Yesterday I was standing next to John Lewis as we joined our Democratic colleagues from the House and the Senate who delivered a spirited message of resolve to fight Donald Trump's cruelty towards almost 800,000 young Americans and, of…

Mr. President, so far this year, the Secretary of Commerce has declared nine disasters for fisheries, and another disaster assistance request is pending in Southern Oregon and in Northern California. When these fisheries close, our…

Mr. President, may I have 2 minutes to conclude my statement? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, I encourage folks to take a close look at this picture of a forest ablaze in Oregon. Right now, there are innumerable fires burning across our State. Some of them are called complexes--a fire complex. Maybe it is referred to…

Mr. President, in a few minutes, I am going to start sprinting to the airport to get home to listen to Oregonians who have been clobbered by several megafires unlike anything we have seen in my home State of Oregon. On top of that, in…

I want to thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle who have put enormous work into that, all the members of the committee, and especially Mr. Latta for his great leadership. Today marks a really important milestone in the pursuit to…

We return to Capitol Hill amidst chaos-- wildfires in the West, choking smoke in my community, the cruelty of 800,000 young people having their lives turned upside down unnecessarily by Trump yesterday, and we are dancing with the debt…

I am pleased to join my colleagues on the floor of the House dealing with autonomous vehicles. I think this is one of the most important issues that nobody is really focused on. I wish it were not on the suspension calendar and we had a…

This is an interesting question about an opportunity for people in a region to try and craft a solution. I have been working with people in Clark County for 40 years, because this has been a serious problem between Portland and Vancouver…

Mr. President, I want you to imagine for a moment that you are an 11-year-old child. Your mother tells you to pack some things because you are going on a trip. So you pick out four or five of your favorite toys and you put them into a…

I support my friend from California in urging that this body focus on this crisis in the West. With the outrage that has happened with the DACA students and with the tragedy in Houston, there are lots of things to occupy our time. But the…

Mr. President, today I am, along with Senator Rubio, introducing the Corporate Transparency Act of 2017. This bill will help us end the abuse of anonymous shell companies by criminals who use these entities to launder money, finance…

Mr. President, today I wish to propose a new day in U.S. relations with the country of Cuba. With his recent imposition of new restrictions, the President presented one vision of that relationship-- one that looks backwards and reverts to…

Mr. President, today I wish to recognize the historic event of the Great American Eclipse that will cross the continental United States on August 21. That morning, the eclipse will first pass over my home State of Oregon, then sweep across…

Mr. President, a few moments ago, I had the opportunity to meet with a group called the Tribute to Fallen Soldiers. They have an annual cross-country motorcycle ride in honor of soldiers who died during combat. The motorcycle brigade…

Mr. President, this medal has a picture of their son. It says: ``In memory of SSG Bryan A. Burgess, who lived from April 23, 1981, through March 29, 2011.'' On the back of it, it has a picture of a memorial that shows a pair of boots and a…

Mr. President, climate disruption is a seminal challenge of our generation. It affects everything from our farms to our forests to our fishing. We see the impact in disappearing glaciers, melting permafrost, shrinking ice sheets, raging…

Mr. President, I intend to offer the following motions to H.R. 1628, and I ask unanimous consent that they be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Motion to…