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…

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

Madam President, today is the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services. The Court ruled that employees who face age discrimination have to meet a higher standard of proof than workers who face…

Mr. President, I call my colleagues' attention to an issue that has affected many families in Iowa and throughout the country. That issue is elder abuse and neglect of those same people. Many older Americans reside in assisted care…

Mr. President, Congress needs to address the crisis facing multiemployer pension plans. The Finance Committee is continuing its work on retirement income security, including those issues with the multiemployer plans. While we work to enact…

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

Madam President, last week, I held a hearing on foreign threats to taxpayer-funded research, and a classified briefing was held on the very same subject. We learned a great deal of information regarding the very real and ongoing threat…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business for 30 seconds. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Madam President, for nearly 2 years Special Counsel Mueller's investigation captivated Washington. Most of the media reporting focused on speculation and false allegations of a criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and the…

Mr. Speaker, I was unable to vote on June 11, 2019 as I had another commitment that did not allow me to make it back to D.C. in time for votes. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: ``no'' on rollcall No. 245; ``no'' on…

Madam President, Iowa continues to flood and in some cases reflood. Since March, Iowa has been inundated with water on both the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers and their tributaries. In the past several weeks, there have been multiple…

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

Madam Speaker, I regrettably missed the vote series on June 10th, 2019, due to previously planned travel that prevented me from being in Washington. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 242, ``yea'' on rollcall…

Mr. President, I thank Senator Collins and Senator Feinstein for arranging this afternoon's visit on the floor of the U.S. Senate. It is a privilege to have the opportunity to come to the floor today to recognize the courageous and…

Madam President, I come to the floor today, on June 4, to take a look back at a very historic vote by the U.S. Senate. This vote changed the course of political history in America. It strengthened the social fabric and constitutional…

Madam President, I would like to take a minute to explain why Medicare for All is a prescription for Medicare for None. Some folks are pitching this wild, misguided idea that one-size-fits- all government insurance is a cure-all for what…

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

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman, the ranking member, for yielding. Listening to the debate here, the first thing that I think was missed in this discussion was the subject of amnesty. This bill is clearly amnesty, and it is amnesty for…