Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 751 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 751 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution-- (a) the…

Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Rules Committee met and reported a rule to expedite consideration of legislation that would deal with the imminent threat of the Zika virus. The rule provides that the House concur in the Senate amendment with a…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I begin by pointing out to my good friend that, actually, we are doing, in a sense, what he is urging us to do right now. We are moving expeditiously to go to conference with our…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Dent), the chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, what is unconscionable is to make charges that are simply untrue, and to suggest that there is money that has not been deployed that would otherwise have been spent is…

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time we have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oklahoma has 13 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 11 minutes remaining.

I appreciate that--and personalities also. We had the far left and the far right. Everybody realized that this is something we all can agree on. Do I understand from the Senator that Bonnie Lautenberg is here today?

Will the Senator yield? Before he leaves the floor, I want to get in on this because the Senator said a lot of really great things. I don't recall at any time someone from the private sector like the Lautenbergs coming in and participating…

Madam President, I regret that the Senator from Kentucky has left the Chamber because the two things he mentioned were the criminal provisions and the preemption. The criminal provisions and the preemption have been with us for 6…

Madam President, first, let me thank the Senator from Louisiana. It has been a long fight for a long time. Of course, I understand that Bonnie Lautenberg--who has been a very significant part of the discussion as we have gone along--is…

Frank and I used to talk about that. I have 20 kids and grandkids. We used to compete with each other in exchanging pictures, one of the many things that we had in common. I look forward to visiting. I look forward to making this a major…

Mr. President, I would like to ask this body for just a moment to remember something that there are probably many people who have never heard of for the first time because, for whatever reason, a bit of America's past seemed to just…

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. Beginning on November 8, 2016…

Mr. Chair, I offer an amendment to protect Americans from the costly regulations this administration or future administrations may try to issue before the President leaves office. My amendment would prohibit funds from being used to…

Mr. Chair, with respect to my colleague, I do want to point out that the Clean Water Act had absolutely nothing to do with pumping sewage into someone's house. It had to do with the direct discharge into navigable waters, like in…

Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to vote for this amendment so we can hold this administration accountable. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr…

the Iraqi Kurdish forces are one of our critical partners--if not the most critical partner we have in the fight against ISIS.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tulsa Race Riot Anniversary