Critical Supply Chains
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Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, it is no secret that our Nation's most critical supply chains are almost fully reliant on foreign nations, and our pharmaceutical supply chain is no different.
Approximately 10 percent of the active pharmaceutical ingredients required for domestic prescription drug manufacturing comes from foreign supplies.
Simply stated, the prescription drugs that save the lives of millions of Americans every year are at severe risk. American patients cannot be reliant on countries like China for these lifesaving medications.
I am proud to see that President Trump is taking this seriously by issuing an executive order that ensures that our Nation has a 6-month supply of the critical active ingredients needed to make these lifesaving medicines.
Bringing production back to the U.S. is not enough to fix our supply chain. With this executive action, President Trump will also ensure that America has the ingredients needed to domestically manufacture these medicines.
American patients rely on these medicines each and every day, and I applaud President Trump for taking this significant action. Creating a National Day of the Bible
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Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, last Friday, I was proud to join a joint resolution to make September 12 the national day of the Bible.
When the United States Congress met in Philadelphia in 1782, it approved a 1,400-page version of the Bible published by Robert Aitken. This Bible became known as the Bible of the Revolution.
This joint resolution will formally designate September 12 as the day of the Bible to honor the first complete English-language Bible that was produced in America. This is a historic moment.
This resolution also encourages our schools and other institutions to observe this day and focus on the Bible's significance to our Nation's history and our Nation's future.
Our Nation was founded on the ideals of freedom, including religious freedom. Those who founded this land were fleeing religious persecution. The Bible of the Revolution serves as a reminder of the resilience that set our Nation on a path toward freedom as one nation under God. honoring west suburban softball team
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Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the West Suburban 12-under softball team of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, for winning the Little League Softball World Series.
West Suburban compiled a record of 20-2 this summer and ended the season on a 15-game winning streak. In their five wins during the World Series, West Suburban outscored their opposition 15-1.
In the championship game, West Suburban defeated the central region champion, Floyds Knobs of Indiana, 1-0. More than 1 million people watched as West Suburban captured that victory. This makes the 2025 championship the most watched Little League Softball World Series game ever.
West Suburban's success is a tribute to the outstanding leadership of the coaches, the tremendous talents of the players, and the enduring support of family and community.
I congratulate Manager Lester Gaunt, Coach Rick Baxter, Coach Rick Bills, and players Mallory Bailor, Aubrey Baxter, Reagan Bills, Sadie Divido, Kennedy Fees, Camilla Gaunt, Adalyn Hines, Mara Keefe, Kendal Schilling, Leilah Schilling-Mansour, Haley Shepherd, and Nevaeh Worthington.
Madam Speaker, on behalf of everyone in Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District, I congratulate the players and coaches of West Suburban for an incredible achievement and offer my best wishes for continued success. honoring the metz family
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Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the Metz family of Perry County, Pennsylvania, for receiving the designation of bicentennial farm from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
A bicentennial farm is a farm that has been owned by the same family for at least 200 consecutive years, has a family member who still lives on the farm, and has at least 10 acres of the original holding.
Richard Metz, Jr.'s newly designated bicentennial farm was founded in 1825 by Johann Metz, his third great-grandfather. After more than 150 years of family farm lineage, Richard Metz took ownership in 1996.
Today, the original 110 acres exist and grow soybeans, corn, and hay.
Madam Speaker, I offer my sincere congratulations to Richard Metz and his family for continuing this rich history of agriculture in Pennsylvania.
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