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When I call him he wasn't watching TV.

I think the country doesn't like impeachment used for political purposes at all.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Fairness for 9/11 Families Act, another vital step to support our September 11 heroes and their families. I salute Chairman Nadler for…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the city of Barstow, California. Barstow got its genesis in 1947 as a key stop on Route 66 and has since grown to form an iconic part of California's diverse landscape. It is…

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 1396, I call up the bill (S. 3969) to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in strong support of S. 3969, the PAVA Program Inclusion Act. The bill before us today is a bipartisan, bicameral piece of legislation that makes an important technical…

Mr. Speaker, language making this correction has passed the House twice this Congress in other legislation, and it should be enacted into law. The Senate passed this bill by unanimous consent in March, and passing it in the House today…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gallego), the proponent of this legislation.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. We have agreement on this bill from the Senate, and that is a good thing. I should note that we have had discussions, primarily at a staff level, on the election observer measure…

Reclaiming my time. My staff indicates that there have been discussions. Obviously, that was at a staff level. But I have outlined what the concerns are, and I would at this point like to close so that we can let the House get to its other…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this bill, and I do so reluctantly, because title I, raising the fees for enforcement, I am for that. As a matter of fact, I am a cosponsor of that bill. And title II, the foreign measure, I am for…

I think people need to understand that what this is is a press release and basically a press for, you know, Russian consumption, event that he`s going to be hosting in Moscow. This is not based on anything that actually took place. It is a…

this PR exercise because they`re losing ground. They`re losing momentum. They`re losing public support. They have to mobilize now.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on S. 3969 in the Record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 4791) to amend section 301 of title 44, United States Code, to establish a term for the appointment of the Director of the Government Publishing Office. The Clerk read the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in strong support of S. 4791. This bill, which was introduced by Senator Roy Blunt, passed the Senate by unanimous consent. It would establish a term of 10 years for the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Halpern did, indeed, work in the House of Representatives. He was on the Republican staff, and I think it is meaningful that the chair and ranking member of the House…

Mr. Speaker, I also urge adoption of Senator Blunt's bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Lofgren) that the House suspend the…