Madam President, later today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is scheduled to consider four protocols to the United States' tax treaties with Spain, Switzerland, Japan, and Luxembourg. I support swift action on these protocols both…

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate being recognized to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. I rise today to honor Jaci Hermstad. She has given me so much inspiration. I want to start, though, with the early…

Mr. Chairman, I offer amendment No. 3, according to the rule. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike section 126. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 460, the gentleman from…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to offer my King amendment No. 3, and what it does is it strikes section 126 in the underlying bill. Section 126 is notwithstanding language that prohibits the executive branch from using any of the funds in the…

Mr. Chair, just some concluding thoughts on this. This underlying bill is an increase of $793.9 million more than last year, and it is $484.4 million more than requested by the administration. There are plenty of resources in this…

Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Iowa will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Ms. Norton The CHAIR. It is now in…

Mr. President, Gov. Kim Reynolds of my State of Iowa has unveiled what she calls the ``This is Iowa'' campaign. That campaign has encouraged people to choose Iowa to live and work. Iowa has the second lowest unemployment rate in the…

Mr. President, I ask to speak as in morning business for 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ``This is Iowa'' Campaign

Madam Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to address you here on the floor of the House of Representatives. I rise today to honor the life of Frank LaMere. Frank LaMere was a leader for the Winnebagos, who had land on both sides of the…

Madam President, I ask to speak as in morning business for 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Cotton). The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

The short answer to your question is yes, but I would like to give a longer answer, if I could, and give you my perspective of TANF. TANF is an acronym for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, which was created almost 23…

Madam Chair, I appreciate the opportunity to take up amendment No. 9. What it does is, it addresses the circumstances of the underlying bill and strikes lines 14 through 18. Lines 14 through 18, the effect of that language is that it…

Madam Chair, I yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Aderholt).

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 Iowa will be postponed. {time} 1730 Amendment No. 11 Offered by Mr. Posey The…

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding to me, and I rise to address an issue that is within the underlying bill and express my gratitude and support for the efforts on the part of the subcommittee chair…

Mr. President, one of the most sacred promises our Nation makes is our pledge to care for our men and women in uniform when they return home. When it became clear that the VA was falling short of that standard, I am proud to say that we…

Madam Speaker, I wanted to conclude with this: The lead on this effort has been Mr. Frank LaMere. He had been a statesman for the Winnebagos for years and also for Native Americans in a broader sense, especially in the upper Midwest. He…