Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by McNerney The Acting…

Mr. Speaker, seeing that there are no further speakers, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. The…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3902) to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to revise the timing of special elections for local office in the District of Columbia, as amended. The Clerk read the…

Mr. Speaker, I'll be brief. Today we're doing a small and technical change to everyone except the people of the District of Columbia, who consistently have to live under a rule that costs the voters and the residents of the District of…

Mr. Speaker, I urge immediate support for this important reform for the District of Columbia, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr…

So I am sorry I cut you off before you went to the second question.

How could that be--how can that be a smart decision?

But the planned trajectory is pretty steep.

Well, finally, I would like to just put out a recommendation, which I am sure all of my colleagues will second, that when you are considering the new patent officers you think of southern California.

we kick them out of the country, which seems enormously counterproductive to me, given that we are not creating enough engineers and scientists here.

I heard from a number of people that we would be able to attract a lot of financial investment if we had a better functioning EB-5 program.

I wanted to just make sure I understood the numbers that the chairman went over.

And certainly if we can help keep to our guns in terms of any fee diversion, I will help you a great deal.

I know you are working on setting a new fee schedule that will allow you to meet the goals for backlog and pendency.

Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of this amendment. I have always said that solutions to our country's resource problems must be based on sound science. To do otherwise is simply foolish and severely shortsighted. Mr. Chairman, H.R. 1837…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this rule and to this bill. The issue of water in California has been debated for many decades because it is such a critical issue for our States. As a…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Christine Parr. Although Chris passed away earlier this month, her memory will live on with her family and friends. For nearly 40 years, Chris was married to husband Al Parr. Together, they…

Mr. Speaker, today I'm thinking about the 99 percent of American women who have used birth control. Today, I'm thinking about the 98 percent of Catholic women who have used birth control. Birth control is a necessity for many women, and it…