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Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 653, the Federal Intern Protection Act. In fact, it is hard to believe we need this legislation at this point in the 21st century, but we…
Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Virginia for his leadership on this very important piece of legislation, important not only for the Commonwealth of Virginia but for the rights of all Americans, beginning with the original Americans…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I thank my friends, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hurd) and the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Kelly), for their leadership in bringing this bill to the floor. Of course, I rise in…
Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), my friend, the distinguished whip on the Democratic side.
We have got a long way to go in streamlining hiring process, making it easier, less bureaucratic, less paper-dominated.
My experience is the opposite. The Federal workforce is a dedicated group of workers.
May I inquire of the Speaker how much time is left on this side? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Rogers of Kentucky). The gentleman from Virginia has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. In closing, I think this is an important piece in the information technology modernization effort that our committee and this body has undertaken for the last 5 or 6 years. One of the…
There is still a lot of discrimination, favoritism, nepotism, outright outrageous discriminatory behavior...
There are all kinds of miscarriages of justice that would occur in the absence of high--the current evidentiary standards for allegations of misconduct.
Senator Sanders is a champion of workers' rights, and he is a nationally renowned expert on these matters.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 984, the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act and I want to thank my fellow Virginian, Congressman Rob Wittman for introducing this bill, and the gentleman from Utah…
Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly).
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 984) to extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe--Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 984, the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017 will extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Tribe, the Eastern Chickahominy Tribe…
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would like to also recognize the leaders of our Virginia tribes today. Several of those members are with us here in the gallery today to witness a long overdue action by Congress to…
Mr. President, today I want to discuss legislation I am introducing, the School Infrastructure Modernization Act. To claim the federal tax credit for historic preservation, a building renovation must be for a different purpose than that…