When the government creates policy, its first priority should be the welfare of the people, especially those impacted the hardest.

I do not know where this hearing is going, or the other six hearings you planned, because you simply haven't told us where the goal is.

Congratulations, Mr. Grijalva, on your first Full Committee chairing.

We cannot afford to endanger the natural resources that serve as the foundation of our tourism industry and coastal economy.

The Minority Impact Assessment acts as a 'cooling saucer' to prevent regulations from imposing unrealistic expectations on specific people and communities.

We would like to know that in the future.

I hope, though, in the process, you can give us some ideas of what you all are trying to do in your states.

If we can go to the point in future where Utah has as much Federal land as Massachusetts and North Carolina have, I will be tickled pink.

The time has come for the U.S. to reconsider our support of this disastrous war and to consider the moral imperatives that form the foundation of our values and strategic interests.

I am pleased to introduce the Transparency in Student Lending Act. College education can be a life-changing investment, but it can come at a tremendous cost. Right now, 44 million Americans collectively hold $1.5 trillion in student loan…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Utah will be postponed. Amendment No. 7 Offered by Mr. Thompson of California The Acting…

I thank Mr. McGovern of the Rules Committee for making this vital amendment in order. The base text of the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2019 provides critical relief for natural disasters that have recently plagued our Nation. The…

I thank the chairman for yielding. I rise in support of this resolution, which, again, rejects white nationalism and white supremacy as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contradictory to our values that define the people of the…

I thank Ranking Member Chabot. I rise in support of H.R. 246, the Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act of 2019. I am pleased to lead as an original coauthor and thank Ms. Finkenauer for her collaboration and effort on this…

I want to thank the gentlewoman from California for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise to join my colleague from Missouri in asking my colleagues to support H.R. 430 and to vote ``yes'' on this legislation. Now, this is just a short-term…

I would like to begin by stating the obvious, if I could, when my Democratic colleagues call this bill a compromise. This bill is a lot of things, but a compromise it is not. It takes away everything we have done for the last…

I join with my colleagues in supporting House passage today of the long overdue FY 2019 Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies funding bill which will help bring an end to the reckless shutdown for…

Being sort of last in this debate gives you an opportunity to hear all of the arguments. The question has been asked: Why should we allow Speaker Pelosi to intervene? Well, she authored the bill. We need her to defend this bill, and we…