On that I demand the yeas and nays. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3 of House Resolution 965, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this motion are postponed…

I thank my friend and colleague, Mr. Guthrie, for his kind remarks. Madam Speaker, I yield as much time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from Iowa (Ms. Finkenauer), the author of this important bipartisan legislation.

May I please inquire how much time remains on each side. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Oregon has 13 minutes remaining.

Mr. President, apocalypse, fire, fueled by wind coming over the top of the Cascade Mountains, turning into a blowtorch that races down the western slopes of those mountains, incinerating the towns in its path--that is what is happening in…

Mr. President, because of raging fires in my home State of Oregon, many communities in my home State have been reduced to ashes. A number of others are experiencing what is known as the ice box effect, where, in effect, smoke blocks out…

Due to my attendance at a wildfire summit with the President, to discuss aid for the devastating wildfires that have recently swept through Oregon, I was unable to return for votes. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on…

Due to a longstanding prior commitment, I was unable to return for votes on Saturday, August 22. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 179 (PQ); ``nay'' on rollcall No. 180 (Rule); ``yea'' on rollcall No. 181…

Mr. President, is this just another Thursday? Are things going along well in America, with nothing to worry about, nothing to keep us up at night, nothing to keep mothers and fathers up worried about the health of their children? Is this…

Mr. President, Senator Stabenow said some time ago that this is not just another Thursday. She and my eloquent colleagues, Senator Coons and Senator Hassan, who has just left the floor, have shown how painfully true Senator Stabenow's…

I will just say that I am stunned that colleagues are saying that American workers are out trying to scam the system and really don't want to work and all of these things that I think suggest a very different picture than what I hear from…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object, the Senate Republicans have spent much of this week offering this idea of a 1-week extension of the $600 unemployment insurance supplement. They have done this as an alternative to spending the…

Mr. President, while my colleague is here, just a brief reaction--and I think my colleague knows that you don't go out and negotiate from the seat of your pants on the floor. First, I want to be clear on this proposal. This is a proposal…

Mr. President, I would like to offer a proposal that really is going to help working families and those who are trying to make rent, trying to pay for groceries, who every single day walk an economic tightrope balancing their food bill…

Mr. President and colleagues, the only thing worse than what the Republicans have done here--cutting off desperately needed unemployment insurance to millions of American families and communities--would be to allow a bill to pass that…

Mr. President, in 2008, Congress responded to rising reports of child sexual abuse material--CSAM--online by passing the PROTECT Act to direct the Department of Justice to combat these heinous crimes. However, in the decade that followed…

Madam President, this morning showed why we need the Democratic approach to dealing with unemployment insurance and why the pain that was reported this morning would get even worse under the proposal offered by Senator Johnson. This…

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division B (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds…

Since 1996, when California voters made that State the first in the country to legalize medical marijuana, we have seen a revolution taking place in cannabis policy. This has been driven almost entirely by advocates and activists mounting…