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 printed in today's Record under ``Text of Amendments.'') The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…

It was our expectation, Congressman Kelly and I, and our hope that, after reviewing the model licensing standards, the States would modify their own standards to address any inappropriate barriers to licensing relatives caring for children.

I think one of the geniuses of this bill is that it really does articulate very well those limited exceptions and articulates how limited they are and need to be.

It's absolutely critical that people have confidence that the vote count is accurate, it reflects the will of the people.

It was hard to watch the secretary of state try to walk through that minefield today.

He gets to come out and say anything he wants that happened in that meeting.

The president needs to slow down and think about the consequences of what he's doing.

But even with a law that we have here or the bill that we have here, that's not an issue. Would you agree with that?

I guarantee you that was on Russian terms, not U.S. terms.

How much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Curtis). The gentleman from Alabama has 1 minute remaining.

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 B (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

My amendment would prohibit funds from being used to carry out the District of Columbia's Health Insurance Requirement Amendment Act of 2018. This is essentially the District's version of ObamaCare's individual mandate with a few important…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Alabama has 3 minutes remaining.

He is a trained KGB officer. He sees that as a weakness and they are trained to exploit those weakness.

Listen, you hug, Vladimir Putin, you're going to get a knife in the back and that's what worries me.

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 the funds made…

Well, absolutely. I think Putin is getting exactly what he wants.

I thank the gentlemen from North Carolina, Mr. Meadows and Mr. Walker, for their support of this amendment. And I would just like to point out, as Mr. Meadows was pointing out, this is really about defending rights. This amendment…