Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, line 21, strike ``reasonably''. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 352, the gentleman from…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Drone Federalism Act of 2017. This good government bill provides a clear legal framework to the modern day challenges of drone regulation and empowers every level of government to issue…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act with my colleagues, Senators Grassley, Durbin, Tillis, and Ernst. Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a nonpsychoactive component of marijuana. In many instances parents…

Mr. Speaker, the new American Health Care Act CBO score released yesterday reinforces that this bill is devastating to the American people: 14 million more will be uninsured within just one year, and 23 million more will be uninsured over…

Mr. Chairman, I prefer butter on my lobster rolls, not toxic pesticides. Let's make sure that States maintain their authority to prudently protect their economies and public health from pesticide impacts. I urge an ``aye'' vote on this…

Mr. Chair, I just want to point out that some States may want to put their efforts into protecting water quality and the health of their fisheries and their ecosystems, rather than just carpet- bombing waterways with pesticides. This…

Mr. Chair, I appreciate the opportunity to offer this amendment and to speak against the underlying bill. Unfortunately, I wasn't serving the House in 2011 when this bill was first brought to the floor. I was here in 2014, when the bill…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Michael Bahar, who will be leaving the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where he has served as general counsel since September 2012, and as staff director and general counsel…

Mr. Chair, I yield 15 seconds to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Napolitano).

He doesn't have experience in any of these areas. And he is acting as a super secretary of state.

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 3, after line 13, add the following: SEC. 4. PROTECTION OF FISHERIES. Nothing in this Act…

Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of my bill, H.R. 624, the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act, legislation to protect Americans--especially children, veterans, and the elderly-- from identity theft. Not long ago, I was…

Mr. President, I rise to introduce the Gun Violence Prevention Order Act of 2017: At this time, I would also like to thank Senators Blumenthal, Gillibrand, and Markey for cosponsoring this legislation. Their support is sincerely…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my concern about the President's budget, and, in particular, the $610 billion in proposed cuts to Medicaid over the next 10 years. In my district on the central coast of California, Medicaid provides…

It would be irresponsible to pursue this approach when a more cost-effective alternative exists.

Mr. Chairman, there is one other thing that I want to bring to the attention of this committee. One of the potential human health applications related to unregulated discharges to water is drinking water. In May of 2017, the Natural…

Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio). Mr. DeFAZIO. I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, this is the fifth time the United States House of Representatives has considered…