hope could flourish and take root.
James measured his success by whether his family was cared for, whether his work was done well, and whether he lived in accordance with his faith. And today, his legacy lives on through his beloved family. In them, his strength endures and his spirit carries forward. The backbone of this nation is built by those like James a Lewis the fourth. People who serve quietly, love fiercely, and build community, one act of kindness at a time.
May we honor him not just for what he did, but for who he was. May we carry forward his example by loving our families more intentionally, serving our communities more faithfully, and remembering that greatness is often found in everyday acts of devotion. To the Lewis family, our community and our nation grieves with you. May memories of his life and the knowledge that he is now in the arms of the Lord comfort you. May James a Lewis the fourth rest in peace.
I yield back. The
Blake Moore
chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Alabama, miss Sewell, for five minutes.
Terri Sewell
Mister speaker, I rise in honor of the extraordinary life and legacy of a giant of the civil rights movement and a lifelong champion of justice, equality, and nonviolence, Bernard Lafayette, who passed away on 03/05/2026 at the age of 85. Bernard Lafayette was an extraordinary man who had extraordinary talents and extraordinary courage. As a freedom writer and a cofounder of the student nonviolent coordinating committee, otherwise known as SNCC, Bernard placed himself on the front line of the struggle for civil rights, risking life and limb to challenge injustice and dismantle segregation across the South. As a trusted lieutenant of doctor Martin Luther King, he helped to advocate a philosophy of nonviolent social change that moved our nation closer to its finding and its founding promise of liberty and justice for all. His liberation was one of selflessness.
His leadership was instrumental during the most pivotal moments of the civil rights movement, especially in my hometown of Selma, where his organizing efforts helped secure the right to vote for countless black Americans. Yet what set Bernard Lafayette apart was not only his bravery in those defining moments, but his lifelong commitment to ensuring that the principles of nonviolence would endure forever. Through his ministry, his scholarship, and his teaching, Bernard Lafayette dedicated himself to training new generations in the principles and the discipline of peaceful resistance. He believed deeply in what doctor King called the beloved community, a nation and a world rooted in justice, in reconciliation, and love. And he worked every day of his life to make that vision a reality.
On a personal note, as a proud daughter of Selma, I am forever grateful for the sacrifices made by Bernard Lafayette in the name of justice and equality. I know that I get to walk the halls of congress as Alabama's first black congresswoman because of the resilience, the courage, and determination of people like Bernard. My thoughts and prayers are with his beloved wife, Kate, as well as his family and friends and all those whose lives he touched. On behalf of Alabama's 7th Congressional District, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the extraordinary life and legacy of a civil rights icon and a nonviolent advocate, Bernard Lafayette. May he rest in power and in peace.
Adrian Smith
Thank you, mister speaker. I rise today to ask my colleagues to join me in keeping the people of Nebraska in your thoughts and prayers as our state confronts the worst wildfire crisis in our history. Nebraska has always been defined by resilience. From the pioneers who endured brutal blizzards, devastating droughts, and an uncertain future to build a life on the Great Plains, to the families who call it home today. That spirit has never left us.
It is who we are. And today, that spirit is being tested once again. On March 12, four fires ignited across Central And Western Nebraska. In less than a week, they have burned over 826,000 acres, and there is still no clear end in sight. This past weekend, I joined governor Pillen and senator Ricketts to tour the affected areas and meet with local officials to learn about the latest containment efforts.
What I saw and heard was certainly sobering. The scale of this devastation is staggering. Across 10 counties, no less than 46 structures have been destroyed, 470 more threatened, at least 600 Nebraskans have had to evacuate their homes, and one Nebraskan, Rose White of Arthur, Nebraska, has lost her life. I want to certainly take a moment to offer my heartfelt condolences to her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and all who knew and loved her. Right now, these fires continue to burn, and mother nature is not predicted to be of any assistance anytime soon.
The Morrill fire, now the largest wildfire in Nebraska's history, has already burned more than 643,000 acres and is only 16% contained. The Cottonwood Fire has taken over 131,000 acres and is just 40% contained. Road 203 fire has burned more than 35,000 acres and is only 36% contained. And the Anderson Bridge Fire has burned up to 17,000 acres and is 60% contained. And yet, even in the face of this disaster, Nebraskans are doing what we've always done and that's coming together.
