Madam President, I rise today to give voice to some of my fellow Utahns, including a few of my fellow Utahns who are suffering because of the health care law passed by this body nearly 7 years ago. These are not stories from wealthy Utahns…

As we were home over the Christmas holiday break, so many calls that came into my office dealt with the ObamaCare issue--the rise in premiums, the lack of affordability. Here is one example. A 64-year-old man, his premiums $30,000…

I will just encourage my colleagues to join us in passing H.R. 288. As my colleague from California said, this is one of those commonsense measures. When you talk about removing the burden of regulatory overreach from our Nation's small…

Let me thank Representative Veasey for hosting this important discussion on President-elect Trump's disturbing nomination and for the gentleman's commitment to defend civil and human rights for all Americans. Now, more than ever, the…

I have grave concerns-- The VICE PRESIDENT. The objection cannot be entertained.

Unfortunately, it is not yet signed by a Senator. The VICE PRESIDENT. The Chair is prepared to proceed with the count. Senator KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State of Minnesota seems to be regular in…

Mr. President, I object because people are horrified by the overwhelming evidence of Russian interference in our elections. The VICE PRESIDENT. Section 18, title 3 of the United States Code prohibits debate in the joint session. Section 15…

Mr. President, I object on behalf of the million of Americans, including members of the intelligence community. The VICE PRESIDENT. As the Chair has previously ruled, debate is prohibited. As the Chair has previously ruled, a signature…

Mr. President, even with the malfunction of 87 voting machines at predominantly African-- The VICE PRESIDENT. There is no debate in order.

Mr. President, despite grave concerns of the intelligence-- The VICE PRESIDENT. The objection cannot be received. Senator Klobuchar, continue the tally. Senator KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, the certificate of the electoral vote of the State…

Madam President, on January 20 of this year, change is coming to the White House. But until that day, it appears that President Obama will desperately cling to the status quo and continue to do what he has done on far too many occasions…

The lack of a debate is a disgrace. But you know what? There are some of us here who are not going to be gagged. There are some of here who are going to speak our mind, and there are some of us here who are going to put forth our views…

I want to thank the gentleman for yielding and for his steadfast commitment to ensuring global peace and security. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this rule and H. Res. 11, which is a flawed and misguided effort as currently written…

I don't know if I can live up to those words, but I certainly appreciate them. I was the ranking member on this committee, and I was chair at one point. We have had this bill over the years. It is indeed a monkey wrench or a monkey in the…

The ranking member mentioned Justice Scalia. I will mention Chief Justice John Roberts who criticized nearly identical legislation in the 1980s when he was a White House lawyer because it would ``hobble agency rulemaking by requiring…

I thank the ranking member and chairman in the past, my chairman. This bill has come up over many years when I served on this subcommittee and was the ranking member and the chair at one time. Mr. Issa suggested it might only be six or…

I like Ed Whitfield a lot. A lot of us did. He was a great guy. It was wrong, what happened, the way he was forced out because a majority of this House wanted a vote on that and it could be put in this regulation and it would go. Tobacco…

Today I rise with a very heavy heart. Last weekend, my home city of Oakland, California, suffered a horrific tragedy. Constituents from Congressman Swalwell's district and Congressman DeSaulnier's district suffered a tremendous tragedy and…