The modern federal administrative state is an institution unforeseen by the Framers of our Constitution and rapidly mushrooming out of control.

the one way that I think Congress can and perhaps should compel that is with the power of the purse.

are not partisan issues but rather American issues that touch the very core of our system of government.

I offered an amendment to strike the rider that would have prohibited the EPA from implementing the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule.

I hope that this committee can move beyond politics, look at the science, and provide an increase for the EPA, so it can adequately protect our public health.

Frankly, protecting children from lead should not be a partisan issue.

these issues we are debating are really mainly issues that belong in the political arena and belong between the President, the executive branch and Congress, and not in the courts.

I want to express our heartfelt prayers for all the families who lost loved ones in another evil act of terrorism and express our determination to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Funding for Indian Country has been and will continue to be a nonpartisan funding priority for this subcommittee for Fiscal Year 2017.

there are limits on prosecutorial discretion and is the Obama administration setting examples where there are no limits? And the answer to that is, no, there are limits.

As ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, I want to make it clear that I am absolutely committed to making sure that the Federal Government supports the people of Flint and the Federal Government holds up our end of the…

I believe the Chevron doctrine should be retained for several reasons.

I am outraged, as are many of my colleagues, at the neglect and criminal incompetence that resulted in the Flint water crisis.

Mr. President, my colleague has brought to our attention a very crucial issue. We need to be there for each other. That is what makes America great--when we are there for each other. (The remarks of Mrs. Boxer pertaining to the…

I yield the floor. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous…

Mr. President, today I rise to address the crisis of lead contamination in drinking water that we are seeing all across this Nation. It is time for us to come together and solve these problems. We have all been outraged by the crisis in…

It is my belief--and I believe experience suggests it is valid--that the incidence of unplanned and unintended pregnancies has a direct relationship with the number of abortions.

The feelings on this issue are intense and personal. I know it from a lifetime in politics.