Neighbors are helping neighbors. Unaffected communities across our state are sending their support. A countless number of brave volunteer firefighters and first responders continue to work around the clock, putting everything on the line to protect lives, land, and livelihoods. Governor Pillen has has deployed the Nebraska National Guard, and Iowa governor Kim Reynolds has sent Iowa National Guard helicopters with Bambi buckets and crews trained for firefighting operations to assist these efforts. This is what it means to look out for one another.
And while this fight is far from over, we must remember what is at stake. Agriculture is the backbone of Nebraska's economy and a way of life for countless families. These fires are not just burning land, they are threatening livelihoods. Heading into the summer, it is expected that more than 35,000 head of cattle will be without grass this grazing season. Tens of millions of dollars worth of fencing, fence lines, and other crucial infrastructure have been lost.
This means, for many producers, the hardship will continue long after the fires are contained. To those producers, I want to say, when it is safe, please document your losses. Federal disaster assistance programs are available and I want to ensure that support is received for those who are eligible. I also want to take a moment to honor to be honest about what's happening here in Washington. While Nebraska is battling the worst wildfire in our state's history, senate democrats are continuing to hold funding for the Department of Homeland Security hostage, putting future FEMA disaster relief funding at risk.
Enough is enough. Disaster relief and other vital programs. Where do I begin? With TSA and others. Vital programs should never be used as a political pawn.
To all Nebraskans, know that you have the full support of the entire Nebraska federal delegation, and we stand ready to help in any way we can. We have faced tough times before, and we've always come through them stronger together. We'll do that again now because that's who we are as Nebraskans. Thank you.
Blake Moore
The chair recognizes the gentleman from Oregon, miss Dexter, for five minutes.
Maxine Dexter
Thank you, mister speaker. To the American people watching, I am here to say clearly on the house floor of the House of Representatives, you deserve a say in whether our country goes to war. You deserve a say in whether our children are sent into combat. You deserve a say in whether your tax dollars are fueling a $1,000,000,000 a day conflict. You deserve a voice because the decision to go to war needs to reflect the will of the people who fight in and pay for that war.
And that will is exercised through the American people's elected representatives in congress. It's not about bureaucratic process, it's about the fact that you should have a say in whether your country goes to war. The White House has cut you, the American people, out of that conversation to launch a war without articulating a compelling imminent threat. They are taking our children to war with no goal, no justification, and no off ramp. But I want to be clear that we still do have the power to stop this.
Public support for Trump is collapsing. If the American people stay loud, more Republicans in this body will have to decide whether they stand with their constituents or with the war. People in red states and blue states want and need the same things, good jobs, safe neighborhoods, a stable economy, affordable health care and housing, and the ability to thrive in their communities. They do not want war, not a war being led by Pete Hegseth from day one who has been failing to demonstrate that he can keep Americans safe. At least 13 soldiers have already died on his watch and over 1,000 civilians have been killed.
It is becoming increasingly clear that the US military is responsible for bombing a school full of elementary school children killing at least 168 people. The American people do not support this horror. To my republican colleagues, do the right thing, stand up for our constituents. To the American people, do not look away from the truth of what is happening. Refuse to normalize being silent and complicit.
You must stay loud. I yield back.
Blake Moore
The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Michigan, miss Tlaib, for five minutes.
Rashida Tlaib
You know, alerting the public to government wrongdoing is not a crime. Yet, sadly, administrations of both parties are increasingly using the the Espionage Act to target and prosecute whistleblowers and journalists for sharing critical information, important information with the with the public. Such prosecutions undermine our government's transparency and are clear violation of the First Amendment and fundamental right to due process. That's why I'm introducing the Daniel Ellsberg Press Freedom and Whistleblower Protection Act, which would prevent abuses against whistleblowers, journalists, and the American public for exposing government corruption. Ever since it became law in 1917, the Espionage Act has been used to criminalize political dissent, and that's dangerous.
It's been used to target whistleblowers who alerted the American people about government lies about the Vietnam war, mass surveillance, torture, drone assassinations, The US war crimes in Iraq and in Afghanistan. In recent years, the use of this repressive tool has prosecuted whistleblowers and journalists acting in the public interest and has expanded dramatically, producing major chilling effect on the right to dissent in our country. In our country, war has always been used as an excuse by the powerful to take away the rights of our people. This legislation, in honor of the late Daniel Ellsberg, the celebrated whistleblower who bravely exposed government lies about the Vietnam War with the publication of the Pentagon Papers. Today, government is committing horrific war crimes against crimes against humanity from Iran to Palestine to Cuba, while expanding mass surveillance and spying on Americans more than ever.
