Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 100th birthday of Ms. Mae Cora Peterson, a resident of Fort Worth, Texas, in the Stop Six, Carver Heights community. Ms. Peterson was born on September 13, 1916, in Orangeburg, South Carolina…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I thank my friend and colleague from Missouri. I appreciate his concerns, appreciate the list. But in that list, I didn't hear anyone that would have to live directly under the new…

Mr. Chairman, I would like to make the gentleman from Missouri, my friend, aware that I have no further speakers and I am prepared to close. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I thank my colleague for the concerns. I think we really want the same thing. We want to make sure that in the process of doing regulation rules, that they fit the…

Mr. Speaker, I claim the time in opposition to the motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Westmoreland). The gentleman from Michigan is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Speaker, I am going to say from the outset, I certainly appreciate my good friend. I want to join, as I have all along, in support for my good friend and colleague from Flint in making sure that we do something about what has gone on…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I am awaiting additional Members who would like to speak to this issue, but, in the intervening time, let me just say again I certainly, having majored in forestry and land…

Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of my bipartisan bill, H.R. 5226, the Regulatory Integrity Act of 2016, a good government transparency bill. This bill is a simple concept, but I…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 5226. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of…

Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Bishop), my good friend and colleague.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5587, which will help people in Michigan and across the country find meaningful careers in the 21st century workforce by updating our career and technical education programs. As I met with students…

Small businesses are the backbone of America. They are the entrepreneurs and the job creators that are necessary to stimulate our economy.

I can remember as far back as 2010 or 2011 when then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen said that the greatest threat to our national security is our national debt.

Publicly held debt is projected to rise from an already elevated 76 percent this year to more than 85 percent by 2026.

According to the Constitution, Article I, section 4, who's responsible for elections, states or the federal government?

I would take the same stance if the tides were turned and it was the government trying to suppress the views that there is climate change when the government was assessing that there is not.

I agree this is chilling, and what the chilling effect of this is, the government using the power and the strength of law to suppress a dissenting view regardless of whether you agree with it or not.

I will concede that I take some measure in comfort in knowing that our process for screening refugees is more stringent than some of our European counterparts.