The teamwork that the two of you did has just been remarkable and certainly is what brought us here today.

just the mere fact that you put this in the proposed rule shows a disregard for the letter of the law.

Let me say if God gave us grandchildren first, we'd have never had kids.

I want to thank Chairman Alexander, Ranking Member Murray, for inviting me today, and especially I want to thank Senator Burr, Senator Mikulski for their leadership on the Child Development Block Grant reauthorization.

Mr. President, today I wish to pay special tribute to Jack Livingston, a key member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence staff for more than 12 years. Jack's lifelong commitment to our national security began when he was just a…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I acknowledge the, really, unbelievable work of the staff. Many times, as you well know, Mr. Speaker, we will get up and work very hard, but it is the countless hours on behalf of our…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I thank the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cummings) for his insightful, well-thought-out words on behalf of this bill. Indeed, Mr. Issa and Mr. Cummings have been a moving force and…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 337, the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. We stand here today 3 weeks shy of the FOIA's 50th anniversary to strengthen the law that established…

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) for her support on this bill. I yield 6 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Issa), who has spent a considerable amount of time not only on…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 337) to improve the Freedom of Information Act. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 337 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of…

I thank Congresswoman Beatty for yielding to me this evening. This is such a sad evening for all of us because of the events in Orlando. I thank her so very much for having the strength to come to the floor tonight to manage the important…

Mr. Speaker, yesterday, Riverside High School in Durham, North Carolina, held its graduation ceremony. Among the pomp and circumstance, one student who should have graduated with his class was, sadly, absent. Wildin Acosta is a Honduran…

Mr. Speaker, it is utterly disappointing that Donald J. Trump chose to use the court of public opinion in his attempt to defend against a civil fraud claim involving Trump University. Last week, Donald Trump made disparaging statements…

As a former State legislator, I very much agree with what my colleague from California has said. In North Carolina, we worked hard to get the regulatory and legislative framework right for this new technology. In fact, we commissioned a…

I thank my colleague from Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I frequently hear from employers who are struggling to find employees with the right experience and technical skills to meet workforce needs. The passage of the bipartisan Workforce…

the information being presented here comes from folks that live in an alternate universe where they have never worked in the private sector.

Easter Seals cannot afford to pay overtime and the children with disabilities that we serve are the ones that will suffer the most.

the farm bill was very specific. It said for you to set up pilots to do that. I voted for the farm bill, and so I know that it's there.