Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 is a solid, bipartisan bill, one that garnered unanimous approval in the committee by voice vote. I thank my committee…

Madam Speaker, I was absent during rollcall votes No. 436, No. 437, and No. 438 due to my spouse's health situation in California. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on H.R. 481--Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R…

Mr. Speaker, late last night, Senate Republicans failed in their latest attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but today is not a day for celebration. It is a day for solutions. Over the past 7 years, the Affordable Care Act has…

Mr. Chairman, I thank the ranking member for mentioning that so that it doesn't detract from my time. But please visit California, especially Riverside, California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 114, which prevents a funding…

Mr. Speaker, first of all, I thank all of our veterans for their service and sacrifice for our great country. I come from California, the home of the greatest number of veterans in this great country. On their behalf, I would like to thank…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Minnesota, our ranking member; and the gentleman from Tennessee, the chair, for their commitment to bipartisan solutions which helped get us the agreement that the House is considering today. I am…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Minnesota, our ranking member, and the gentleman from Tennessee, our chairman, for their support of this bill and for their tireless advocacy on behalf of our Nation's veterans. I rise today in…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring attention to our Nation's infrastructure. I am talking about our roads, our bridges, our rail corridors, our waterways and dams, the investments that over two centuries have made America great, the…

Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak about the American Dream and those who need protection who are striving to fulfill it. These are individuals who have come to this country as children, as infants, through no fault of their own, and America is…

I think it is very important in any White House to be able to have someone like a chief of staff be able to look the president in the eye and tell him when he's wrong.

If you're going to be a chief of staff, you have to be a strong chief of staff.

Mr. Chairman, I thank both of my colleagues for their expression of support for the concept of making sure that CTE is studied. I am just hopeful that we can guarantee, through this amendment, that of that $125 million, some portion of it…

Mr. Chairman, the American people are becoming more and more aware of the degenerative disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, CTE, due to the crisis in the NFL. The NFL, of course, has been trying to sweep this under the rug…

Mr. 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 37, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $25,000,000) (increased by…

Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 426. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hill). The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of amendment No. 8 offered by Mr. Langevin to provide funding for the Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program. Our country is facing a severe shortage of trained cyber professionals, a shortage that…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the bipartisan amendment that I am leading on with Representative Comstock, along with many of our colleagues on the STARBASE Caucus. I appreciate it being included in the en bloc package of amendments…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act. This critical health care reform bill would address the soaring cost of insurance premiums. Many factors contribute to increasing premiums, from…