I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Scott). Without objection, it is so ordered. Defend Trade Secrets Bill

As we talk about solutions, we need to note that the distinction between mental health, mental illness, and severe mental illness is crucial.

It is our responsibility to better understand the drivers behind the growing needs for and costs of these services and to work together to develop better solutions for identifying and treating these issues.

I rise to discuss the Probation Officer Protection Act, which I introduced today with Senator Feinstein. I would like to begin by thanking Senator Feinstein for cosponsoring this bill and also thank Representatives Reichert and Pascrell…

If a political solution to the Syrian conflict continues to elude diplomats in Geneva, there will not be a political sovereign to unite the various rebels.

The vast majority of Federal workers are patriotic, they are honest, they are decent, they work hard, they show up early, they do what they are supposed to do, and they are proud to serve their country and provide their role in when they…

I urge the passage of H.R. 4360. I believe this is a good bill. We worked in a good, bipartisan way. It does make the system more fair and it makes it more accountable. It makes sure, for those who have adverse actions, that they can't…

I would prefer to have the primary sponsor of this bill, the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Clay), speak first. I reserve the balance of my time.

I urge the passage of H.R. 4359. We have worked in a good, bipartisan way. It is a good bill for the country and is good for the employees of the Federal Government. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr…

I am pleased to yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from South Dakota (Mrs. Noem).

I prefer to have the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands, who is the chief sponsor of this bill, speak first on this issue. I reserve the balance of my time.

How can you reject that? She said it as eloquently and as passionately from her heart as you possibly could. I am pleased that we could move this forward. In short, this bill creates a bipartisan congressional commission to plan and carry…

90 percent of American businesses do not pay the C rate, they pay the individual rate.

This proposal is all about making the tax code more attractive for the risk-takers who go out and start a small business.

today I wish to support two crucial programs important to Utah and the West in the Energy and Water Appropriations bill pending before us. The bill includes $10 million for the Central Utah Project in the Department of the Interior. This…

I rise today in support of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. I have previously addressed this body on the progress of the F-35 program and its importance to our national defense. On one of those occasions, I stated that this weapons system…

My proposal dumps that headache and lays out six categories for depreciation that are far easier for a small businessperson to work with.

If we use the existing structure, for every 1 percentage point reduction in the C rate, Joint Tax has estimated that would cost $100 billion over 10 years.