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Today I speak in support of H.R. 3134, the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015, to terminate taxpayer support of this deplorable organization. I'd like to thank my good friend, Congresswoman Diane Black for her leadership on this issue…
Mr. President, I am glad to be here and hear the comments from my friend from South Carolina, Senator Scott. It made me glad that I get to sit by him on the Senate floor and hear the reasons--and they are good and they have been repeated…
Mr. President, I join Senator McCain in thanking Senators Isakson and Blumenthal for the package we are putting together and talking about. And I join them in thanking Senator McCain for coming forward and giving reality to this idea that…
I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Missouri will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois The CHAIR. It…
This amendment protects the folks back home. It stops the Obama administration and unelected bureaucrats from issuing major new healthcare regulations, and it improves the role of congressional oversight. I urge the adoption of this…
As I have traveled across the Eighth District of Missouri, one of the largest concerns I hear from my constituents is the uncertainty surrounding the Affordable Care Act. Individuals are concerned about how the relationship with their…
I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, beginning on line 12, strike ``sections 804(2)(A), 804(2)(B), and 804(2)(C)'' and insert ``clauses (i)…
I thank the gentleman, my friend, Congressman Duffy, for leading this effort and leading this Special Order today. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my continued outrage at, now, two abhorrent videos that have been released in the last…
Mr. President, needless to say, yesterday's announcement about our ongoing stature and status with Iran is, in my view, a dangerous step forward in advancing not only the illicit nuclear program that they have had up until now but the…
On rollcall No. 438, I was unavoidably detained by media. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Yoder). The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to address the Senate as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Nuclear Agreement With Iran
I want to associate myself with the words of my colleagues, who just spoke obviously on the need to do this and the need for a long-term transportation bill. I remember Chairman Oberstar working diligently to try to do that in the six…
I thank my colleague, Mr. Hurt, for yielding. I am glad that the House is taking up H.R. 1723, the Small Company Simple Registration Act, which will take a much-needed step in helping remove financial barriers and make it more efficient…
I thank the gentlewoman for having this Special Order. It is wonderful to join my female colleagues here on the House floor to talk about this very important issue. Madam Speaker, I come to the floor today to sound the alarm about the…
I just want to thank the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) for her hard work in helping cosponsor this bill, Ranking Member Waters, as well as the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Hill) and the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr…
I just want to reiterate my support and thanks for the hard work of the gentleman from Colorado. He has been a leader on this issue, and certainly it has been a pleasure to work with him. I urge passage of H.R. 1408, and I yield back the…
I encourage support for H.R. 2997. I think it is a great idea to, again, go into a public-private partnership and utilize that as an opportunity, again, at no cost to the taxpayers. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro…
Today, I rise in support of H.R. 2997, the Private Investment in Housing Act of 2015. This bill, introduced by my colleague, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Ross), would authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish…