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Madam President, I don't know if the Judiciary Committee voted yet, but if they haven't, they will vote shortly on the nomination of William Barr. I knew Mr. Barr when he was Attorney General and when he was general counsel to…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. First of all, I appreciate the comments by my distinguished and wholly entertaining colleague, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Woodall). I do want to just make a couple of points…
Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 105 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 105 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this…
Mr. Speaker, I inquire of the gentleman whether or not there are other speakers or whether I should use this opportunity to close.
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Georgia for his indulgence and his patience as I hopefully will get the training wheels off at one of these points, but I appreciate his…
Mr. Speaker, I apologize. I am still learning this. The lingo on the floor of the House is much different than the lingo on the floor of the New York State Assembly, where I had the privilege of serving, and I do appreciate the gentleman's…
Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 105, providing for consideration of H.R. 840, the Veterans' Access to Child Care Act, under a structured rule. The rule provides for 1 hour of debate…
Madam Chair, I rise in strong support on passage of H.R. 840, the Veterans' Access to Child Care Act, to provide childcare assistance to our military families. Nearly a decade ago, the Veterans Administration survey found that over 1 in 10…
the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of their life, the children; those who are in the twilight of their life, the elderly; and those are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy, and the…
I am glad that we are having this hearing and we have decided to kick it off this week with the hearing on net neutrality. This issue is a major concern for my constituents on the State of New York.
We agree that we need to focus on real wage growth. We agree on the pathway out of poverty.
I reject the idea that we must pit defense and non-defense discretionary spending against each other, as proposed by the Trump Administration in previous budgets.
I really believe in the end we are going to have to start restitution.
I would like to thank Chairman Ryan and Ranking Member Herrera Beutler for holding this hearing.
I request that the Committee fund, one, the WIN Act, in the amount of $134 million; two, Reclamations' Dam Safety Program; and three, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers WOTS program, in the amount of $5.5 million.
I recently signed onto a bipartisan letter, sponsored by Representatives Costa and LaMalfa, to accelerate development of, and improved decision-making tools at Western Reservoirs.
Madam Speaker, I am glad to see yet another member of our Congressional Hispanic Caucus presiding over the House this afternoon, as I had the distinct honor of doing yesterday. Madam Speaker, I have the privilege of serving as the whip of…