Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education…

On rollcall No. 435, had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.''

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 13, strike lines 8 through 13 (and make such conforming changes as may be necessary). The Acting…

I am very pleased to offer this amendment with my colleagues, two great women, Representative Jan Schakowsky and Representative Yvette Clarke. Our amendment is very simple. It would strike a provision in this bill that applies to any…

Today is a proud day in the State of South Carolina and should be a proud day throughout the South in the United States of America, for the South Carolina legislature, under the direction of their Governor, took down the Confederate flag…

I do rise in opposition to this amendment. I think it is important to realize a couple of things. The American people have spoken out on this issue. Sixty-eight percent of all Americans oppose taxpayer dollars being used for abortions…

I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Colorado (Ms. DeGette), a leader of this bill and sponsor. Ms. DeGETTE. Madam Chair, I rise in strong support of the Lee amendment, which removes completely unnecessary and intrusive policy riders…

I thank the Senator. Mr. President, the work the Senate is engaged in this week is long overdue. The last time the Elementary and Secondary Education Act was updated was 14 years ago. Congress gave the country No Child Left Behind, a…

I come to the floor today to discuss H.R. 2964, the Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal Act. This is a bill that I have had introduced every Congress since 2007. And we have many Members of this body, Mr. Speaker, who have…

America really is at its best when we are facing challenges, and so many of the challenges that we face today are in the area of health care and healthcare delivery. Right now, we know we have over 10,000 identified diseases. We only have…

Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to Elder Boyd K. Packer, president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Latter-day Saints, who passed away on July 3, 2015, at the age of 90. Boyd K. Packer was both a man of…

Just a couple of comments. Underfunded? No. We are overspent in this town. We have $18 trillion worth of debt, and it is time to get a handle on that. Moral obligations? How about the moral obligation to our children and grandchildren…

I want to begin by thanking the committee for the excellent job that they have done under Chairman Calvert's leadership with bringing this appropriations bill in under budget. It is $3 billion below the President's request. There is still…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: across-the-board reduction Sec. __…

Also jobs in Africa; healthcare issues like HIV and AIDS; development assistance, such as the Millennium Challenge Account. So we can't neglect Africa, and we can't allow the continent of Africa to be used as a gimmick in this overall…

Let me thank our ranking member for yielding and for your very critical and tremendous leadership on these issues. Mr. Speaker, as a strong supporter of this African Growth and Opportunity Act, let me first say that I am extremely…

Let me thank our Ranking Member, Congresswoman McCollum, for yielding, and for her tremendous leadership of this Subcommittee. Mr. Chair, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Interior and Environment bill before us would place health and safety of…

One of the things I hear from my constituents so regularly is: What are you doing about our Nation's debt? What are you doing about this out-of- control budget? From time to time, at our committee, we would hold hearings on an inspector…