I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy, and I appreciate his moving forward on the issue of retirement security, for which he has been a tireless champion. We are facing a retirement crisis in this country. Nearly half of households headed…

Mr. President, Social Security provides vital benefits to millions of Americans who work and pay into the system with each paycheck. Because Social Security is fundamental to workers' retirement security, the law protected benefits from…

Mr. President, today Senator Crapo of Idaho, Senator Merkley of Oregon, Senator Risch of Idaho, and I are introducing the Forest Management for Rural Stability Act. This legislation replaces the Secure Rural Schools and Community…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 1649 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

Madam President, I come to the floor because I am losing a key member of my foreign policy team who has wrestled with the issues of the Middle East and who has been engaged in the dialogue and conversation about a smart policy to end…

Madam President, I give heartfelt thanks to my colleague from Illinois for bringing the experience of his service in the Senate and his deliberate study of the challenges of international affairs to bear on the gravity of the current…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: On page 33, insert after line 15 the following: (5) Report on risks to young consumers and student…

Woman, I rise today to offer an amendment to H.R. 1500, the Consumers First Act. I thank Chairwoman Waters and my colleagues for their leadership in restoring essential functions of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which this…

Woman, I thank the gentleman for his bipartisan support. This is an issue that we all hear about from our constituents. As a member of the Education and Labor Committee, I know that we are working hard on affordable higher education; but…

Mr. President, Oregonians have a strong interest in using biomass as a source of renewable fuels. This desire, coupled with how well we grow biomass in Oregon, creates the opportunity to use carefully selected wood waste as a source for…

Mr. President, while she is on the floor, I want to commend my northwest colleague and friend, Senator Murray, for all of her leadership, constantly coming to the floor and leading us on this enormous health challenge--a challenge that is…

Mr. President, today I am introducing the Federal Campaign Cybersecurity Assistance Act of 2019--a bulky name for a bill that attempts to do a simply stated thing: protect our democracy from foreign cyber attacks. This bill allows the…

Madam President, today I want to recognize and honor Parkrose High School coach and security guard Keanon Lowe for his heroism during the school day on May 17, 2019. When Mr. Lowe spotted an armed student in a classroom in the northeast…

Madam President, today, I would like to honor Keanon Lowe's heroism and bravery in tackling a gunman at Parkrose High School on May 17, 2019. Mr. Lowe is known for being a top wide receiver for University of Oregon's football team and now…

I thank Chairman Scott and Ranking Member Foxx but also especially Ranking Member Comer of the subcommittee and Representatives Schrier, Trahan, Johnson, and Stefanik for their leadership. I strongly urge all my colleagues on both sides of…

I will try and make this fairly quick. I actually am going to oppose this amendment for this reason. Here we are going through trying to say to the health navigators, in amendment after amendment: Your job is to enroll people in health…

Reserving the right to object. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon is recognized on his reservation.

I guess this is the second time we have had to edit amendments on the House floor, if I understand what is happening. There were a lot of amendments offered in the Rules Committee. We were promised by the Democrats at the beginning of this…