I reiterate my earlier announcement that all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only, and I will not yield for any other purpose. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Alabama does not yield; therefore, the unanimous consent…

House Resolution 809 facilitates the process to allow us to go to conference with the Senate on the National Defense Authorization Act. The resolution also provides for consideration of a conference report related to our efforts to combat…

We are here to talk about House Resolution 809 that deals with the National Defense Authorization Act----

All time yielded is for the purpose of debate only. I reserve the balance of my time.

As I was saying, 46,000 people die every year of drug overdose. That is one of the things that is covered in the bills that are underlying in this resolution, and we just had over 2 hours of obstruction to try to keep us from considering…

House Resolution 809 is on the National Defense Authorization Act----

I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Alabama? There was no objection.

May I ask the Chair if I am on the time of the gentleman from Colorado in answering his question?

We are here to speak on House Resolution 809, the National Defense Authorization Act.

Obviously, Article I, section 8, clause 17 of the Constitution states that Congress shall have power ``to exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District.'' Moving aside the jurisdictional issue, I take exception…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 25, line 4, strike ``sections 603 and 604'' and insert ``sections 602 and 603''. Page 25, line 22, strike…

This amendment makes technical changes to the bill to reflect the text of H.R. 4612, the Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2016, as it was reported out of committee. Mr. Chairman, my manager's amendment simply makes a few technical and…

The Federal Government's most important responsibility is to protect this Nation and our citizens, particularly when it comes to defending against cyber attacks. In June and July of last year, 2015, the Office of Personnel Management…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Alabama is recognized for 5 minutes.

I claim the time in opposition to the gentlewoman's amendment. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Alabama is recognized for 5 minutes.

I want to say that I think it is really important that we not reward bad actors. I think that the fact of the matter is that lots of payday lenders--while access to credit is critically important, to reward bad behavior is not something…

Today I rise in support of the CFPB's recent efforts to rein in predatory practices utilized by payday lenders across this country. I am opposed to any congressional efforts to weaken or prohibit regulations of these actors. That is why I…