Mr. President, I rise once again in support of the people of Ukraine in their struggle against Russian aggression. The most recent diplomatic efforts seem to have only emboldened President Putin. Since Minsk II, which is the last time they…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Gardner). Without objection, it is so ordered. Ukraine

I would urge support of this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. President, I support the Student Non-Discrimination Act, a bill first introduced in the 111th Congress and reintroduced again now in the 114th Congress. This bill represents a critical step forward in protecting the rights of our…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The remarks of Mr. Booker pertaining to the introduction of S. 502 are printed in today's Record under…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak about the Smarter Sentencing Act, which I believe is a very critical piece of legislation. I am pleased to be an original cosponsor of this legislation in this Congress, and I thank the bipartisan…

First of all, let me thank my colleague, Mr. Pocan, for yielding back and giving me this opportunity to address the people of the United States of America. I am new around here, and so I like to generally listen and evaluate before I…

There are 16 calendar days and only 6 legislative days until the Department of Homeland Security shuts down on February 28. Let me repeat that. The Department charged with keeping America safe is set to run out of funding in just 2 weeks…

I, again, yield myself such time as I may consume. Again, I listened to the previous speaker on the Republican side and I don't understand how he can say that the President is trying to prevent domestic production. Domestic oil production…

May I inquire how much time remains on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New Jersey has 4 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Pennsylvania has 3\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Michigan (Mr…

How much time is now on the Republican side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan has 13\1/2\ minutes remaining, and the gentleman from New Jersey has 2 minutes remaining.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 270, nays 152, not voting 10, as follows: [Roll No…

I want to thank the gentlewoman from Alabama for bringing us together around this important issue. It is my honor to be a cosponsor of this endeavor, to take this opportunity to demonstrate our appreciation and our respect for the…

I wanted to reference again this provision in the bill that the Senate put in. The Senate bill contains a provision boldly stating that ``climate change is real and not a hoax.'' I couldn't agree more with that, Madam Speaker, but let's be…

Today we are voting once again to grant special treatment to TransCanada's Keystone tar sands pipeline. It is the 11th time we are voting on a special deal for the Canadian company's pipeline since Republicans took control of the House of…

Again, I want to make this point about the impact of low oil prices on Keystone and on exploitation of tar sands. The price of oil has dropped precipitously in the past few months and is expected to stay in the $65 to $75 per barrel range…

A five-alarm fire ripped through 240 apartments in Edgewater, New Jersey. The fire completely destroyed the complex and displaced nearly 1,000 residents. You could see and smell the flames and ashes for miles around. I rise today to extend…

Thank you to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings), the ranking member, for this opportunity to speak. I rise today also in opposition to H.R. 50, the misleadingly named Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015…