I thank the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Scanlon) for yielding, and I thank her for her amendment. I would just say very quickly, I think this is a good amendment that actually improves the bill. And to the point of the gentleman…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. The gentleman is right. There are examples of these systems across the country. Actually, Maryland has, now, two jurisdictions that have embraced public financing. You are worried about the moderates…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I thank her for this amendment which is, as she says, a very commonsense amendment. I don't really understand what the objection would be. If you don't apply the same ethical standards to unpaid staff…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I thank her for her leadership on this bill, H.R. 1, and I thank Mr. Sarbanes for being a principal sponsor and proponent of H.R. 1. Mr. Chairman, I rise as the sponsor of the Help America Vote Act in…

I thank the Speaker for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate Don Young, who the minority leader and the Speaker have both indicated loves this House. The minority leader then added apparently you haven't worked a day in your life…

Madam President, I come to the floor to oppose the nomination of Chad Readler to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and to urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to oppose this nomination as well. We have learned that both Senators…

Mr. President, I start by associating myself with the remarks of my friend, the senior Senator from the State of Maryland, Mr. Cardin, both with respect to the vital importance of moving forward on climate change legislation here in the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. My friend, the gentleman from Georgia, just rose and said that this won't work. We have risen on this floor time after time after time after time and had a moment of silence followed by no action. As I…

In order for the amendment that was just passed to be passed, am I correct that you would have to vote for this bill with that amendment now? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will put the question on the amendment and then the question…

Parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland will state his parliamentary inquiry.

Mr. President, as we are considering the leadership of the Environmental Protection Agency, I think we should pause a moment to recognize this administration's record on the environment--or should I say the missed opportunities--and what…

The vote now is to pass the bill as amended. Am I correct? My parliamentary inquiry is, if that does not pass, am I correct that the amendment that was just voted for by so many in this House, it would be defeated if the bill is defeated…

I thank the gentleman from Arizona for yielding time. I thank the two gentlemen from Texas for introducing the topic to the American people. This is something every American should be aware of. They say a picture is worth a thousand words…

It is a shame that the new House majority, instead of fully funding border security, a few minutes ago actually passed H.J. Res. 46, which would reverse the President's emergency declaration that he signed 2 weeks ago that secures our…

This issue is not about a wall. It is about the Constitution. It is about this institution. It is about the balance that we say is equal between the Article I institution and the Article II institution. That is important to remember. That…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from Arizona (Mrs. Lesko), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the…

I suppose that we are in a rush to do anything, something, anything that works in order to curb the terrible toll of gun violence on our society. In the last Congress it is true there was other legislation that was brought to us. One was a…

I want to thank my colleague for advancing our discussion here because I think now we are really starting to get somewhere. The gentlewoman suggested an amendment which allows for the transfer of a firearm to a victim of domestic violence…