I would like to submit the following: Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, U.S. Senate. Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker, House of Representatives. Hon. Harry Reid, Minority Leader, U.S. Senate. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader, House of…

We went through regular order in our committee. We had field hearings. We had a markup. The gentleman was free to offer an amendment in committee. That did not happen. This is a school choice bill. This is a bill that gives parents the…

It is correct that the Republicans have continued to fund the three-sector approach in Washington, D.C., and I am proud of that. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Messer), the chairman of the Republican…

I have no additional speakers. I reserve the balance of my time to close.

I grew up in a small town in Utah where I remember a Sinclair gas station that was situated where Route 39 intersects Route 134. It is a place where parents would stop to fill up their cars while taking their kids to school, and airmen…

today I wish to pay tribute to a well- respected American company: the Sinclair Oil Corporation. This May marks 100 years since Harry Ford Sinclair founded the corporation after purchasing petroleum assets from 11 smaller companies. In its…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted: On rollcall No. 176, ``nay.''

If ICE had only followed the law, it is highly likely that these witnesses would not be sitting here today grieving the loss of another loved one.

Together, Medicare and Medicaid finance nearly 45 percent of mental health spending in the United States, which amounted to more than $75 billion in 2014 alone.

The BLM just announced that it would significantly cut grazing allotments and possibly eliminate all cattle grazing on Federal lands in Elko, Nevada, to accommodate the overpopulation of wild horses. Many rural areas in my district are…

I thank the gentleman for recognizing me. I am really pleased to join the Ranking Member, Bobby Scott, a mentor of mine and a good friend, Marcia Fudge, and others about the reauthorization of school meals and the WIC program. They are…

What is incumbent upon you personally in your duty and your role and responsibility is to make that notification.

I want to know which countries are not taking--because, you know what, they shouldn't be getting Federal aid and we shouldn't be giving them visas so that more people from those countries can come to the United States.

what is going on with Immigration and Customs Enforcement is one of the most infuriating things I think I have seen in this government yet.

I have met with the men and women who work there, wonderful, hardworking, dedicated people who do a hard and difficult job.

the law is crystal clear. You are making these discretionary choices in releasing these people out into the public and they are committing more crimes.

this afternoon the House of Representatives is poised to pass the Defend Trade Secrets Act, bringing this critical proposal one step closer to becoming law. Over the past few months, Senator Coons and I have witnessed a groundswell of…

Together, Medicare and Medicaid financed nearly 45 percent of mental health spending in the United States.