Unfortunately, we have not been able to have hearings on any commonsense gun reform legislation; like a criminal background check in the case of all gun sales which is supported by more than 90 percent of the people.

Do you agree that as EPA administrator your job is to protect public health and the environment by serving the public interest and not wealthy special interests?

Now we have pushed back against that, but that is hardly a follow-through on the pledge that you made to Senator Cardin.

The Democracy Reform Task Force, which I am privileged to chair, has been monitoring the Administration's progress with respect to draining the swamp.

I am mentioning it because it really makes a lot of Americans anxious when you consider the conflicts of interest that this suggests.

Despite the fact that as Oklahoma attorney general you sued the EPA challenging the Bay TMDLs previously, you also pledged with Senator Cardin that you would support the federal government's role in Chesapeake Bay partnership.

I hope that you will bring some real attention to these conflicts as we move forward.

We are in the middle... of a dramatic culture shift that is a tribute to the women's movement in the United States.

I am pleased that this is a moment when we are restating our common bipartisan commitment to zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Mr. Speaker, there have been 914 cases of non-self- defense killings by private citizens holding permits to carry concealed loaded handguns in the last 10 years, which translates into 1,119 Americans dead by homicide, mass shooting…

When the White House says that your office is in tatters, I think it is a case of what the psychiatrists call 'projection.'

Mr. President, I take this time to talk about the pending business, which is the tax proposal going into a conference committee between the House and the Senate. As I am sure the American people now know, at 2 a.m., on early Saturday…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act as well. This commonsense legislation protects the constitutional right to bear arms by allowing qualified individuals to carry a concealed firearm across State…

Mr. President, I would like to thank the senior Senator from Illinois. Senator Durbin has been a longstanding leader in this Chamber and in our country on this issue, and I can't thank him enough for all he does so tirelessly. I see his…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, and I rise to support H.R. 3731, the Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017, which Congressman Katko and I cosponsored. The bill would authorize an increase in the annual…

As I understand, we really do still need a cloture vote, even though the cloture vote is below the two-thirds.

By definition, most treaties involve some degree of giving up sovereignty, because it is an effort to develop a more universal standard rather than a one-country standard.

The number of treaties that we have entered into as a Nation... dropped to 12 percent.