Celia Israel: “I again want to commend the chairman, the gentleman from Oklahoma, and the gentleman from West Virginia for their…”

House Republicans are giving us a fall calendar of chaos. We have 5 legislative days before they shut the government down. Madam Speaker, this is a bad rerun of bad policy. Two years ago, people said they would never shut it down, and they…

I share the gentleman's legitimate concern for the condition of BIA roads, but reluctantly must oppose this amendment because it takes even more money from an already starved EPA. EPA's main operating account is already cut by $92 million…

Here is the answer. In 1845, Congress decided that voting day would be on Tuesday in November. Why? Because at the time we were living in a mostly agrarian society, we were a farm economy, and Sunday was the Lord's day. The polling places…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes.