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Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Recognition of the Minority Leader The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic leader is…
Mr. President, a few minutes ago, the majority leader came to the floor to express his frustration at being accused of blocking election security legislation. I would make three factual points. First, Russia did interfere in our 2016…
Mr. President, viewing the awful conditions at DHS detention facilities in Texas crystalized my belief that continued tough, independent oversight and accountability from Congress and Homeland Security inspector general is imperative to…
Madam President, finally, one more point on Puerto Rico. Last night, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rossello, announced he will resign on August 2. I am glad that the Governor has listened to the voices of the people of Puerto Rico…
Madam President, on another matter--this is on deficits. I am not in the habit of commenting on every opinion issued by newspapers I don't typically agree with, but this week, the Wall Street Journal wrote such a howler of an editorial…
Madam President, finally, on climate, I want to congratulate my dear friend, one of the most intelligent, hard-working, articulate Senators we have, Sheldon Whitehouse, on reaching a rhetorical milestone. Usually ``rhetoric'' and…
Madam President, we all know that yesterday former Special Counsel Mueller testified before two House committees. I believe it was crucial for the American people to hear straight from Robert Mueller's mouth that the President was…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Rules Committee be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2722, the SAFE Act; that the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration; that the bill be read a third time and passed; and…
Mr. President, just for a moment, there are bipartisan bills on this issue which the Republican majority has objected to. I suggest to my friend the majority leader, if he doesn't like this bill, let's put another bill on the floor and…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a letter from 21 attorneys general saying they need more election assistance to protect against foreign interference. There being no objection, the material was ordered…
Mr. President, I have a unanimous consent request. I know my colleague from Connecticut has one as well. In deference to the leader's schedule, I will speak for a few minutes on mine, and then I will yield to Senator Blumenthal. He will…
We are doing exactly what I said a moment ago we are doing, that is to say we're examining and investigating the various malfeasances and crimes and so forth of the president.
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. McCaul) for his kind words and his hard work. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Virginia (Ms. Spanberger), a valued member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Let me first of all thank our ranking member on the Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr. McCaul of Texas, for working with me closely to bring this bipartisan piece of legislation forward…
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 3352. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3352) to provide for certain authorities of the Department of State, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as…
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume to close. I just want to say, as I said at the beginning, how proud I am to work with Chairman Engel, to draft this critical…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume for purposes of closing. Mr. Speaker, once again, let me thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. McCaul), my friend and partner, for his partnership. This legislation really does represent…