I appreciate the gentleman's commitment, especially on mental health and substance abuse. He has done a lot of work in this area. I know, Mr. Chairman, when we in the last Congress worked together in a bipartisan way, we passed 60…

I would just conclude that I appreciate the gentleman's comments. As I look at a bunch of amendments coming up, to my colleague from Texas (Mr. Burgess), there are a whole bunch of these that they are saying, oh, we have to order the…

I seek the time in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes.

Let me just say a couple of things. One, I represent a very rural district in Oregon. It is two-thirds of the landmass of the State. We suffer a lot of these same issues: low income, high levels of poverty, and the need for basic services…

I know there were a lot of amendments that came through the system. I am trying to figure out what the issue is here, but I know we offered 16 amendments and got one. The Democrats got 25 amendments and had one technical amendment through…

I seek time in opposition to the gentlewoman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Aguilar). The gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes.

It should come as no surprise that I seek time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank the gentlewoman for her amendment. I find it a bit interesting, though, that under the navigator program, on the one hand, my friends on the other side of the aisle say, Look, you can't talk about--in fact, you can't tell anybody…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 234, noes 183, not voting 15, as follows: [Roll No. 214] AYES--234 Adams…

Madam President, I wish to pay tribute to J. Michael Keeling, a lifelong advocate for employee retirement benefits who believed in creating engaged workforces through Employee Stock Ownership Plans, or ESOPs. A proud graduate of Harvard…

Mr. President, today I have introduced the Retirement Parity for Student Loans Act. This legislation would permit employers to make matching contributions to workers under 401(k) and similar types of retirement plans as if worker student…

Madam President, before he leaves the floor, I just want to thank the chairman of the Finance Committee. I think the chairman said: Well, the ranking member might agree with some of my comments. I agree with every one of the chairman's…

Woman, I seek time in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes.

I claim the time in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes.

Oh, yes, I am, Madam Speaker, in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Walden moves to recommit the bill H.R. 986 to the Committee on Energy and Commerce…

I claim the time in opposition to the gentleman's amendment. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes.

I seek time in opposition to the gentlewoman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage. This is a 5-minute…