If we allow presidential administrations to continue to abuse this power and erode our rights, we will lose our freedom of speech and so much more. It is time to put an end to these abuses and stand up for our First Amendment rights and freedoms. Mister speaker, as we approach the celebration of Eid al Fitr, the end of the holy month of Ramadan, thousands of our families in the 12th Congressional District who has strong ties to Lebanon are struggling right now. This year's Eid feels different for us. I know many have lost loved ones.
Many mosques are full of memorials, and many, many, again, are watching their grandparents' homes be bombed and seen relatives uprooted from their neighborhoods becoming homeless. This campaign of ethnic cleansing by the Israeli government has already killed nearly a thousand people, including a 100 over a 100 children already that we know of. Over a million people in Lebanon, one fifth of Lebanon's entire population has been forcibly displaced and told by the Israeli military that they will not be allowed to return to their home, to their villages. This has all been supported and enabled by our tax dollars. Entire families, mister speaker, have been wiped out in towns and city neighborhoods completely erased.
Entire generations, grandparents, parents, and children gone. Medical centers and universities targeted. Look it up. They're just bombing medics, children, residential neighborhoods set aflame with US produced white phosphorus, which is a war crime, mister speaker. Poisoning the land and poisoning the people.
We are witnessing the same genocidal playbook used against Palestinians in Gaza, and now they're doing it in Lebanon. So I'll be introducing a house resolution standing with the people of Lebanon against these war crimes and calling for an end of this illegal invasion. It is time for us it's time for us to be able to stop this illegal invasion, enact a total arms embargo, and put an immediate end to this destructive regional war. Mister speaker, in Detroit, we say that we don't have health care in our country. We have sick care in our country.
And under Trump administration, we know this crisis is getting worse. Trump has already cut $1,000,000,000,000 of programs like Medicaid and Affordable Care Act. So I introduced a bill introduced a bill to be able to hone in on the pharmaceutical industry. It's called Medicines for the People Act, a plan to develop essential medicines, medications in the public sector and distribute them to all Americans at a non for profit rates. The National Institute for Biomedical Research and Development would drive the development of these drugs and devices to lower cost and expand access to medicines, boost innovation, and address public health concerns.
It creates the real competition that we need in our health care system, lower the prices, and save lives. We all know there's real consequences of the higher cost and fewer breakthroughs in the industry that prioritizes profits over public health. So I urge my colleagues to please support Medicines for the People Act. It is important because health care is a human right. It's a time we built a system that reflects that, one, that ensures life saving prescription drugs are affordable and accessible to everyone.
And again, when my residents tell me that we have sick care instead of health care, that should be, again, a signal that we need to do more and need to be able to combat profit in corporate greed within our health care system. With that, I yield.
Blake Moore
The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Ohio, miss Sykes, for five minutes.
Emilia Sykes
Mister speaker, last week, our nation lost six American service members in a tragic aircraft crash over Iraq. They are among the 13 who have lost their lives to date after Trump waged war in Iran. Among them were three Ohioans serving in the Ohio National Guard, captain Seth Coval, captain Curtis Engst, and technical sergeant Tyler Simmons. These were brave men who answered the call to serve their country. Technical sergeant Tyler Simmons was only 28 years old.
He had what his family called his dream job in the air force. His cousin said he had a million dollar smile that could light up a room, and he loved flying and serving his country. Captain Curtis Engst, a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, spent a decade serving his country as a pilot. And Captain Seth Coval, who served nearly twenty years in uniform, had dedicated much of his life to flying missions that kept other aircraft in the sky and other service members safe. These men flew one of the most demanding and dangerous missions in the air force, refueling other aircraft midair so they could complete their missions and return home safely.
But these airmen never made it home. Each of these men have families, friends, and communities that will carry this loss forever, And today, my heart breaks for them. To those families and the families of other service members who we have lost, please know that the people of Ohio are grieving with you. Mister speaker, these six Americans are not the only lives that we lost. Since president Trump dragged us into this war with Iran, more than 13 Americans have already died.
13 families who received the worst knock at the door imaginable, and more than a dozen communities across the country are now mourning someone who stepped forward to serve. And while those families are playing paying the ultimate price, Americans here at home are feeling the consequences of this war in other ways. Gas prices, oil prices, and the cost of nearly everything else are skyrocketing. Families feel it every time they fill up their tanks, every trip to the grocery store, and the cost of food at the market. Their paychecks are not stretching as far because the president's reckless America last decisions.
