Madam Speaker, I understand the majority leader's reticence to answer the question because he says he can't speak for the Rules Committee. I understand that. But the fact of the matter is this is an important issue. It ought to be…

Madam Speaker, I thank the majority leader for that answer. Given the fact that, as the gentleman has pointed out, this was made a major issue by the administration during the campaign, in light of the fact that there are many members of…

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his comments. It is an amendment made in Rules. Is that going to be an amendment that will be made in order for full consideration and debate on the floor of the House of Representatives? Madam…

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman. Now, the gentleman mentioned that the border wall was going to be fully paid for. The Homeland Security bill is not a part of the package that includes four bills. Madam Speaker, can the gentleman tell…

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman. Madam Speaker, the gentleman made an observation about there were more Democratic amendments. That is unusual for your bills. We usually find more Republican amendments to your bills than we do…

Madam Speaker, I thank the majority leader for the information that he has given us. Suffice it to say there are a couple of these bills, obviously, that give us great pause. But having said that, the Appropriations Committee, over the…

Madam Speaker, I rise for the purpose of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for the week to come, and I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy), the majority leader. (Mr. McCARTHY asked and was given permission to…

The last point I would make is this also involves another one of my passions which is the Chesapeake Bay and our environment.

Mr. Chairman, I wanted to come by and compliment your leadership and chairmanship of this Subcommittee.

Mr. President, I rise to join my colleague and friend, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, in introducing legislation that would establish a Bicentennial Commission to honor Frederick Douglass in 2018. Douglass was an extraordinary…

Mr. Chairman, I just want to point out my reason for popping in and out is that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where I am Ranking, is holding hearings on important nominations.

We recognize the budgets are tough, but we also recognize there is a bipartisan desire to increase the amount of money we put into infrastructure in this country, including water infrastructure.

Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Sherman for his comments. And again, the Progressive Caucus Special-Order hour tonight is on the subject of the police power in America, and its uses, its abuses, what has been taking place in different parts of…

Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to take this time from the minority leader on behalf of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. We are doing a Special Order hour this evening on police and civilian relations. We are joined by the very…

Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Ellison very much for those very thoughtful and insightful comments. I want to pick up the discussion about the police power and expand the discussion to include not just power over persons, but power over property…

This bill is important for many reasons, and I appreciate each of the witnesses' testimony as to various parts of it.

I just would point out Senator Mathias started the efforts, the great Republican Senator from Maryland; Senator Sarbanes continued that effort, and I have his seat.

Having authorization puts it in a much stronger position.