Mr. Speaker, good morning, and listen, America. One of the Affordable Care Act's biggest successes was increasing mental health services for all the people through mental health parity protections and Medicaid expansion. The GOP's…

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage. This is a…

I am opposed in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Lofgren moves to recommit the bill H.R. 720 to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to…

Mr. Speaker, this is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. As has been amply discussed, the mandatory…

He's certainly prepared for the question and I don't see any reason why he can't answer it. He may even welcome the opportunity.

Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to share with my constituents what we know about the Republican healthcare plan and, more importantly, what we don't know. We know that the Republican proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act will cut…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to adjourn offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano). The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that…

Well, you know, it's indicative about the fact that the president really doesn't know what he is talking about when he talks about Affordable Care Act.

Mr. Speaker, parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from California will state his parliamentary inquiry.

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 114, noes 290, not voting 25, as follows: [Roll No. 135] AYES--114 Adams Amodei Barragan Beatty Beyer Bishop…

Mr. Speaker, can the Chair tell me when the Congressional Budget Office will score the Republican ACA replacement bill? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has not stated a parliamentary inquiry. Members are reminded to refrain from…

I will be submitting to you bill language that expands the pool of qualified marriage and family therapists in order to increase access to mental health providers for our Active Duty military personnel.

I am not actually talking about hardware, military hardware, but I am talking about something that I feel is just as important, and that is the education of our military members.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition of the plan to repeal the ACA. A recent analysis of this plan concludes that 10 million people would lose their health insurance. That is mainly due to the fact that the plan would stop Medicaid…

I urge you to invest in our Nation's freight transportation network, particularly on the multimodular transportation and on programs that provide comprehension solutions to combat homelessness.

We need the Department of Justice to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate.

I will join my colleagues in calling on an independent fact finding investigation.

I truly believe that we need to more fully understand how Russia interfered in our election.