I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of H. Con. Res. 179, which is at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the concurrent resolution by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 6416, which was received from the House. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent that the Moran substitute amendment be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed; and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be discharged from further consideration of S. 290 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk…

I further ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 335 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be discharged from further consideration of S. 3112 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 5065) was…

I thank the gentleman from Kentucky for giving me a couple of minutes here to speak on behalf of this bill. I am not real sure, Mr. Speaker, how much more constructive I could be on this discussion of this underlying bill. The truth has…

today I wish to honor Leroy Mazell Smith, an aviation mechanic from Fordyce, AR, who was part of the illustrious Tuskegee Airmen and served his country with honor and distinction. Born in 1927, Smith loved to tell the story of his birth…

I appreciate the opportunity to address the people's House this evening. Last night, I talked about my initial reflections on having been a freshman Congressman spending my first term in the United States House of Representatives. Last…

I thank the distinguished incoming chairman of the committee. I appreciate the time. I also thank my colleague in the Arkansas delegation, Senator Cotton, for his important work on S. 3076, which we are discussing today. I support it…

I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Neugebauer) for his service and that of his spouse and family, for they made my welcome to Congress so agreeable and so appropriate, and I have enjoyed my service with Mr. Neugebauer on the House…

scientific intellectual integrity is an important thing to everyone across these party lines, and it is something that we simply just cannot tolerate.

I thank the chairman and congratulate him on this constructive bill. This bill today is not about dangerous agendas, greed, signing bonuses, or wholesale exemptions of regulation for 27 big banks--not at all. This bill is about using…

I believe the number one way to move people from poverty to self-reliance is not a government program. If we want to make a difference in the lives of the impoverished, we must help them find a pathway to employment. In my hometown of Hot…

today I wish to recognize James A. Ross of Cotter as the Arkansan of the Week for exemplifying what it means to be a great Arkansan. After serving in the U.S. Navy, Jim and his wife Mary Lou moved to Cotter in 1959 to raise their three…

reserving the right to object, I share mutual esteem with the Senator from Iowa. I hate to find myself on the opposite side of an issue with him. We had this conversation in February as well, almost 9 months ago. There are many fine…