I hope this is the first of many opportunities for Congress to begin to use the information that you have provided today to produce on-the-ground results that will allow us to hand our children and our children's children a better…

One of the things we do is through our own Department of Labor rules, we have a one-size-fits-all regulation that prevents it from being economically viable to hire herders to be out with livestock on the open range or in forests.

do you think there are ways that we could apply some of these new scientific discoveries on old grazing practices that could be useful in managing Federal lands in the future?

Well, that is just a segment of the Ted talk. I recommend that you see it in its entirety; it is very impressive.

When fewer small businesses compete for federal contracts, the outcome will be less innovation and a higher cost to taxpayers.

Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to be recognized to address you on the floor of the House of Representatives this evening, as we move toward a September session that perhaps gets concluded in a way that we go back to the November elections…

Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 496. ____________________

The United States has over 770 million acres of grazing land. These lands are important to both our agriculture and the environment.

Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Israel), my friend and the author of this resolution.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel), the ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Mr. Speaker, I thank Ranking Member Engel for his support of this resolution and his outspoken and unwavering support for the U.S.-Israel relationship. I also thank Chairman Royce for his support of this as well. And to my friend and…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friends, Ranking Member Engel and Chairman Royce, for their efforts. A sincere thanks to my dear friend, Chairman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, for her partnership on this effort, her unyielding commitment to seeing that…

Mr. Speaker, through his writing, his work, and his life, Elie Wiesel helped the world know what transpired when Hitler tried to annihilate the Jews; and he lifted up the world in committing himself, and now all of us, to doing everything…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel for moving this bill swiftly through the committee to the floor. I am proud and appreciative to have introduced this bill…

Mr. Speaker, I just returned after a weekend in south Florida where people wanted to talk about two things: remembering 9/11 and wondering why Congress can't figure out how to find the necessary funding for Zika. This morning, Dr. Fauci of…

I would--since a quorum is not present, but we have pending military nominations, I would ask unanimous consent to waive the requirement for two more members in order to conduct a routine business for the 4,158 pending military…

I recommend the committee waive the 7-day rule in order to permit the confirmation of the nomination of these officers before the Senate goes out for the October recess.

While we know that a job is the surest way to get out of poverty, it can be difficult for individuals to find a job that matches their skills.