I think it is a tremendous threat not just environmentally but also to human health and the commercial health of our fisheries up there.

if we are not going to urge them to do that through our trade policies, then shame on us.

Just before we sign off, I would like to offer each of these four witnesses the same opportunity offered Dr. Kurth, who is still here, which is to give us a highlight reel of up to, say, five recommendations that you would make to Senator…

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Ohio for yielding. I rise today, Mr. Speaker, to join my colleagues on both sides of the aisle--Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Renacci, and Mr. Kelly--in a common refrain. What Mr. Renacci, Mr. Lewis…

Mr. President, I rise to join Senator Collins in support of the fiscal year 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill. I want to join her in commending Chairman Cochran and Vice Chairwoman Mikulski for their…

Mr. Speaker, this week is National Nurses Week. It is an opportunity to honor the 3.1 million registered nurses who are primary providers of hospital patient care. Right now at hospitals and health centers across America, nurses are…

Mr. Speaker, tomorrow is Yom Ha'atzmaut, the commemoration of the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948. This day of celebration is always immediately preceded by Yom Hazikaron, Israel's Memorial Day. This timing is no accident. The…

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall vote No. 182, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.''

Mr. President, with that clarification, I must regrettably object to the unanimous consent request propounded by the junior Senator from Pennsylvania. But I do hope very much that we can find a way to work toward getting these judges…

Mr. President, reserving the right to object. On the Executive Calendar, there is a queue of judges who have come out of the Judiciary Committee and are ready for floor action. By my count, along that queue, the two Pennsylvania judges my…

Mr. President, let me add to what the distinguished Senator from Pennsylvania has said by noting first that the impasse to which he refers is created by his own leadership, which refused to bring up judges that have come out of the…

Mr. President, parliamentary question. I am not sure whether the majority leader's objection was to Senator Toomey's unanimous consent request or to my attempt to modify it. If it was to the former, we are moot, and this conversation has…

Mr. President, today I rise for the 136th time in my series of speeches on the continuing threat of global climate change. Real science--the peer-reviewed kind--continues to prove the established connection between carbon pollution and the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that I be allowed to speak as in morning business for up to 20 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Climate Change

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this legislation and yield myself such time as I may consume. I would like to thank Representative Katko and Representative Rice for introducing this bill, H.R. 4985, the Kingpin Designation Improvement…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I want to thank the gentleman from New York for the introduction of this bill. It closes an important gap in the statute, which will enhance the safety of our country and provide…

Mr. Speaker, as co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, I rise today in recognition of May as National Foster Care Month. Growing up, my parents welcomed many foster children into our family, providing them with a stable and…

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall vote No. 180, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.''