Earlier this week, the Supreme Court made a decision that threatens the right to vote for millions of Americans. With this misguided decision, leaders in States with a history of discrimination can proceed unimpeded with plans to obstruct…

Mr. President, I want to say how much I respect the Senator from Florida. I respect his viewpoint. I respect the amount of effort he has put into this issue, which is a very difficult and a very complex issue. He speaks from the heart. I…

I ask that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman…

Sexual assault in the military is maiming our troops. These aren't my words. They are the words of General Raymond Odierno, the Chief of Staff of the Army. He likened military sexual assault to other serious threats that our troops face…

In recognition of the 50th Annual National Small Business Week, I rise today to celebrate the Hoosier small businesses that have been serving our communities for decades. Growing up in South Bend, my parents owned a small appliance repair…

With all due respect to the gentleman and his point on all these ``checkoffs,'' this is a tax that the American people themselves resoundingly in 2011 have said, absolutely not. In fact, the American people put so much pressure on…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Indiana will be postponed. Amendment No. 46 Offered by Mr. Courtney The Acting CHAIR. It…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 541, strike line 21 and all that follows through page 542, line 8. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House…

May I inquire as to the remaining time? The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Indiana has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Again I would just like to add, as I close, that this is a time--and I agree with the gentleman in one sense. This is a time for us to be talking here about things like jobs and a struggling, sluggish economy. Because of that, the…

I thank so much the gentleman from Georgia for his hard work on this issue, working with our colleague, Mr. Yoho of Florida, and organizing this freshman initiative designed to tackle overly burdensome regulations, ensure that we produce…

Mr. President, I come to the floor today to discuss recent national security leaks by a former NSA contractor by the name of Edward Snowden. His name is known now throughout the world. Some have praised Snowden as a hero and a…

In May, the President declared a renewed intention to transfer detainees from Guantanamo ``to the greatest extent possible.'' He also announced he was lifting his self-imposed suspension on the transfers of detainees to Yemen. This, I…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 405, after line 9, insert the following: SEC. 1040B. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS…

Ladies and gentlemen, colleagues, we worked for months on bipartisan legislation to confront this problem. The time for this Congress to act on this issue is right now. I ask you to support the bipartisan solution in this bill, reject the…

Last week's jobs report was yet another stark reminder that our economy has far from recovered. Nearly 12 million Americans remain out of work, and 4.4 million people have been out of work for 6 months or more; and these are more than just…

While I greatly respect the author of this amendment, I must rise in opposition. This amendment does, in fact, strike section 1251 of the underlying bill that expresses a sense of Congress in regard to Syria. Section 1251 says the…

I thank the distinguished gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise to commend the Armed Services Committee on their excellent work here, and I want to take this opportunity to highlight an issue addressed in last year's NDAA which…