In Ohio's 13th Congressional District, families were already struggling with rising transportation costs. Cars, gas, insurance, and public transit costs are becoming increasingly expensive. According to the House Budget Committee, Ohio family saw transportation costs increase by an average of $65 last year alone because of Republicans' careless policies. President Trump promised that prices would go down on his first day in office, but that promise turned out to be a lie. Instead, his tariffs, which act like a national sales tax on American families and the Republicans' big ugly bill, are driving up costs and squeezing families' budgets even more.
Mister speaker, I refuse to sit back and watch working families in Ohio get squeezed like this. That's why I've been pushing for policies that actually lower everyday costs and putting more money in people's pockets. I introduced the Lawyer Your Taxes Act to do such a thing. The bill would expand the earned income tax credit and child tax credit so working families can keep more of the money that they earn. But this effort and other common sense solutions I proposed and my Democratic colleagues have offered to lower costs have been blocked or opposed by Republicans.
Mister speaker, we cannot forget the real people caught in all the middle in the middle of all of this. Families who now have to decide between filling up the gas tank and buying groceries, between fixing their car, going to the doctor, or paying the rent. Americans cannot survive Trump's dangerous actions overseas that are taking a human and economic toll. Republicans have ignored warning signs and blocked cost cutting solutions, and they've left working families left to fend for themselves. That is a failure of leadership.
We can act to restore affordability or we can keep letting costs spiral while Republicans protect the millionaires and the billionaires. I hope that we protect American families because the people we represent deserve so much better than what they are getting right now. May God bless our troops, and may God bless The United States Of America. Thank you, mister speaker. I yield back.
Blake Moore
The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New Jersey, miss Watson Coleman, for five minutes.
Bonnie Watson Coleman
Mister speaker, I rise today to share the sentiments of my constituents in the 12th Congressional District in New Jersey. They are furious. The president's war in Iran is one of the greatest foreign policy blunders in American history. It is a war of choice, and he took this action without consulting either Congress or the American people. The president's reasoning after the fact has been one lie after another.
In briefings to Congress, the administration has admitted this isn't about regime change and that there was no imminent threat, that there was no nuclear threat. The administration has gone before the American people and provided zero clarification of the objectives nor had they planned for the obvious consequences of this action. There is no clear off ramp. The Strait Of Hormuz has been closed with several cargo ships already destroyed, choking the global supply chain. This has led to higher oil and gas prices, which president Trump has declared is a good thing.
In addition, a third of the world's traded fertilizer has been blocked from the market, putting agricultural work at risk. The American people were already struggling to pay the bills, thanks to Trump's self declared trade wars. Now we are forced to deal with the economic fallout and the personal fallout and the loss of lives of this self declared war. The American people are paying for this war of choice with a price tag of $1,000,000,000 a day. The families of the 13 service members were lost are paying for this.
Meanwhile, the president stands to profit from this war. Trump's sons are investing in drone companies with contracts with the Pentagon. This is a clear conflict of interest that calls into question the president's motives when sending our brave service members into harm's way in the first place. The president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is galvanating galavanting across The Middle East for his private firm while simultaneously serving as one of The United States chief negotiators. We've come to expect corrupt self self dealing from this president, the most corrupt president in our history, his family and their cronies, but now America lives at the stakes.
Finally, this week, the president's secretary of defense, and I quote, will keep advancing no quarter and no mercy. The secretary of defense is committing war crimes at a press conference declaring that The United States will offer no quarter puts our own troops at greater risk. It represents an appalling lack of concern for the well-being of our troops and a direct violation of both US and international law and highlights his incompetence his incompetence and his lack of soul. Mister president, if you have the ability to feel shame, you'll end this war now. If my colleagues in this chamber have a shred of dignity left, they'll immediately pass a war powers resolution and bring an end to this disaster before more lives are lost.
I yield back.
Blake Moore
Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities towards the president. Members are also reminded to address the remarks to the chair. The chair recognizes the gentleman from New York, mister Goldman, for five minutes.
Daniel Goldman
Mister speaker, I rise today to discuss this administration's massive cover up of the Epstein files in order to conceal president Trump's involvement. This cover up reached its apex last month when attorney general Pam Bondi falsely testified under oath before the House Judiciary Committee. The attorney general testified, quote, there is no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime. Everyone knows that, unquote. This is a lie.
In the 3,000,000 or so documents that the DOJ has disclosed to congress under the Epstein files transparency act, there is credible evidence that Donald Trump committed a crime. And that, of course, excludes the nearly 3,000,000 pages that the DOJ is refusing to turn over. Donald Trump is mentioned thousands of times in the Epstein files. There are multiple allegations that he sexually assaulted young girls. But I wanna focus on one victim's allegations that the FBI unquestionably found to be credible.
