Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 5424, the so- called ``Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016.'' Regrettably, instead of modernizing the regulation of investment advisors, as the bill's title suggests, the legislation…

Mr. Speaker, the death toll due to mental illness continues to climb. Yesterday we lost another 118 lives to suicide, and this brings the total lives lost since passage of H.R. 2646 to 7,670. We lost another 959 lives to mental illness…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate Jeff and Deralyn Davis of Fort Worth, who celebrated 60 years of marriage on August 25 of this year. Jeff met his beloved Deralyn and began a courtship that led them to the sacred union of marriage on…

Mr. Speaker, since September 1, the first day of National Suicide Prevention Month, 944 Americans have died by suicide, including 160 veterans. Since the passage of H.R. 2646, the mental health reform act, in the House of Representatives…

Mr. Speaker, recently, Roger Webb, of the University of Manchester, conducted a study which found that when parents have psychiatric illnesses or have attempted suicide, their children are at increased risk for attempting suicide…

I thank the gentleman from the great State of Texas for yielding. Mr. Chair, we are at a time when the American people are forced to comply with crushing regulations that stifle business growth and strip Americans of their livelihood. At…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today with grave concerns over a recent Justice Department Inspector General report detailing how Federal Prison Industries manufactured defective military equipment that endangered the lives of our troops. The DOJ…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Kimberly Bigos, a student at Spring Arbor University in my district. Kimberly created the moving piece of artwork displayed to my left. I have had the privilege to see it in person, and the picture…

Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure for me to follow my good friend, Dr. Murphy, on the floor. I appreciate his tireless efforts in terms of mental health and of suicide prevention. I was pleased this week to introduce with him legislation to…

I thank the gentleman for holding this important debate on tax reform and the FairTax Act. Tax reform is one of the most pressing issues facing our Nation today. In fact, it is so important that my very first act in Congress was to…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Gus Bell and his 50 years of service to the Hussey Gay Bell Firm, a design and architecture company located in Savannah, Georgia, dedicated to innovating the engineering field. Mr. Bell joined the…

Ultimately, our jobs ought to be finding out what the problems are and breaking through the red tape.

I think it's important to hear from the mayors on the ground about the challenges.

Our main objective is going to be making sure that the response that has to come from Washington... is something that we come together on.

I think it's inarguable that Vladimir Putin has been a stronger leader in his country than Barack Obama has been in this country, and that's going to change the day that Donald Trump becomes president of the United States of America.

Mr. Chairman, I am very pleased to yield 3\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Hurt), vice chairman of our Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.

Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Schweikert), a distinguished member of our Committee on Financial Services.

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, the American people continue to suffer in this lackluster economy. I don't care what happy talk there is from Washington politicians, the American people know the economy…