Mr. Speaker, I claim the time in opposition to the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Virginia is recognized for 5 minutes.

Mr. Speaker, the McCarran-Ferguson Act was originally passed to leave the regulation of the business of insurance with the States and to allow insurers to engage in certain procompetitive collaborative activities. This legislation limits…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of the bill (S. 305) to amend title 4, United States Code, to encourage the display of the flag of the United States on…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Our health insurance industry is in a dire situation. Premiums and deductibles are skyrocketing, hundreds of percent in some cases. In the State of the gentleman who is the chief…

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired. Pursuant to House Resolution 209, the previous question is ordered on the bill, as amended. The question is on the engrossment and…

opening statement

What is the reason why a deal of this kind has the specification that it will not be made part of any public record?

My understanding is that there is a pending civil lawsuit.

Mr. President. I am pleased to reintroduce the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017. Indian Affairs previously voted our bill out of committee in the 113th Congress and by voice vote in the 114th…

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Federal prosecutors detailed their findings in an 82-page prosecution memo and a 53-page indictment, but Epstein was never indicted.

I would take no issue with the Congress stepping forward with an AUMF [authorization for the use of military force]. I think it would be a statement of the American people's resolve if you did so.

The agreement you described will not be made part of any public record, the deal between Epstein and Acosta says.

I think it's a great stretch to take a law that preceded the technology and apply it in as sweeping a way as you do.

And therefore, it's not okay for the FBI or, for that matter--I don't know--you know, Target to purchase my picture without my consent.

So I have zero confidence in the FBI or the DOJ, to be frank with you, of keeping this in check.

And it disturbs me greatly that, whether it was the death Freddie Gray and those protests or the women's protest recently that was all over the country, millions of people, it disturbs me greatly that we're out there taking in this…

We take it for granted. It has been working so well that we assume we can--it will be here forever.