Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to introduce my friend and constituent, Dr. Jack Trieber, pastor of North Valley Baptist Church in Santa Clara, California in my district. I thank him for his words of wisdom and comfort, and for joining us to…

I hope as Commissioner of the IRS you will work towards completing that task to moving towards simplification of the system.

I believe the most recent tax change... have actually simplified the process of filing and paying income taxes.

I am a cosponsor of that legislation.

I have paid taxes since April 15, 1959, when I made $40 a week as a surveyor's assistant.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, my colleague and I agree that the court determination, essentially rejecting the Korematsu decision yesterday, was the right one. And we agree that the episode in our…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I would thank my colleague very much for her son's service in our Armed Forces, and I would also just note that we agree. We don't think that our military servicemembers'…

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 964 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 964 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this…

Mr. Chairman, during the previous administration, deep funding cuts as well as budget dysfunction in Congress have allowed a real atrophying of our military readiness in the Department of Defense. We have seen a steep decline in our…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of House Resolution 964, which provides for the consideration of additional amendments to H.R. 6157, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2019. This rule makes in order an additional…

Mr. Speaker, for the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to my colleague from California (Mrs. Torres) pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I would point out that this House actually is going to be taking up a bill that addresses these issues. Mr. Goodlatte's bill will come up within the next hour or so here…

Mr. Chairman, I appreciate the gentlewoman's willingness to work with me on this important issue, as well as her tireless work on this critical bill. I will not be offering my amendments.

President Kabila has deliberately stalled planned elections, despite completing his constitutionally-mandated two terms.

Mr. President, I reserve the right to object. My colleague raises concerns about the effect of retaliatory tariffs on our farmers and others. I couldn't agree more, but we should not pit farmers against steelworkers. Only a few days after…

Madam President, I appreciate Senator Corker's comments. I appreciate a little less those of Senator Toomey, who tried to say that I was thinking that the People's Republic of China has an economy we should emulate. What I actually…

Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentlewoman for her support, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. Welch). The amendment was agreed to. Amendment…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, reforming the mission and the goals of ARPA-E will transform the Agency to do what the DOE does best: develop innovative technology solutions to complex science, energy…