First, I want to thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership as our ranking member on our Budget Committee. I rise in strong opposition to the Republican's so-called budget plan. I am a member, yes, of the Budget Committee and…

Once again, Republicans are determined to balance their budget on the backs of the most vulnerable; to hand tax breaks to millionaires, and billionaires, and corporations; and slush funds for Pentagon contractors. This budget is cruel and…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I just want to thank the gentleman and Congressman Pocan for their really great leadership of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and for crafting a budget which creates economic growth, a decent…

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding. Also I want to thank him for his tremendous leadership in continuing to craft the Congressional Black Caucus' budget which really does reflect our Nation's priorities and our values, so I rise in…

Last week we honored and welcomed back Steve Scalise to this Chamber, victim of a horrible shooting aimed at him because he was a Congressman. It could have been any one of us. Today the Democrats spoke on the steps of the Capitol about…

I think we should talk about pain on the floor today because, when you talk to physicians and OB/GYNs, they will tell you that, if they are doing work, if they are doing an amniocentesis, then that baby feels pain, that baby responds, that…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I appreciate the time to speak on this important subject. While it is important, it is also embarrassing somewhat to us, because I listen to the other side, and the first thing that the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. The bottom line is, this bill is unconstitutional, an attack on women's rights, an attack on the Constitution, and we should be looking at changes in our laws about guns and violence, at least mental…

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…

First, let me thank the gentleman from Illinois for yielding and for his tireless leadership for families everywhere. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 2792, the so-called Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act. This cruel and…

This should really be a wake-up call to this Chamber to defeat this bill immediately. Instead of ramming through a bill that would push more people into poverty, we should be working to create good-paying jobs and expand opportunities for…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that George Elmer Shambaugh, a national security fellow in Senator Young's office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 115th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Mac Conforti, a member of my Judiciary staff, be granted floor privileges. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I rise to speak in support of the nomination of Makan Delrahim as the Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Mr. Delrahim is someone I have known for over 15 years. He is…

Mr. President, I wish to speak for a few minutes about an amendment I have offered to the National Defense Authorization Act. The name of this amendment is the Due Process Guarantee Act. Alexander Hamilton, writing in Federalist No. 84…

Parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

I am a member of the Judiciary Committee, and I have never seen this bill before. Under regular order, it should go to our committee for a hearing and for a markup. Has this bill had a hearing and a markup in any committee, or has it just…

Madam President, I agree with so much of what the Senator from Arizona just said. We are getting ready to go through a procedural motion that I just want to briefly explain. Senator Paul has offered an amendment. I would prefer that we…