Madam President, I rise today to bring to my colleagues' attention an issue that is important to millions of individuals who understand that American citizenship is something that ought to be treasured. The American people understand that…

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce legislation that would implement the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled (``Marrakesh Treaty''). I'm…

I applaud Senator Cassidy's leadership, that of Congressmen Bouchard and Peters, as well as Senator Grassley for the work they are doing in this regard.

Mr. Speaker, I thank Dr. Harris for leading on this Special Order here this evening and appreciate the opportunity to be recognized. There are a number of things that I would point out. For starters, I chair the Constitution Committee for…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 8 o'clock and 41 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at 10 a.m. for…

Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. I would say in defense of the K-9 Corps--and I appreciate the presentation delivered by Dr. Yoho and my great…

Mr. President, I intend to object to any unanimous consent request at the present time relating to the nomination of Jason Klitenic, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), until…

Mr. President, the Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus has been without a Republican cochair. This is a critical time to show solidarity with our Baltic allies, given Russian aggression against Ukraine starting in 2014, following on Russian…

Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to have the opportunity to be here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. I ask that people who are listening to our conversation weigh heavily on some of the remarks that will be made…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Colorado for coming to the floor to make such a strong message here on the sanctity of human life. When I think about that heartbeat, a heartbeat is a certain indicator of life. If the baby has a…

Mr. Speaker, the gentleman gives me a little too much credit and doesn't take enough credit for himself. {time} 1845 That is that measure of humility I was asked about earlier today. Trent Franks always said: The funny thing about…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for his eloquent words. I hadn't heard the description delivered by Governor Casey in those years back. But Governor Bob Casey--God rest his soul--captured my attention years ago, 20 or…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 7 o'clock and 1 minute p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at 10 a.m. for morning-hour…

In 2012, I cosponsored a bill with former Representative Barney Frank to correct this issue

a life in Iowa is just as valuable as a life in California or New York.

We will encourage you to go in and look at that or those working on that program just to make sure those dollars are as efficiently used as possible for rural areas.

Broadband is very, very important to rural areas.

Mr. President, today the Senate is voting to confirm Judge Elizabeth Branch to serve as a U.S. circuit court judge for the Eleventh Circuit. Judge Branch was favorably reported out of the Judiciary Committee on a 19-2 bipartisan vote. She…