I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for her leadership on this issue. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of life. Life begins at conception. We know that after 3 weeks, the baby has a heartbeat. After 7 weeks, the baby begins…

Mr. President, all across the country right now people are honoring the men and women who serve in law enforcement as we honor National Police Week. I was the cochair of the Senate Law Enforcement Caucus. Senator Coons and I founded that…

Mr. President, on another topic, I would just like to say that I hope we can move forward with the ability to have trade agreements. I was disappointed yesterday that we were not able to move forward and not vote on a trade agreement but…

This amendment would waive the limit on total costs for Army Corps projects which are set forth in section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986. The law states that a project cannot be funded by more than 20 percent of the…

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. __. During fiscal year 2016, the limitation…

I thank the gentleman for yielding and for all the work that he has done to protect life and religious freedom. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my strong disapproval of religious discrimination in the District of Columbia's local…

From extreme flooding to extreme drought, the Missouri River basin has been hit very hard over the past few years. The families who live and work along the Missouri River have endured great hardships, and these events serve to highlight…

I come before you today to thank my colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee--in particular, Chairman Mac Thornberry and Ranking Member Adam Smith--for all the hard work they have put into crafting our country's national priorities…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available…

Madam President, I am pleased to call up this amendment. This amendment extends what would now be a sunset on the Department of Defense annual report on the military power of Iran and adds another 10 years to that annual reporting date…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up amendment No. 1155. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To extend the requirement for annual Department of Defense…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1155 to amendment No. 1140

On rollcall No. 162 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' ____________________

Growing up and working on my great-grandfather's farm, I learned many values. One that I was taught is a comparison and, basically, when you are out there working with the hogs, you learn that there is little value in hogwash. I would…

Mr. President, yesterday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015. To the surprise of many people, including me, it was unanimously reported, which makes me begin to wonder just how…

I would argue that the fact that home sales are increasing for manufactured homes is even more of a reason for us to want to be protective of some kind of an industry that is growing. I represent areas in which there are a number of…

That is a real reason for us not only to look at this industry but to protect people as it is growing.