I am ready to yield back if the gentleman is ready to close. Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

I have no more speakers, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I share the gentleman from Georgia's sentiment completely, and we are grateful to Sean Duffy. We wish him and his family the very, very best in making the choice to choose to put his family first and retire from this wonderful institution…

I congratulate the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Stefanik) and Congresswoman Lawrence, also, for their tremendous work on this, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank and congratulate the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. David Scott), my good friend, on so much heavy lifting and the work that he has done to bring this bipartisan piece of legislation to the floor, along with our former colleague from…

It is now my privilege to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Rutherford), the Republican lead and cochair of the Law Enforcement Caucus.

I appreciate the majority moving H.R. 2514, the COUNTER Act of 2019, again, this week, as a standalone piece of legislation. Both Republicans and Democrats agree, protecting the financial system from bad actors is a priority. We must give…

Mr. President, this is a classic example of everything has been said but not everybody has said it yet. One of the great traditions of the Senate is to be sure everybody says it. We are going to say it now, and we will continue to say it…

I thank the gentlewoman from Arizona (Mrs. Lesko), my friend, for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support H.R. 777, the Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act. Along with my friend Carolyn Maloney, I introduced the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Senator Merkley's intern, Thomas Sipp, have privileges of the floor for the remainder of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, as we gather today here in peace and safety in this quiet Chamber, we must remember that there is a city half a world away that is struggling to survive--a city that is fighting for human rights and human liberty and a city…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join my colleague in remembering the 36th anniversary of the appalling terrorist attack on American troops stationed in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 23, 1983. This horrific…

I thank the chairwoman for her work in this area, and for allowing those of us who are interested in this legislation to play a major role. As many of my colleagues are aware, national security is one of the most pressing matters facing…

I thank the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. McHenry), ranking member, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2513, the Corporate Transparency Act. I thank my friend, Carolyn Maloney, for her tremendous work to fight…

Mr. President, the next vote, the vote we will take in less than an hour, is a vote that would exercise the Congressional Review Act, of which I am a supporter. The idea that we should use the Congressional Review Act is a good thing for…

Let me just say, I have been working on this issue and fighting for the retail investors for all 7 of my years here in Congress with several pieces of legislation to bring this to fruition and to always, always hold that retail investor in…

I thank the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Huizenga) for yielding his time. He has been a terrific leader on capital markets and has been serving in his capacity as we try and work hard for that low- and middle-income investor, that Main…

May I inquire how much time is remaining? The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Missouri has 2 minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from California has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.