Mr. Speaker, the Federal food police now control what American children are permitted to eat in public schools. The First Lady has said, ``We just can't leave it up to the parents.'' Several things are wrong about this totalitarian control…

Mr. Speaker, this is an important day for a number of reasons. It is an important day in that we passed the Cassidy bill here in the House that will open the door to the Keystone XL pipeline being built. Since this administration has…

In recent years, after this administration blindly supported what it called--and others in North Africa and the Middle East called--an Arab Spring, we have come to find out what many of us suspected even at the time and said was likely to…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to stand with the American Postal Workers in Buffalo, New York, and across the country who today rally to send a message: Stop delaying America's mail. Since 2012, 141 mail processing plants have closed…

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the passage of the…

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 252, noes 161, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 20, as…

Well, thank you very much. I would like to thank my colleague, Congresswoman Norton, for arranging this important discussion about an issue that is moving quickly in State capitals across the country, here in Washington, D.C., but in…

I yield to the gentleman from California. Mr. McCARTHY of California. Yes, it is our intention. I do understand that government is only funded until the 11th, and it is our intention to continue to work with you and all Members and have…

Given that intention, can the Majority Leader tell us whether or not there is an inclination--the Senate, as you know, had a different approach. They did a limited extension, not permanent extensions, and they dealt with all of the…

I thank the majority leader for that information, and we will expect to be considering those pieces of legislation. The majority leader has not mentioned, of course, four bills that I know the majority leader is focused on and are very…

Well, I would say, on our side, we agree with Mr. Rogers and Senator McConnell, who did indicate early on that an omnibus would be the preferable alternative. The problem, as the gentleman well knows, with the CR, it gives a very limited…

Mr. Speaker, I yield to the majority leader, Mr. McCarthy, for the purpose of inquiring of the schedule for the week to come. I want to, first, congratulate the majority leader on his reelection. I want to congratulate him on the expansion…

I thank the gentleman for that observation. Let me say, Mr. Majority Leader, I know there has been discussion on your side and my side of the aisle. I know Mrs. Lowey is working with Mr. Rogers to effect an omnibus appropriations bill. As…

Is it the expectation of the Majority Leader that we would be considering an omnibus so that we would do the 12 appropriations bills in a single bill? I yield to my friend. Mr. McCARTHY of California. No decisions are made on the direction…

I thank the gentleman. Given that expectation of moving on it, does the gentleman expect or know whether or not we will deal with the ``train and equip'' authorization within the framework of the National Defense Authorization Act, or…

The Senate bill, of course, is 7 years, as the gentleman knows, and that gives a certain degree of certainty to the lenders and borrowers and those who do business with both lenders and borrowers and in the construction industry. I am…

I would thank the gentleman and urge him that we get to agreement pretty soon because if we are going to give some certainty to the business community, as well as individuals, we need to act on that, and we have some approximately maybe 10…

Mr. Speaker, the Eagle Scout award, the highest honor in the Boy Scouts of America, is widely recognized as a great accomplishment in the life of a young man. Only a small percentage, about 2 or 3 percent, of all the young men who join and…