Mr. President, today I offer private immigration relief legislation to provide lawful permanent resident status to Esidronio Arreola-Saucedo, Maria Elena Cobian Arreola, Nayely Arreola Carlos, and Cindy Jael Arreola. The Arreolas are…

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause (2)(a)(1) of rule IX, I rise to give notice of my intent to raise a question of the privileges of the House. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the form of the resolution appear in the Record at this…

I do, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the resolution. The Clerk read as follows: Resolution Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President shall immediately disclose his tax return…

Mr. Speaker, under clause 1 of rule IX, questions of the privilege of the House are ``those affecting the rights of the House collectively, its safety, dignity, and the integrity of its proceedings.'' I believe the dignity and the…

Mr. Speaker, I understand, and I am working to establish that case. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman will confine her remarks to that question or the Chair will be prepared to rule.

Further reports about the President's potential conflicts of interest suggest that the House should exercise its oversight authority immediately, including massive foreign payments to the President's hotels and prior business deals with…

Mr. Speaker, I am attempting to set forward the question of the privileges of the House on a privileged resolution, and this is a part of it. I believe the only way to determine whether these dealings represent violations of the Emoluments…

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on tabling the appeal will be followed by a 5-minute vote on suspending the rules and…

Mr. President, today I am reintroducing a bill for the private relief of Shirley Constantino Tan. Ms. Tan is a Filipina national living in Pacifica, CA. She is the proud mother of 20-year-old U.S. citizen twin boys, Joriene and Jashley…

Mr. President, yesterday I introduced the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act, a bill to protect young athletes who participate in the U.S. amateur ranks from sexual abuse. Before last summer's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro…

Mr. President, I am reintroducing private relief legislation in the 115th Congress on behalf of Ruben Mkoian, Asmik Karapetian, and their son, Arthur Mkoian. The Mkoian family has been living in Fresno, CA, for over 20 years. I continue to…

Mr. President, I am reintroducing a private relief bill on behalf of Alicia Buendia, a woman who has lived in the Fresno area of California for more than 20 years. I believe her situation merits Congress's special consideration. She is…

Mr. President, today I am reintroducing a private relief bill on behalf of Jorge Rojas Gutierrez and his wife, Oliva Gonzalez. The Rojas family, originally from Mexico, is living in the San Jose area of California. The story of the Rojas…

Thank you very much for this opportunity. I appreciate it. It is an honor to be here, as always.

Mr. President, I rise today to offer legislation to provide lawful permanent residence status to Alfredo Plascencia Lopez, a Mexican national who lives in the San Bruno area of California. I offer legislation on his behalf because I…

Mr. Speaker, I appeal the ruling of the Chair. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is: Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House? Motion to Table Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion at the desk. The…

Mr. President, today I am reintroducing private immigration relief legislation to provide lawful permanent resident status to Jose Alberto Martinez Moreno, Micaela Lopez Martinez, and their daughter, Adilene Martinez. This family is…

Mr. President, today I am reintroducing private relief legislation on behalf of Joseph Gabra and Sharon Kamel, a couple living with their four U.S. citizen children in Camarillo, CA. Joseph and Sharon are nationals of Egypt who fled their…