On Monday, the House will meet at 12 p.m. for morning-hour debate, and 2 p.m. for legislative business, with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. Members are advised that debate on amendments to H.R. 3055, the appropriations bill, could begin…

I rise as the designee of Chairwoman Lowey of the Appropriations Committee, and I move that the Committee do now rise. The motion was agreed to. Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Ms. Shalala) having assumed the…

I look forward to working with the gentlewoman to secure funding for projects like the one in my district. I urge all of my colleagues to support this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on…

Woman, I rise today to offer an amendment to H.R. 3055, relating to a problem taking place in my district that may be reflective of what is happening in many other parts of the country. A fire station on a military installation recently…

Woman, 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 368, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $1,000,000) (reduced by…

I am pleased that the four amendments I proposed to this bill will be made in order. These amendments reflect some of the most important priorities in my district. First, they offer an amendment to increase funding for mental health…

Mr. President, earlier this week, the Trump administration, through the EPA Administrator, Andrew Wheeler, issued what was called the Clean Power Plan rule. That replaces the Obama-era Clean Power Plan rule that dealt with carbon emissions…

Mr. President, this past week we saw the largest protest in Hong Kong since 2014. Millions turned out in order to protest the erosion of civil rights, human rights, and good governance in Hong Kong, violating the commitment that was made…

Mr. President, I take this time to underscore the points that Senator Menendez made in regard to the vote we will have tomorrow here on the floor of the Senate. I really want Members to know that we are really talking about the fundamental…

Mr. President, I want to thank Senator Casey for his passion on this issue, and I want to thank Senators Blumenthal and Murphy for bringing us here together. The logic here is inescapable. I can't explain to my constituents, nor can…

Mr. President, I speak today about my votes on the motions to discharge Senate Joint Resolutions 20 and 26, which sought to block the sales of certain weapons to Bahrain and Qatar respectively. As many of you know, I have long been a…

Are comments supposed to be addressed to the Chair? The CHAIR. Members are reminded to direct their remarks to the Chair.

Let's get a handle on exactly what this amendment does. This amendment says that we are going to take one of the most controversial areas of research--controversial regarding the ethics of the research--and we are going to say the Federal…

Parliamentary inquiry. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland will state his parliamentary inquiry.

Woman, I won't take 3 minutes. We obviously have a lot of work to do this morning and did a lot of work last night. Part of the American Dream--and my parents as well came to this country--and it is amazing that the children of immigrants…

Woman, may I inquire how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 3 minutes remaining.

Woman, the Trump administration followed the law. I know that for Congress here, we don't really like to follow the law. We think we make it for everybody else, and we don't have to follow it. In fact, the bill we are discussing today…

Woman, I rise in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes.