I would like to thank Chairman Hensarling, Ranking Member Waters, and especially my good friend from Missouri, the ranking member, Mr. Cleaver. We have had a labor of love with this bill, and it took two guys from the Show Me State to show…

I apologize to the ranking member. I do have one additional speaker. If the gentlewoman is out of time, I am more than willing to allow the gentlewoman to have some of our time to be able to rebut in case there is something that is an…

In listening to the discussion with the gentleman from Minnesota with regard to his amendment, he made the comment that they already report it whenever the people don't make their payments, and they need to be reporting it when they do…

I thank the gentlemen for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 515, the International Megan's Law to Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking. I would like to thank, like so many have, Congressman Chris Smith for…

As elected Members of Congress, we must stand up for the powerless, and we must provide a voice for the voiceless. Today we are doing just that. Passing the International Megan's Law, which will provide advance notice of foreign travel by…

Thank you, Mr. President. We are here today to vote in about half an hour on overriding the President's veto, a congressional action that would not have allowed the country to move forward with the so-called waters of the United States…

Mr. President, I appreciate that. This is a bill that has been on the President's desk. It passed the Senate, which means that 60 Senators were supportive of this rule not being able to go forward in its current status. The President…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with my Republican colleagues. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following morning business on Tuesday, January 26, the Senate proceed to Calendar No. 218, S. 2012, with a period of debate only until 3 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that on Tuesday, January 26, at 2:15 p.m., the Senate proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination: Calendar No. 306; that there be 15 minutes of debate on the nomination, equally…

Mr. President, we are urging our colleagues to do just exactly that--vote to override and reassert the constitutional authority of the Congress. To finish up our part of our discussion this morning is somebody who also understands the…

Mr. President, I want to talk about something that was overlooked late in the year as we passed the surface transportation bill--the highway bill. It was called the Fix America's Surface Transportation Act or the FAST Act. It wasn't very…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the privileges of the floor be granted to Benjamin Reinke, a congressional fellow with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, effective today through December 31, 2016. The PRESIDING…

On rollcall No. 44, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' Personal Explanation

Mr. President, I want to talk for a few minutes at the beginning of my remarks about what the response to the flooding has been in our State of Missouri. I was in St. Louis County with Congresswoman Wagner on Saturday. I was in St. Charles…

Mr. President, I was also able to talk about some good news. I am not sure how much good news we are going to hear over the next few days, but certainly there is the good news of stepping up and looking at health care research and the…

I regrettably missed votes on January 6, 2016, January 7, 2016, and January 8, 2016. Had I been present I would have voted ``no'' on rollcall vote 2, ``no'' on vote 3, ``no'' on vote 4, ``no'' on vote 5, ``no'' on vote 6, ``yes'' on vote…

I thank Chairman Goodlatte for working with us on this piece of legislation. If there is one thing that I hear most often from my constituents, it is the onslaught of Federal regulations to keep up, let alone interpret. Our constituents…