I want to thank Congressman Jeffries and Congressman Horsford for organizing this Special Order Hour to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the historic Brown v. Board of Education ruling. The Brown v. Board of Education decision declared…

Thank you to my colleague. Thank you so much, Mr. Horsford from Nevada, for leading us in this Congressional Black Caucus Special Order hour, and also to my colleague from New York (Mr. Jeffries), thank you for your leadership. It is an…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. There is a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Douglas L…

Madam President, we yield back all time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, all time is yielded back. The question occurs on the nomination.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Blumenthal). Without objection, it is so ordered. EXPIRE Act

Mr. President, I rise today to urge my colleagues to pass the tax extenders package that the Senate Finance Committee put forward which would reinstate a number of tax provisions to help with job creation and to especially help homeowners…

Career and technical education is critical to our economy. I have a great program in my district, the Warren County Career Center, in Lebanon, Ohio. I have had the opportunity to tour the program a number of times. They do a great job. Two…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a strong supporter and cosponsor of H. Res. 418, urging the Government of Burma to end the persecution of the Rohingya people and to respect internationally recognized human…

I thank the chairman of the Judiciary Committee for yielding and for all of his good work. Mr. Speaker, the gentlelady from Texas said in her opening statement that there has been no conclusion to the investigation. Yes, there has, and Ms…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Let me just, in response to the ranking member, it is not 39 interviews; it is 40. We just did another one yesterday, and that is going to lead to another one because we learned information in that…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Look, here is what we know: Lois Lerner was at the center of this scandal right from the get-go. We know that she waived her Fifth Amendment rights on two separate occasions. She came in front of the…

Mr. President, I applaud the efforts of Senator Franken and Senators Durbin and Warren and Jack Reed, who will speak after me, for their efforts on dealing with the terrible burden of debt that far too many young people in this country…

I would like to thank Ranking Member Waters for all of her support and her leadership. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 3584, the Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act, as amended. Today I stand…

I will be very brief. I would like to, first of all, thank the Cincinnati Museum Center and the Cincinnati Art Museum for bringing this matter to my attention. I want to particularly thank the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Cohen) for his…

I would like to begin by thanking Representative Cynthia Lummis and the Constitution Subcommittee ranking member again, Mr. Cohen from Tennessee, for introducing this important government transparency legislation. Every year, pursuant to…

I would like to thank Chairman Goodlatte, Ranking Member Conyers, and my friend from Tennessee (Mr. Cohen) for cosponsoring this legislation. This is simple, straightforward legislation. It clarifies the relationship between the Immunity…

Having no further speakers, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Chabot) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2919. The…

I would like to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte), the distinguished chairman of the Judiciary Committee.