Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. In the prime sponsor of this bill's remarks, there are a whole lot of sort of half-truths and assumptions that got jammed together that don't actually make sense and are not actually…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 5 minutes. The gentleman from Virginia described very well the process that the Obama administration put in place in 2009. It was a significant improvement. The real problem that we had with Guantanamo was, when…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds before yielding to Mr. Nadler. I want to make clear; I represented Joint Base Lewis-McChord for 16 years, until 2012, and wrote hundreds of sympathy cards to family members who lost loved ones from…

Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, the most interesting thing about this debate is that, as we have moved on from speaker to speaker, the proponents of this legislation keep…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Ms. Gabbard for bringing us together here this afternoon. I have to say that this is a special time here for all of us. I was sitting here listening to all of the wonderful memories of Mark. We are so privileged to…

I yield myself an additional 1 minute. Once we have determined that they are not a threat, under our opinion, and are transferable, to say, look, sorry, we are just going to hold you because we want to, is really a violation of the U.S…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 12 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until Monday, September 19, 2016, at 2 p.m. ____________________

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on the subject of my Special Order. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request…

Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), our leader.

Mr. Speaker, we are holding this Special Order today to honor our colleague and friend, Mark Takai. Many of our colleagues are here to share their own memories and remembrances of our friend. In Hawaii, the word ``aloha'' holds a very…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Howard Area Lions Club located in Pennsylvania's Fifth Congressional District. The Howard Area Lions Club recently celebrated their 40th anniversary. The club has consistently earned the…

Mr. President, I am here today to urge our colleagues to support the Water Resources Development Act. Missouri has more than 1,000 miles of navigable waterways that transport over $4 billion worth of cargo every year. I will say for the…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Rubio). The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor and celebrate the life of my good friend, Congressman Mark Takai of Hawaii. Mark was a fierce advocate for the people of Hawaii and was a champion of issues important to the AAPI community. Prior to his two…

Mr. President, my understanding is that we have 7 minutes left on the Republican side, and I ask unanimous consent to use those 7 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. heroin and prescription drug epidemic

Mr. President, I rise today to talk about this epidemic of heroin, prescription drugs, and now fentanyl and other synthetic heroin. It is devastating our communities. My home State of Ohio, unfortunately, is one of those States that has…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express strong support for my bill, H.R. 5351, which would prohibit the transfer of any individual detained at Guantanamo Bay. Mr. Speaker, last night, the news broke that two more former GTMO detainees have…

Mr. Speaker, yesterday I introduced the pregnancy and infant Zika registry. This bill will establish a CDC registry program for pregnant women and will track infants up to the age of 5 so that researchers can get a better understanding of…