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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share some good news with the House. Over a year and a half ago, we passed the Small Business Health Fairness Act. Small businesses were hit hard by flawed mandates, soaring costs, and limited choices under…
Mr. Speaker, this is National Apprenticeship Week and a good time to celebrate the renewed attention that apprenticeships have received from the Committee on Education and the Workforce and this administration. Apprenticeships are a…
Mr. Speaker, this is American Education Week, and I rise to honor and thank the teachers and school administrators who have dedicated their lives to ensure our future generations are stronger than ever. There are over 50 million kids in…
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform be discharged from further consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1138) condemning the anti- Semitic attack on the building housing three…
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of National Adoption Day this coming Saturday. National Adoption Day began in 2000 when seven cities opened courtrooms on the Saturday before Thanksgiving to alleviate the backlog of pending adoptions. Since…
Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment to the text at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 3, line 1, strike ``Feinberg'' and insert ``Fienberg''. The amendment was agreed to…
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the order of the House of January 8, 2018, regarding morning-hour debate not apply tomorrow. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from North Carolina? There…
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that further proceedings on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5787) to amend the Coastal Barrier Resources Act to give effect to more accurate maps of units of the John H. Chafee…
Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment to the preamble at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: In the second whereas clause, strike ``Feinberg'' and insert ``Fienberg''. In the last…
Mr. President, I am here for what I hope will be the last time to talk about a subject I have come to the floor and discussed virtually every week we have been here since I went and visited a man who has been in a Turkish prison since…
Mr. President, I would like to summarize. The Presiding Officer and I have had a front row seat in this process. We both serve on the Judiciary Committee. I think oftentimes people come to the floor, and they want to just give the American…
Mr. President, I know that the Presiding Officer has been present in the Chair a few times when I have given this speech. It is not a prepared speech. It is an update on a travesty of justice that is continuing in Turkey. Today is October…
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Jay Nathan, a fellow in Senator Kennedy's office, be granted floor privileges for the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
Mr. President, I have 4 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…
I do not think that S. 2155 was trying to do any favor to any bank. It was actually to do a favor to consumers, to do a favor to unserved and underserved areas to the people who actually need banking options that they do not have today.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the pro-growth, pro-family, and pro-small business reforms in tax reform 2.0 led by my good friend Chairman Brady. I want to say a special shout-out to him but also to the Ways and Means staff. Let…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and work of Mrs. Sallie Baldwin Howard, a great North Carolinian, a nationally recognized academic, and a dear family friend. At 102 years old, Mrs. Howard transitioned to her heavenly home on…
Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Russell for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, I would like to start by thanking Representative Jimmy Gomez for his comments tonight and for helping all through this piece of legislation, the Grant Reporting Efficiency…