I am so pleased to welcome Pastor Brondon Reems to the House floor this morning after delivering such a powerful prayer. Pastor Reems is the senior pastor of the Center of Hope Community Church in Oakland, California, a church founded by…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 241, noes 185, not voting 8, as follows: [Roll No. 501] AYES--241…

I would just say that sometimes I see Mr. Rohrabacher and I think about the fact that we have traveled some together. One of the things I have learned on those travels is the thing people in foreign countries appreciate most about the…

I respect Mr. Smith and understand what he is saying about judges wanting to control their own courtrooms and control the system, but they have the expertise. The bar association is not the judges. The bar association is against this, too…

First, I just want to go back to the Judicial Conference of the United States and their committee on rules of practice and procedure, which came out against this. They were just against it totally. In a letter signed by Judge Jeffrey…

At the same time, I would submit the rule of construction is not the same thing as if the committee would have accepted the amendment offered that said specifically civil rights laws would not be affected by this because you could still…

I have great respect for Mr. Smith, as I do for Mr. Goodlatte, but I would submit that the rule of construction, nothing in this act or an amendment made by this act, shall be construed to bar or impede the assertion or development of new…

I was duly impressed with the statement and position of my chairman, but I find it hard to believe it is on this bill because this bill is not a bill that should be passed. This bill is an affront to the judges of this country, to the…

I yield an additional 1 minute to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Cartwright).

Thank you very much for the time, and thank you for scheduling this important hour, Special Order. Madam Speaker, this issue is extremely important to women, to men, to the Constitution, and to progress, and this week has been…

That is the amazing thing. This bill that has come up-- that will come up tomorrow, I guess--never went to committee. In fact, it was kind of just sprung on us on Monday, and they didn't even get the language straight until maybe Tuesday…

I am here this morning to speak about the investigations into Planned Parenthood and to the sale of fetal tissues. We are beginning this process in our Committee on Energy and Commerce; and we are approaching this in a thoughtful manner…

Mr. President, last week I began a thorough examination of the facts in the case of Planned Parenthood and the scandal that is now engulfing our Nation's largest provider of abortions. Today I wish to review briefly the evidence against…

Mr. President, I rise today to speak about the agreement before us. I find in this line of work that repetition is sometimes useful. I know my friend from Illinois mentioned how we ought to be focused on something else, but I think all of…

And my understanding was that request was made and granted; is that correct? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Yes, that request was made and granted in this particular request, but it only applies to the particular request unless it is made on the…

It is my understanding that we are equally dividing the time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time is equally divided, but quorum calls are not equally divided unless requested.

Mr. President, as you know, today we are going to have a number of speakers coming down to talk about the deal that has been negotiated between the P5+1 countries--China, Russia, Great Britain, Germany, France, and the United States--and…

I am hoping we are going to be able to vote our conscience on this major issue by getting cloture invoked. I ask unanimous consent to waive the mandatory quorum call with respect to the cloture motions on amendment No. 2640 and H.J. Res…