
I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 227, noes 195, not voting 5, as follows: [Roll No. 286] AYES--227…
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I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 227, noes 195, not voting 5, as follows: [Roll No. 286] AYES--227…

To my friend Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mr. Newhouse and so many others, we stand ready to work with you, but instead, you chose to work with Steve King, Louie Gohmert, Stephen Miller. Come talk to us. We are ready. Democrats, to a person, are…

Mr. Newhouse may be proud, but there are no other Republicans who have come to the floor to join him. We have so many Democrats who want to speak about how you can unite families that I don't even have enough time to give. Mr. Speaker, I…

``Immigrant children,'' quoting from this article, ``are being routinely and forcibly given a range of psychotropic drugs at U.S. government-funded youth shelters.'' Taking multiple psychotropic drugs can seriously injure children. And…

each year, 230,000 men and women leave military service. Many enter the civilian workforce. I know everyone in this Chamber believes we can do a better job connecting our veterans and transitioning servicemembers with rewarding and…

I ask unanimous consent to call up amendment No. 2983. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is pending.

I ask unanimous consent that I be recognized for 2 minutes and that my colleague from Colorado, Senator Gardner, also have 2 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 2983

I don't agree with the Koch network on much. I do know that they fund many Republicans, but maybe now that the Republicans are taking children away from their parents, the Kochs will stop funding Republicans, because I am glad to hear that…

I include in the Record an article entitled ``Pentagon Asked to Make Room for 20,000 Migrant Children on Military Bases.'' [June 21, 2018] Pentagon Asked To Make Room for 20,000 Migrant Children on Military Bases (By Dan Lamothe, Seung Min…

I thank my colleague Senator Bennet for his work on this and the opportunity to work with him to make sure we continue to honor our veterans and armed servicemembers. Our veterans have served and our armed servicemembers proudly serve this…

I want to applaud the Trump administration that, at least in the area of trade, that there is pushback going on now with talk of tariffs.

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding. This is really about creating jobs on American soil, creating opportunities, literally, for our families to be able to have better prospects for the future. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to be…

I thank my colleagues who are here tonight and Senator Merkley for organizing this evening. The President has taken a step back from a crisis he provoked, a crisis he caused, and it seems like it is a rare recognition on his part that when…

the headline of the article reads: ``Trump Retreats on Separating Families, but Thousands Will Remain Apart.'' We need to know, and that, obviously, isn't going to be acceptable to the American people if that is what it is. The last point…

this past April, Attorney General Sessions announced a new zero tolerance policy--those were his words--for the southern border. Last month, the Chief of Staff to the President said that this new zero tolerance policy ``could be a tough…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Young). Without objection, it is so ordered. Colorado Wildfires

last year, Colorado had a great snowpack in many areas of the State. In fact, the moisture, rain, and snowpack in many areas of Colorado led to a lot of growth, a lot of great spring grass, and a lot of undergrowth that came in. The…

It sounds like the beginning of a trade war to me, Mr. Secretary.