This was very undemocratic and underhanded, and it makes me wonder: What is the Speaker afraid of? So I asked for my amendment to be debated and voted on on the House floor, and again Republican leadership refused--really a shame. Our…

Let me thank the gentleman for yielding me time and for his tremendous leadership as our ranking member on the Defense Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition once again to this bill. I think the…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding and for that gracious introduction, but, more importantly, for his magnificent leadership and for constantly looking out for working men and women throughout the country. I also thank him…

Mr. President, the United States is just one of seven countries in the entire world that currently allow elective abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, and we are not in good company on that list. Of the other six countries that allow…

Mr. President, Senator Coburn said this is the ``gateway drug'' for big government. That is such an appropriate analogy. It reminds me of a news clip that I saw a couple of years before I ran for the U.S. Senate, when there was coverage of…

Mr. President, I am grateful for the work that has been done by the Senator from Arizona on this topic. One of the first times I remember seeing the Senator from Arizona on TV, many years before I was elected to the Senate, was while he…

Mr. President, if you have been following the circus in this town long enough, you probably remember earmarks, the infamous special interest spending provision that party leaders used to sprinkle over unpopular legislation, sort of like…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with Mr. Flake, the Senator from Arizona. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I am here today to speak on behalf of west Tennesseeans and the millions of Americans who are being hurt by the Schumer shutdown. Let me be clear from the very start: this shutdown rests solely on the shoulders of Senate Democrats. Just…

I thank the gentlewoman from Alabama for her leadership on this issue. To my friends across the aisle, I want to say I would be hopeful that you all would take a few minutes and actually read this legislation. It is not a lengthy bill. It…

This moment in time in this previously respected and hallowed Hall is being diminished in the same manner in which the White House has recently been diminished. President Trump recently had a meeting and he referred to the Roosevelt Room…

I thank the ranking member for yielding and for his tremendous leadership on so many issues. Madam Speaker, I stand in strong opposition to this bill, which is really just another attempt to criminalize abortion and limit access to the…

Mr. President, today hundreds of thousands of Americans from all walks of life will participate in the 45th annual March for Life. This begs the question, Why do all these citizens march year after year? It certainly isn't for their health…

In conclusion, I would just like to say that no woman should have a politician interfering in her personal health decisions. They should be made between her and her medical provider, period. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose…

I will tell you it is an honor to come to the floor and talk about one of these protected rights: life. When we talk about our founding documents and life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, it is life that we are protecting. I find it…

Mr. President, for the Committee on Foreign Relations I report favorably the following nomination lists which were printed in the Records on the dates indicated, and ask unanimous consent, to save the expense of reprinting on the Executive…

Mr. President, section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which…

I want to thank the gentlewoman for yielding and, once again, for her tremendous leadership on so many issues as our ranking member. Now, I serve as a member of the Appropriations and the Budget Committees, and I rise in strong opposition…