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

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.

Mr. Speaker, 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…

Madam Chair, I rise to offer my amendment on the floor. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 35, beginning line 5, strike ``$63,960,000, to remain available until expended…

Madam Chair, 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…

Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Stewart). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it.

Madam Chair, 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…

Madam Chair, I ask unanimous consent that the request for a recorded vote on my amendment be withdrawn to the end that the Chair put the question de novo. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will redesignate the amendment. The Clerk redesignated…

Madam Speaker, 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…

Mr. Speaker, 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…

Mr. Speaker, 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…

Mr. Speaker, 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…

Mr. Speaker, 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…

Madam Speaker, 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…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and sacrifice of one of Utah's finest. Master Officer Joseph Shinners of the Provo Police Department was, tragically, killed on Saturday night in the line of duty. At the time, he was responding…

The Charlottesville response by the president was something that gave me great concern. The support for Roy Moore in the Senate race was something that I was very, very concerned about.

I think it's very important for a president to demonstrate the qualities of integrity and honesty, forthrightness, empathy, and respect for the institutions of our democratic republic.