Madam Chair, my colleague across the aisle said we need to research this more, and I agree, and that is why this amendment is being introduced. The note was brought up that there is a rider provision saying that there is an exception for…

Madam Chair, I think it is important that we acknowledge and really recognize that this amendment is addressing the appropriation--it is an amendment to the appropriation in health and human services. The opioid crisis is here, and there…

Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 50, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $15,000,000)''. Page 90…

Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: On page 164, beginning on line 1, strike section 509. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House…

Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Ocasio-Cortez). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes…

Madam Chair, I rise to offer an amendment transferring $15 million to the CDC's Opioid-Related Infectious Disease program. Madam Chair, one of the deadly consequences of the opioid crisis and its related use of contaminated drug equipment…

Madam Chair, I rise today to offer this critical bipartisan amendment that will allow United States researchers to study and examine the extraordinary promise shown by several schedule I drugs that have been shown in treating critical…

Madam Chairwoman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of…

Madam Chairwoman, let me first just thank the distinguished gentlewoman from Connecticut, the chair of the subcommittee, for her tremendous work in connection with this bill. The mission of the Office for Civil Rights is to ensure access…

I support all three of these bills, and I think we got to move forward.

H.R. 3136, the STORE Nuclear Fuel Act of 2019, introduced by Ms. Matsui, directs the Secretary of Energy to establish an interim storage program.

I take our nation's nuclear waste challenges seriously.

I want to give credit to Mr. Shimkus for his tireless efforts on this issue.

The politics of nuclear waste disposal are unquestionably difficult.

I take our Nation's nuclear waste challenges seriously.

Politics of nuclear waste disposal are unquestionably difficult.

H.R. 2699, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019, introduced by Mr. McNerney and Mr. Shimkus, is very similar to H.R. 3053 from the 115th Congress.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend the University of Rochester Medical Center, which has just been awarded a $3.75 million grant for their Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program. This significant award recognizes their world-class…