The Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act has 10 Republican and 10 Democrat cosponsoring it.

We need to come together across party lines to respond.

There are no grounds for softening or lifting the sanctions.

Madam President, I oppose the nomination of Governor Rick Perry to be Secretary of the Department of Energy, a Department that he called for eliminating in 2011. After briefings on the Department's mission and programs, Governor Perry came…

Mr. President, Congress created the Department of Housing and Urban Development in 1965 to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all Americans. During last year's Presidential campaign, however…

Mr. Leader, reclaiming my time, that is not regular order. I have been here a long time. You have been here a long time. That is not regular order. Regular order is you introduce a bill, you go up to this desk, and you put a bill in. We…

Is the leader telling me that he does not know personally whether a markup is scheduled on the Affordable Care Act repeal next week? I yield to my friend. {time} 1145 Mr. McCARTHY. I thank the gentleman for asking. That is a question to…

I thank the gentleman, but that was not my question, whether the chairman of the committee knows. Maybe the gentleman does not know, in which case he can say no. My question is: Does the gentleman know whether a markup is scheduled for…

Mr. Speaker, I don't know whether that is a ``yes'' or a ``no'' or ``I don't intend to tell you,'' but it certainly does not tell me whether the majority leader knows that. I would suggest to the chairman of the committee, though, Mr…

I ask you: Do you expect the Budget Committee to have a hearing on it? I yield to my friend. Mr. McCARTHY. I expect to follow regular order. When a bill goes through Energy and Commerce and a bill comes through Ways and Means, it will then…

I thank the gentleman. I will close on this subject, unless the majority leader would like to make a comment. He does know I like quotes. Mr. Leader, you said the following: This bill is being pushed through because the majority in the…

Is the majority leader not aware of whether there will be a markup on the bill or will it come directly to the floor through the Rules Committee? Mr. McCARTHY. It will come straight to the floor.

There are so many comments I could make in response to that. No one today on this floor is questioning the legitimacy of President Trump's Presidency--period. What I said was that more people voted for the candidate who wanted to keep the…

Well, I think that is some degree of clarity in terms of the markup, and no hearing, no witnesses, and I presume no CBO score to tell us how much that legislation is going to cost. Now, Mr. Leader, two things. One is certainly less global…

Lastly, Mr. Speaker, I want to say to my friend, the majority leader, that I look forward to working with him. I see that he recently observed that the attorney general ought to recuse himself in dealing with issues of the relationship…

I thank the majority leader for his comments. Let me say that I was very disappointed to learn that Mr. Nunes, at the request of the administration, talked to members of the press before the investigations have occurred, before they have…

Do you know when it will be marked up? I yield to the gentleman from California. Mr. McCARTHY. I thank the gentleman for yielding. We passed this bill last year, working together with others. You will see the bill reposted, and we will…

The gentleman just indicated that this will be the bill that we passed last year. Mr. McCARTHY. This bill reflects the 2017 NDAA, which passed with 375 votes in the House and 92 votes in the Senate.