The DOJ tried to hide reports of three of the four interviews that this victim gave to the FBI, but pressure from the media and congress forced them to disclose them. And now we know why. She credibly accuses Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was between 13 and 15. In each of her interviews, this victim recited the same account of her interaction with Donald Trump. On 08/07/2019, she explained that she was between 13 and 15 when she was left alone with Donald Trump who, quote, mentioned something to the effect of, let me teach you how little girls are supposed to be.
Trump unzipped his pants and put her head down, quote, down to his penis, bit the s out of it. Trump struck the victim and said words to the effect of, get this little b the hell out of here. The victim advised that she bit Trump's penis because he disgusted her. She provided some additional details in the next interview two weeks later. And then a month later, she met again with the FBI and asked, quote, what the point would be of providing the information at this point in her life when there was a strong possibility nothing could be done about it.
She didn't speak to the FBI again. But the FBI certainly found her story credible. In a 21 page PowerPoint presentation that the FBI made to prosecutors, they included this victim's testimony. They would not have done so if they did not find the evidence credible, which means that attorney general Bondi lied when she stated under oath that there is no evidence that Donald Trump committed a crime. But we're just scratching the surface because the Epstein files also reveal that Donald Trump has made false statements over the past quarter century about Jeffrey Epstein.
We know in 2002, he called him a terrific guy and said, quote, it is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. In a birthday card, 2003 that Donald Trump gave to Jeffrey Epstein for his fiftieth birthday, Donald wrote for himself that we have certain things in common, Jeffrey. Enigma has never aged. Have you noticed that? A pal is a wonderful thing.
Happy birthday. And may every day be another wonderful secret. But in that same year, Palm Beach County opened an investigation into Epstein that eventually was turned over to the FBI. The investigation became public in 2006, and the Palm Beach County police chief received a call quickly after from Donald Trump where Trump told him, thank goodness you're stopping him. Everyone has known he's been doing this.
What innocent person calls the police chief about an investigation upon just learning about it? The recent documents also show that Jeffrey Epstein emailed Ghislain Maxwell and said, quote, I want you to realize that the dog that hasn't barked is Trump. Redacted victim spent hours at my house with him. He has never once been mentioned. Trump also denied that he ever went on Epstein's plane.
But, of course, the Southern District Of New York said that he was on his plane eight times often with young women. The reason why this matters is because we don't have half of the Epstein files. And if the attorney general is covering this up in such a degree that she is redacting things from Congress that she then redacting things from the public that she then shows to Congress. What else is she covering up? And I would just show that this document here was redacted to the public.
It was unredacted to congress, and it completely disputes everything that Donald Trump has said about Jeffrey Epstein, about what he knew about the allegations, about his disgusting behavior, about whether he'd ever been to Jeff's Epstein's house saying I may have been there with my wife. Asked if any young girls were there. No. He may may have had children of guests, but that's it. Well, we know that's not the case.
Now why is this important? Because if the attorney general is covering up this information that she then reveals to congress, what else is she covering up about Donald Trump's involvement in the Epstein files? I yield back.
Blake Moore
Members are reminded to refrain, again, from engaging personalities towards the president. The chair recognizes the gentleman from mass from California, mister Mullen, for five minutes.
Kevin Mullin
Mister speaker, I rise today to talk about the rapid rise of AI chatbots and the urgent need to put clear guardrails in place. Artificial intelligence chatbots are becoming increasingly common in our daily lives. They're embedded in our phones, our classrooms, and our workplaces. There's no question that this is an innovative technology with the potential to democratize access to information, reduce costs, and expand opportunity. But as promising as this technology is, we must also be clear about its limits.
AI chatbots are not and should not be treated as substitutes for licensed professionals like doctors, therapists, lawyers, and financial advisors. We have seen this most clearly in the mental health space. Users, including children and other vulnerable individuals, are increasingly turning to chatbots for therapy. Tragically, we have seen too many cases in which the children took their own lives after interacting with chatbots that failed to recognize a person in crisis and even encouraged their harmful thoughts. These limitations extend beyond mental health too.
People are turning to unqualified so called robo lawyers for legal advice, and AI financial advisors for guidance on investing their hard earned retirement savings. These are high stakes interactions that can have devastating consequences without proper oversight, which is why every state regulates the licensing of these professionals according to rigorous standards. Many chatbot providers have added disclaimers saying their products are not licensed professionals, but Mr. Speaker, disclosures are not enough. For example, here in just a few messages with my staff, this chatbot readily claimed that it was a licensed health care professional, and even invented a fake license number.
For a vulnerable user, that claim can be all it takes to place complete trust in a system that is incapable of consistently providing clinical care or sound professional guidance. In another example, a seemingly benign bot marketed as offering legal guidance quickly claimed to be a licensed attorney. Clear roles are needed now to protect consumers, promote trust and responsible innovation, and ensure a level playing field for companies that are doing the right thing. That's why I'm introducing the Chatbot Act. This legislation would prohibit companies from claiming or implying that a chatbot is a licensed professional through marketing or the bot's output.
This is a narrow, common sense consumer protection bill. I'm proud that it has been endorsed by a broad coalition of healthcare, legal and financial trade organizations, as well as consumer protection and technology policy organizations. We must come together to ensure this new technology is developed safely and responsibly. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support the chatbot act. And with that, thank you, and I yield back the balance of my time.
Blake Moore
The chair recognizes the gentleman from New York, Mr. Latimer, for five minutes.
George Latimer
Mister speaker, I rise to salute the outstanding presence in the city of Mount Vernon of Macedonia Baptist Church. Founded 113 ago, Macedonia has been a bedrock of faith and community service in the African American community on the South Side Of Mount Vernon where I grew up. The church is led by pastor, reverend doctor Darren Morton, also a local Mount Vernon boy who holds a degree in business administration and a doctorate in education and is a graduate of the Tabernacle Bible Institute and the Manhattan Bible Institute. The Macedonia family holds weekly Sunday services and Sunday school for young people, Wednesday bible study every week at 7PM, and a midweek lunch with Jesus fellowship discussion over lunch. As they approach the solemn Christian season of Good Friday and Easter, Macedonia provides a daily forty day Lenten journey series.
Macedonia's outreach into the community as well, feeding those in need and clothing those in need, providing positive outlets for young people and attention and care for our seniors, help put their Christian values on display every day to the people of Mount Vernon. From the floor of the US House of Representatives, we salute Macedonia Baptist Church, its lay leaders, and its spiritual leaders for its vibrant presence in Mount Vernon. Mister speaker, alongside the Hudson River in Westchester County, there's a place to go on a Saturday morning where you can find farm fresh produce and goods from the Hudson Valley, the Hastings Farmers Market. The market supports regional agriculture by bringing these products close to home on alternate Saturday mornings in the winter season and every Saturday throughout the spring and summer season. In the winter season from 09:30AM to 1PM.
The Hastings Farmers Market opened in the 1998, and now under the leadership of miss Pascal, LaDrulek features dozens of vendors with a wide variety of offerings in the strategic location across from the Hastings On Hudson Metro North Railroad Station. The market along with its sister market in Irvington, the Irvington Farmers Market, which is on Sundays, is convenient to all the Rivertowne residents and the City Of Yonkers residents. The market's mission is also including educating and inspiring the market community about the benefits of local farming and sustainable practices. And they invite charitable non profits and organizations to participate in the farmers market, groups from the Girl Scouts of Hastings to the local volunteer fire department. From the floor of the House of US representative, House of Representatives, we salute the Hastings Farmers Market as a valuable and estimable community asset.
Mister speaker, I'd like to salute the leadership and the membership of the Knights of Columbus, Father John m Grady Council five zero three, located in Port Chester, New York for their service to the community. The Knights, an organization of Catholic men nationwide, are organized into local councils and draw their membership in council five zero three from the parishes of Saint John Bosco and the churches within the parish including Corpus Christi, Holy Rosary, and the formerly named Our Lady of Mercy. The knights of council five zero three led by grand knight Mark Scocera and deputy grand knight Phil D'Orazio have an active program that works to support the parish with local dinners and fundraising events, programs for the seniors and the veterans of the Port Chester community and the Rye Brook community, and programs for young people, especially through the scouting troop programs. They maintain an active Nights of Columbus Hall that hosts their events and other events in the village with the ever present chef, past grand knight Charlie Sacco, and his wife, the head of the ladies auxiliary Tony Sacco in charge. And you can join them for pasta Fridays every Friday night during Lent.
Very affordable. From the floor of the US House of Representatives, we salute the Knights of Columbus, Grady Council five zero three for their service to Catholic values and their service to the local Port Chester and Rye Brook communities. Thank you, mister speaker, and I yield back.
Blake Moore
Pursuant to clause 12 a of rule one, the chair declares the house in recess until noon today.
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