Madam President, I want to thank the majority leader for bringing the Defense appropriations bill to the floor for a vote and remind everyone that the Senate Appropriations Committee has put forward 12 appropriations bills that adhere to…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Senate the pending cloture motion, which…

Madam President, I rise today to talk about why I am here, and really why all of us are here. We are here to represent the people of our great States. We are here to do the people's business and to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars. We…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Appropriations

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. The appalling videos that have been released revealing Planned Parenthood's horrific activities should spur deep concern in every American. In a recent hearing with Secretary Burwell, I asked her…

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I move the previous question on the amendment and the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on ordering the previous question on the amendment and on the resolution. The…

Mr. Speaker, where are the jobs? The question resonates throughout our Nation. It is the driving force behind every solution the Republican majority has offered to this body and every solution this administration has rejected. I am pleased…

Well, I am trying to get an answer to a question. That means you do not have any more speakers on this. Are you ready to close?

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we just got back after spending time in our districts, and I know, in my case, one of the reasons that we are back today dealing with regulatory issues is just a couple…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous materials on House Resolution 420 currently under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 420 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 420 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this…

Mr. Speaker, I offer an amendment to the resolution. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Add at the end the following: Sec. 4. The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, let me be clear, just to clear up a couple of things here. One, let me be clear that nothing in this rule or the amendment waives the normal Rules Committee hearing process. It simply…

Mr. Speaker, I would inquire of my friend: Do you have any more speakers? Or are you prepared to close?

Mr. Speaker, shortly, I will be offering an amendment to the rule. The amendment will waive the two-thirds requirement to consider a rule on the same day as reported from the Rules Committee on the legislative days of September 24 and…

That is why I was asking the gentleman from Colorado if he is prepared to close. I have no other speakers.

Mr. President, I wish to commemorate in the Record the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. On this day in 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention met for the last time to sign the U.S. Constitution. In the…

Mr. President, I rise to speak today about President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran. I have now cast multiple votes to proceed to an up-or-down vote on this nuclear deal. However, according to President Obama and his administration…