Madam President, someone already asked unanimous consent that U.S. Army MAJ Justin Gorkowski, who is a fellow in my Senate office, be granted floor privileges for this debate. I just wanted to explain how pleased and lucky we have been to…

Question: How does the Federal Government get rid of an industry it doesn't like? Answer: Simple, it cuts off that industry from the financial services sector. Sounds impossible, doesn't it? However, that is exactly what the Department of…

I just want to reiterate that I think my two other spokespeople here, with regards to this, have expressed concern. There are businesses across this country that are being choked off from financial services, and as a result, they are doing…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available in this Act…

That is what I was getting to. As a result of these reports, we have come up with a bill. I have a bill filed. It will be coming up later on this month for a hearing in committee. The FDIC has put in place many of the same provisions of…

Yes. There have been hearings in the Financial Services Committee. There also have been hearings in the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. In fact, the Oversight and Government Reform Committee has an extensive report on both the…

How much time do I have remaining, Mr. Chairman? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Missouri has 30 seconds remaining.

Mr. President, I want to talk today about one of the things we need to do before we leave here--the extension of the highway bill. And nobody is satisfied with a short-term extension of the highway bill. I would be among the group who…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Highway Bill

I regrettably missed votes on May 20th and May 21st, 2015. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall No. 258, ``yes'' on rollcall No. 259, ``no'' on rollcall No. 260, ``yes'' on rollcall No. 261, ``no'' on rollcall No. 262…

I also want to thank, in addition to this patch, I want to thank Chairman Shuster and Chairman Ryan for their very hard work towards a long-term reauthorization of the Federal highway bill. Mr. Speaker, my home State of Missouri has nearly…

I want to thank the distinguished lady from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) for her fine work on this bill and for her strong support. I also want to thank the sponsor of the bill, the distinguished gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Heck), for…

I now yield such time as he may consume to the distinguished gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Heck), the sponsor of the bill.

I thank the chairman very much for his leadership on this issue and so many others. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 178, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, and all of the House-passed human trafficking legislation that…

I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and add extraneous materials on this bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from…

I regrettably missed votes on May 14th and 15th, 2015. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall vote 225, ``yes'' on rollcall vote 226, ``yes'' on rollcall vote 227, ``no'' on rollcall vote 228, ``no'' on rollcall vote…

Madam President, on May 14, 2015, the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library organized, elected a chairman, a vice chairman, and adopted committee rules for the 114th Congress. Members of the Joint Committee on the Library elected…

Madam President, on May 14, 2015, the Joint Committee on Printing organized, elected a chairman, a vice chairman, and adopted committee rules for the 114th Congress. Members of the Joint Committee on Printing elected Senator Roy Blunt as…