Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 267, legislation to reopen and responsibly fund the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development. The bill before us is…

Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend, Mario Diaz-Balart, our ranking member and former chairman of this subcommittee, for those kind words--a sentiment that I share totally. And we, I am sure, are going to be able to continue this cooperative…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Quigley), a member of our subcommittee and the chairman-designate of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio), the chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, why are we here today? We are here today because the President is down on…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Ms. Clark), a member of our subcommittee.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, we have got to end this Trump shutdown. It is self- inflicted, costly, damaging, and dangerous. It is up to Congress to end it. Speaker after speaker on the Republican side…

Mr. Speaker, responsibility for funding the Federal Government is as basic as it gets. It is one of the most important duties of Congress. The previous majority failed to do the basic task of keeping the lights on. Here on day 5 of the…

Madam Speaker, today, we enter day 20 of the Trump shutdown. President Trump has spent years as a reality television host, but, unfortunately, reality is still not his strong suit. This week, President Trump abused the backdrop of the Oval…

Mr. Speaker, I find it just fascinating that my Democratic colleagues come down here to the well of the House to talk about opening up the government when, indeed, it is their reluctance to negotiate at all that is keeping the government…

We could be in for a long-term shutdown.

Mr. Speaker, once again, we find ourselves only hours away from the third Republican shutdown of the Trump Presidency, and we know how we got here. {time} 1845 Seven key appropriations bills, six of them teed up with bipartisan support…

Mr. President, I rise today--and it was my intent to ask unanimous consent with my colleague, the vice chairman of the Intelligence Committee--for the Senate to confirm Bill Evanina as Director of the National Counterintelligence and…

Mr. President, I want to add my thanks to my colleague from Arizona. I came to speak on something else, and I will say this: If there is one individual I have tried to emulate since the day I came to the U.S. Senate, it has been Jon Kyl…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for recognizing me tonight. Mr. Speaker, we know our immigration system is broken and desperately in need of reform. No sovereign country in the world is scrutinized the way America is just for simply…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank everyone who has worked hard on this legislation. S. 3530, the Museum and Library Services Act of 2018, is an excellent opportunity to honor the place of libraries in our diverse…

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has 13 minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I recognize the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Cloud).

Mr. Speaker, as I close out this particular Special Order, I think it is appropriate for us to remind the American people that there is a bad case of Potomac fever up here in Washington, D.C. They forget what they promised the American…