Mr. Speaker, does, in fact, the Speaker of the House have the right to remove the Chaplain? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman's inquiry does not relate to the pending proceedings. The matter that is before the House at the present…

Mr. Speaker, is it correct that the Chaplain is elected by the whole House to be the Chaplain of the House of Representatives? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is not going to respond to the matter as expressed by the gentleman. As…

Mr. Speaker, further parliamentary inquiry. Are we in the position where the House will be unable to speak to the issue of removing the official, i.e. the Chaplain, elected by the whole House? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is no…

Mr. Chair, Americans really shouldn't care that much about this Duncan amendment if they don't go on the highway; but if you go on the highway, like hundreds of millions of Americans do, you better watch out, because this amendment makes…

Madam President, I take this time because I know that shortly we are going to be voting on Mr. Pompeo's nomination as Secretary of State, and I want to explain to my colleagues why I cannot support his nomination. As I said in the Senate…

Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the recent rise of anti- Semitism and racism in our communities. As Members of Congress, we have an enormous responsibility to take strong action and stand up against intolerance before it takes root…

Mr. Speaker, this week, Democrats are highlighting our ``Better Deal'' that we are offering the American people. One area where this Republican Congress has given the American people a bad deal is healthcare. Because of their repeated…

Fortunately, committee Democrats have been demanding answers and five independent Federal investigations are now being done into your conduct at our request.

I also want to commend you for reducing the backlog of applications for new chemicals.

I have been watching you during the hearing and you certainly have the bearing of a man who thinks he is untouchable.

To date, five independent Federal investigations have been initiated at this committee's request.

EPA under your tenure has been cloaked in secrecy and swamped with ongoing legal and ethical failures.

I am a little bit astonished that we have descended to the level of political theater and spectacle in this committee.

Unfortunately, this is not the case, Mr. Pruitt, clearly you do not believe in EPA's mission, and appear to have forgotten that you are here to serve all the American people, not merely a select few, or just yourself.

The U.S. Constitution vests the actual budget and spending authority with the Congress.

I am especially happy with the reinvigorated Superfund program.

Even though Federal law requires the President to propose a budget, the U.S. Constitution vests the actual budget and spending authority with the Congress, particularly the House of Representatives.

I also want to applaud your initiative to look at the EPA's workforce.