Last week before the shutdown, this House overwhelmingly passed legislation to provide for our military in case of a government shutdown. We voted to provide them not only pay, but benefits for themselves and their families. Now the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 10, 2013; that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of…

Mr. President, thank you very much. I know our time is limited. I want to start on an issue that I think all of us are coming together on no matter what party we are in, and that is what has been happening to our military families. On…

I now ask for a second reading en bloc, and I object to my own request en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The measures will be read for the second time on the next legislative day. ____________________

Mr. President, I understand there are four measures at the desk, and I ask for their first reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the clerk will read the joint resolutions by title. The legislative clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The…

I rise once again this morning to thank the men and women of the Federal law enforcement community, as well as those brave soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines, for what they do to protect this great Nation both abroad and here at home…

I want to begin by saying that I am exceptionally privileged to be here on the House floor of the United States Congress this evening to speak on behalf of my constituents and in front of the Nation. It is an honor that few people realize…

Weeks ago, the administration reached out to Capitol Hill to continue budget negotiations. According to the National Journal: Majority Leader Reid's office had a message for them: don't do it. The White House listened. The summit was…

I want to thank Chairman Crenshaw for yielding. I want to also thank him and Chairman Rogers for their help today and on Saturday. I also want to thank their staffs. The staffs and leadership have been incredibly helpful in bringing this…

Senate leader Harry Reid has been the most ardent proponent of his party's no-compromise, no- negotiation stance. The leader has even been unwilling to discuss a compromise to prevent a prolonged government shutdown. We are moving into the…

I want to thank Chairman Turner and Chairman Rogers and his staff. I also want to thank Leader Cantor and his staff and Mr. Moran and Mr. Cummings and the others and all the staff, my staff included, but all the staff who did this very…

When Congress was unable to reach agreement on a funding bill, the House acted immediately on the Pay Our Military Act. The bill passed the House on September 29, the Senate on September 30, and it was signed into law by the President that…

We certainly appreciate the hours of the Presiding Officer in presiding. I don't know whether the Presiding Officer's time is at the beginning or the end, but we are grateful for the time this weekend. I wish to start by commending the…

On Thursday, the Capitol was in lockdown when Miriam Carey led the police on a frightening high- speed chase that sadly resulted in her death. Initial reports say she may have been delusional, paranoid, and had a prescription for…

I ask unanimous consent to have 3 more minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Looking at the Thursday, October 3 edition of Politico, on page 19, here is the headline. I will hold it up, but it is probably too small to see so I will read it: ``How the Shutdown Fight Is Obscuring a Major Republican Victory.'' They…

We have a chance on the floor today to move this body in the right direction--to move us closer to a solution. There is a bipartisan bill today offered by Mr. Moran and Mr. Wolf, both of Virginia. It's a bill that I've cosponsored and a…