
Mr. Speaker, for the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. General Leave
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Mr. Speaker, for the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Polis), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. General Leave

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 152 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 152 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. My colleague from Colorado knows very well that the House is doing its work and focusing on the things that are important to hardworking Americans. Just this week, we are holding 81…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The proud traditions of this House and its committees are continued by the committee funding resolution this rule will provide for consideration of. Our record of careful stewardship…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The word ``venerated'' is usually reserved for clerics and not government agencies. Such an attitude borders on worship of government agencies, and I doubt very seriously that the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The history of this regulation is as sordid as most of the NLRB's actions have been over the past few years. The Board initially attempted to promulgate this regulation in 2011…

Mr. Speaker, March is Women's History Month, which honors and celebrates the struggles and achievements of American women throughout the history of the United States. Since 1917, when Republican Representative Jeannette Rankin of Montana…

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 3 o'clock and 51 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, March 19, 2015, at 9 a.m…

Mr. Speaker, today, too many Americans struggle to realize the dream of higher education. Our current system is unaffordable, inflexible, and outdated, and it has resulted in too many students unable to complete college, saddled with loan…

Nobody who works a full-time job should have to live in poverty.

I refer to apprenticeship as the 'other college,' except without the debt.

the use of American taxpayer money to establish a government of our choosing is not what we do.

When we see reports recently of funds being given to a nonprofit that indirectly... undermines everything that we are trying to do.

I would say the Ranking Member and I believe wholeheartedly that painting a broad brush with our Federal employees is not something we want to do.

Areva has no idea what she's talking about and I don't mean to be rude, but you'd be dead in five minutes in the street.

This really is about making sure Federal employees adhere to the highest standards.

It is time for the President to stop trying to burnish his foreign policy legacy and stop putting politics ahead of national security.