I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on January 21, 2016, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Laying Out the Reality of…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on January 21, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room SR-418 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing entitled…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on January 21, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on energy and…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on January 21, 2016, at 9:30 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on January 21, 2016, at 9:30 a.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

Are you satisfied with the level of coordination and the consistent policy guidance on our global fight against ISIL?

Given the investment of Russia and China in their nuclear arsenals and in particular concerning statements by Russian officials about the limited use of nuclear weapons, would you say it is important to preserve the variety in U.S. nuclear…

Many rural communities in this Country, and also small municipalities, are being forced to reduce or cancel their mosquito control programs.

This duplicative process creates unnecessary resource burdens and challenges for pesticide registrants and users.

Pesticides are critical for maintaining a healthy and viable environment by eliminating harmful and invasive pests.

So the stakeholders should not really be concerned, then, that data that has been deemed flawed by the GAO is going to be used in any way in this new rulemaking?

As you continue to move forward on the rulemaking and we look at the SFD rule that is coming out, it is my understanding that it is going to include CSA-related data. Is that correct?

As vice chair of the Sportsmen's Caucus, I am proud to be an original co-sponsor of the amendment.

I thank Mr. Gibbs and certainly the entire committee, Chairman Shuster and others, for their work on this issue. I rise today in strong support of this legislation. I certainly appreciate clean water. However, the EPA's waters of the U.S…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this rule and, certainly, the underlying legislation. Despite abundantly clear congressional intent to limit Federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act to only…

What is the rule on attacking personalities in the House? The SPEAKER pro tempore. House rule XVII prohibits Members from engaging in personalities in debate.

Today I want to say goodbye to a good friend who died this week: Charles Francis Clifford, Jr. Mr. Chuck was a World War II veteran who served in the Navy for 35 years, where he attained the rank of captain. He spent his professional…

Did the prior speech violate that rule? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair cannot give an advisory opinion on that.