Let me just say that I am pleased to partner with Ms. Norton. The Federal Government needs to get right with the District of Columbia on this. I disagree with my good friend from Alabama. If we were rescheduling drugs today, cannabis…

May I inquire the time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon has 1\3/4\ minutes remaining.

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

I am pleased to be here today to be able to deal with the first significant piece of legislation on the floor of the House this Congress dealing with the legalization of cannabis. There has been a sea change in this country over the course…

This is really important legislation. Last year, my legislation, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, our opioids legislation, the most comprehensive bill to address a single drug crisis in our Nation's history, was signed into…

I, too, rise today in strong support of this bipartisan bill that extends several key Medicaid programs, H.R. 3253, the Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act of 2019. Mr. Speaker, this is a bill…

Mr. President, today I wish to recognize the passing of Molly Holt. Known affectionately as the Mother of All Korea's Orphans, Molly Holt dedicated her life to advocating for disabled, often homeless, children and adults in South Korea…

Mr. President, before Senator Casey leaves the floor, I just want to make a couple of remarks, as the senior Democrat on the Finance Committee, a ranking member. I particularly want to praise Senator Casey for being our go-to person on the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following members of my staff be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the Congress: Thomas Huelskoetter, Gnora Gumanow, Ashley Semanskee, Michael Moynihan, Nicola Hill, Hilary…

Mr. President, marine energy technologies generate electricity using the natural power found in ocean waves, tides, currents, and temperature differences in ocean water. This nontraditional form of hydropower has the potential to fuel…

Mr. President, I am pleased to be able to join my friend Senator Markey here today. It has been exactly 1 year since the Trump FCC engineered the repeal of net neutrality, and I am going to spend the next few minutes making sure people…

Mr. President, before she leaves the floor, I want to tell my colleague from Wisconsin--and I think I speak for the distinguished Senator from Nevada as well--we are counting on our colleague from Wisconsin to come back to this floor again…

Mr. President, I appreciate my colleague. I am in such strong support of her legislation, the No Junk Plans Act. I will speak briefly on it after the Senator has concluded her important remarks. But apropos of what the distinguished…

I want to thank the chairwoman for yielding and for her support of this bill. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of Congressman Kilmer's bipartisan Ocean Acidification Innovation Act. I am proud to be an original cosponsor of this bill…

I want to thank the chairwoman for yielding me the time and for her support of this bill. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of Congressman Posey's bipartisan National Estuaries and Acidification Research Act. I am proud to be an…

I thank Chairwoman Johnson for yielding time, also for her leadership on the committee, and I thank Chairwoman Johnson and Ranking Member Lucas for their support of this legislation. I rise today in support of the Coastal and Ocean…

I thank the chairwoman for yielding time and for her support of this bill. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of Congresswoman Pingree's Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act. I am proud to be an original cosponsor of this bill…

I thank both my friend from California and my friend from Indiana, who really did amazing work on this legislation--not once, but twice, and probably a few times in between-- to get it to this point. I am delighted to stand on this House…