Interrupted Family Dinners
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Mr. BOST. Madam Speaker, a question for those watching at home.
Do you have a cell phone?
Has your family dinner been interrupted by a local call, only to realize that it was spam?
This is incredibly frustrating and becoming all too common. In 2017, under 4 percent of cell phone calls were spam. In 2018, the number jumped to almost 30 percent.
This year spam calls are expected to rise up to the point of half of all cell phone calls. That is why I am cosponsoring the TRACED Act. This bill gives the FCC broader authority to find scammers and increase penalties for those who are caught.
If you have a cell phone, this legislation will save you a lot of frustration and make those times at home with your family maybe a little bit more enjoyable.
I hope my colleagues will join me in supporting this commonsense legislation.
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Mr. BOST. Madam Speaker, the American people don't trust Washington, D.C. And I know that shocks everyone, but it is a perception that every one of us deals with back home, and after what the majority party pulled last week, it is easy to understand why.
Three--get it, three--bipartisan prescription drug pricing bills made it through committee and were ready to vote on.
Now let me say that one more time. Bipartisan healthcare bills, three of them; that is unheard of around here.
But then politics got in the way. The majority decided to add an unrelated poison pill to drive away the Republican support. This healthcare package now has no chance of being considered in the Senate and will never become law.
That is why I urge the majority to bring to the floor H.R. 2700. This legislation includes only the three bipartisan prescription drug pricing bills, no poison pills.
Let's come together to address the problem. The American people deserve better than the cynical political games that we are playing.
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Mr. BOST. Madam Speaker, Susan B. Anthony once said: ``There will never be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers''--and serve as lawmakers and actually serve in the chair.
One hundred years ago, Congress moved one step closer to equality by passing a constitutional Amendment granting women the right to vote.
This week, we celebrate the 19th Amendment. To honor the courageous women who ushered us toward a more perfect Union, we wear yellow roses.
I have two daughters. I have seven granddaughters. I am thankful that they can shape their government because of the generations of women who came before them.
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