Yesterday, the Judiciary Committee brought before the House a motion of inquiry that was introduced to seek answers to some of the issues concerning the firing of James Comey and Attorney General Jeff Sessions' role therein. Instead of…

First, let me thank the gentlewoman for yielding me time and for her tremendous leadership as our ranking member on the Rules Committee. It is a true testament to her love for our country and for our troops. Mr. Speaker, I rise in…

Mr. President, I thank the ranking member for his outstanding efforts, along with many others. What I would like to do now is yield to Senator McCain, and I will speak last. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona. Mr. McCAIN. Mr…

I thank the Senator from New Jersey for his outstanding leadership on Iran and his leadership on Russia and North Korea. He has led us for years and years in sanctioning Iran and has brought them to the table. I thank him for that. For…

Let me conclude by saying, now any President can unilaterally wage war under the outdated authorization forever unless it is repealed. The American people--our constituents--know that Congress is missing in action. They deserve better…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Tennessee will be postponed. Amendment No. 63 Offered by Mr. Perry The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division D (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. Each amount appropriated…

First of all, I want to begin by thanking the committee for their hard work on this appropriations bill. Every year, I come to this floor through the appropriations process to present amendments calling for 1 percent across-the-board cuts…

I will tell you every comment that Mr. Simpson made about the mandatory spending is something that I agree with. Yes, we have to do that. But just as we in Congress have reduced our Legislative Branch budget by about 20 percent over the…

Yesterday I left an event and went straight to my cellphone. The first thing on it was a notice that John McCain had brain cancer. I literally stopped in my steps and thought about John McCain and was saddened. Senator John McCain is a…

It is my understanding that the Rules Committee has posted a Rules Committee print of the Defense appropriations bill and that this committee version does not include the language added during the Defense appropriations markup on a…

Giving FERC the authority that they need to go in and consolidate and simplify this environmental process for these interstate gas projects is the right thing to do. Many times, what slows these projects down and causes the situation that…

I thank Chairman Upton and Mr. Flores for the work that they have done on this piece of legislation. Mr. Flores spoke of the need to do this and why it is so important for us to begin to simplify and clean up the rules and the regulation…

Mr. President, I thank my friend, the senior Senator from Tennessee, Mr. Alexander, for his eloquent comments about this great nomination. I also thank him again, as I have many times, for the outstanding relationship he developed with…

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…

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…

Mr. President, as in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 210, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The senior…