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 would like to make the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings) aware that I have no further speakers and I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

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…

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

On rollcall No. 354, I mistakenly voted ``yea'' when I intended to vote ``no.'' ____________________

I would just like to point out and remind the committee that this topic, this hearing topic again back in February with a hearing that we had with the GSA regarding Federal agencies' handling of firearms.

I would like to associate myself with Mr. Gowdy's remarks in regard to Mr. Horowitz.

Today I am honored to rise in strong support of H.R. 4777, to designate the United States Post Office at 1301 Alabama Avenue in Selma, Alabama, as the Amelia Boynton Robinson Post Office Building. Mrs. Amelia Boynton Robinson was known as…

You've destroyed thousands of jobs. You've impacted thousands of families, not just Alabama families but families all over the country.

Despite this mandate, there is only one non-White regional bank president and he is also the only non-White member of the FOMC.

I ask unanimous consent that the votes following the first vote in this series be 10 minutes in length. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Cloture Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule…

policies like that would drive our economy off a cliff and endanger working families in our country.

However, the Fed's frequently incorrect predictions of interest rate increases have caused it to lose some credibility among some quarters.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Committee-Reported Amendment Withdrawn

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (The amendment is printed in the Record of June 15, 2016, under ``Text of Amendments.'') Amendment No…

I offer amendment No. 4685 as a committee- reported substitute amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Alabama [Mr. Shelby] proposes an amendment…

on behalf of the Appropriations Committee, I withdraw the committee-reported amendment to H.R. 2578. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is withdrawn. Amendment No. 4685 (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute)