today the Senate will vote to confirm Mary Kay Costello to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. From 1986 to 1994, Ms. Costello served as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. She then earned her B.A. from…

In closing, I thank Chairman Smith and Chairman LaHood for their partnership on this important bill that would improve and invest in child welfare services under title IV- B and ensure that State and Tribal support agencies can continue…

At this time, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Aderholt), the sponsor of this bill.

Once again, I encourage Members to support the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Bost) that the House suspend the rules…

I encourage all of our Members to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Bost) that the House suspend the rules…

on behalf of the majority leader, I ask the Chair to execute the order from yesterday with respect to the confirmation vote on the Costello nomination.

Once again, I encourage all Members to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Bost) that the House suspend the…

I send a cloture motion to the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion. The bill clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned…

I have no further requests for time, and I am prepared to close. Mr. Speaker, I thank all of my colleagues for their work on this legislation, especially Mr. Panetta and Dr. Wenstrup. Again, if there is any group who could expect and…

In closing, I encourage all Members to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Bost) that the House suspend the…

I think it's absolutely about that. It's about division. Look, we learned in politics, basically from the day I got in there and we kept learning this lesson every day, which is if you make people fearful or you make them angry you can…

I announce that the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), are necessarily absent.

I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum call for the cloture motion filed today, September 17, be waived. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Once again, I encourage all Members to support this legislation to improve access to VA services for veterans with disabilities, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the…

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I encourage all of my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Bost) that the House suspend the…

today, the Senate will vote to confirm Kevin Ritz to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Mr. Ritz grew up in Memphis and received his B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Virginia, his M.S. from the Georgetown…

like many Americans yesterday afternoon, I heard reports of what Federal law enforcement is investigating as a possible assassination attempt on former President Trump while he was golfing in Florida. Thankfully, the former President was…