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House Resolution 879 allows for the consideration of H.R. 5931, the Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act. The rule makes in order all five amendments submitted to the Rules Committee. The rule also provides authority for the…
By direction of the House Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 879 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 879 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the…
Has anyone been fired? Has that question been asked, Mr. Chairman?
We should have been more cautious and careful in our declarations of how we expect Syria to develop.
It is disconcerting to me, Mr. Chairman, that we have had hearings with other agencies and it just seems that this goes on and on and on and no real punitive action is taken.
As I close out this Special Order on voting rights, I would be remiss if I didn't say that, as a daughter of Selma, I can think of no more noble thing for me to fight for than voting rights and the full restoration of those voting rights…
What he's saying, in leading the Democrats, and they're saying, not only do we have to bust the budget for the Defense Department.
Five years ago, the President said, 'Assad has to go, and is going.' He did not go.
Well, given that they've called votes, let me ask that question to Health and Human Services on the TANF benefits.
So over the last 2 or 3 years, and the last report I saw was for 2014, and it was what, $3 billion, something in that range, that went out in death benefits improperly paid? Did that number decrease last year?
It's time for something to happen from Europe.
The situation in Syria is a colossal disaster. I do not believe it had to happen.
So do we know how much we paid out in improper payments in TANF benefits?
Today I rise to discuss the importance of voting rights for all Americans across this country. With less than 50 days before Americans go to the polls to elect our next President and other elected officials, we are still faced with the…
that's $1.1, to $1.2 trillion. That's a lot of money.
Well, going back on the report that I read last year--actually, I'm on the Budget Committee and that's when I brought this up--65 percent of the improper payments were attributed to Medicare fee-for-service, Medicaid, and earned income tax…
I thank Representative Veasey for his tireless effort not only as a plaintiff in the Texas case courageously fighting against the injustices against voters, but I want to also thank the gentleman for his leadership on the Congressional…