Mr. Speaker, I rise again today to decry the majority's war on the poor, especially those women who get up every single day and struggle as mothers, often are caretakers for elderly parents, who are juggling two and three minimum wage jobs…

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. If no one yields time, the time will be charged equally.

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order…

Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, the legislation in question makes a significant change to the pension funding rule, but it is narrowly written to only address issues concerning a single retirement plan. There are a number of…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be permitted to complete my remarks on the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, there is no excuse for the delays in the confirmation process except sheer partisanship. It amounts to an ongoing partial government shutdown, and it definitely hurts the American people. Such obstruction is not worthy of…

Mr. Speaker, here is the bottom line for this particular piece of legislation: States agree to it. There are nine Tribes in this area. Eight of them totally support this particular bill. The Obama administration created a biological…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I am very happy to be here to present this particular bill, or at least sum up on this, especially as our good friend Mr. Todd Ungerecht has done so much for this…

Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, NOAA did a study which simply said that the hatchery production of salmon in this area more than offsets any loss that comes from the dams. So even though we have this issue of an endangered species trying to…

Mr. Speaker, as one of the eight Tribes that endorse this bill said: The BiOp exceeds requirements established by the courts and by the ESA, and yet plaintiffs want more. The court should uphold the 2008 BiOp. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Schrader), another person who lives in this area and realizes that this judicial decision is not necessarily based on science and can actually do harm to the endangered…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Washington State (Ms. Herrera Beutler), who lives in this area and knows firsthand what is taking place there.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 8 minutes to the gentlewoman from Washington (Mrs. McMorris Rodgers), the sponsor, to introduce this piece of legislation. Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Bishop for yielding. Mr. Speaker, Congress…

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 839, I call up the bill (H.R. 3144) to provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, and for other purposes…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 3144. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Mr. Speaker, I do appreciate the commitment of the gentlewoman from Washington, the effort to solve some problems, and many of the issues that were brought up. Unfortunately, many of the issues that were addressed simply are not covered in…

We must find a smoother transition to a lower-carbon economy.

the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), while not perfect, is a vital conservation law