I think it is the right thing to do.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Braden Zukowski of Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. Braden is a high school senior at Knoch High School. He is the son of Brad Zukowski and Shauna Braun-Zukowski. I am pleased to announce that Braden…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of over 3 million of our fellow Americans who are facing a time of need right now, the people of Puerto Rico. Several of my colleagues have been working tirelessly to convey the voices of the people of Puerto…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.J. Res. 76. I do agree with my colleagues across the aisle that as Members of Congress it is our job to ensure accountability over how taxpayer dollars are spent, and that is a very important…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.J. Res. 76, which was introduced by my good friend and colleague from Nevada, Susie Lee, and of which I am a proud cosponsor. Students defrauded by predatory for-profit colleges can be left with crushing…

Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman from Virginia for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of this bill, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act. Older workers who bring suit for age discrimination are often ostracized at…

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a 5-minute vote on the passage of the bill, if…

Mr. Speaker, I am in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Smucker moves to recommit the bill (H.R. 1230) to the Committee on Education and Labor, with…

Mr. Chair, H.R. 1230, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, will ensure equal access to justice for those who have suffered age discrimination. It will create uniformity in our laws that a worker need prove only that age…

Mr. Speaker, I am not sure that my colleague and friend from Pennsylvania has read the same bill that I did that we are voting on tonight. This bill, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act, has nothing to do with truck…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Speaker, this motion to recommit ensures that nothing in H.R. 1230 shall be construed to alter the status of a truck driver who is an independent contractor if the truck driver is currently considered to be an independent contractor…

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to…

Mr. Speaker, as we begin the new year and a new decade, let's all commit in this House to doing the job that the people sent us to the people's House to do. Let us remember the words of Alexander Hamilton: ``Here, sir, the people govern…

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss U.S. policy regarding Iran. We know that in 2009 the new Obama administration came into office at a time when the Iranian regime was racing to develop a nuclear weapon. The prospect of the Iranian…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of and as a cosponsor of House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy's H. Res. 791, supporting the protesters in Iran. H. Res. 791 serves notice to the Iranian regime that the United States is watching and…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor Sergeant Harry Amigh, a resident of Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, and a Korean war veteran. Sergeant Amigh enlisted in the United States Army in 1948 and would go on to serve in the Battle of…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize January as National Mentoring Month, when we volunteer our time to provide support and guidance for our Nation's young people so they are better equipped to tackle personal and professional…