Mr. Speaker, the clock is ticking, and we must act now on increasing our debt limit. The American people must understand that increasing the debt limit will enable us to meet obligations that have been incurred by Democratic and Republican…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the fiscal 2012 Interior and Environmental appropriations bill. I do want to start on a positive note. The bill would restore the President's proposed cuts to mitigation fish hatcheries. That's a good…

We have done everything to make sure that the 'F' in 'ATF' is nullified.

It's easy to beat up on you, it's easy to look for a scapegoat when the agenda really is to make sure that we make it harder, not easier, to enforce gun trafficking.

Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I commend both the chairman and the ranking member for their hard work on this bill, although, with an inadequate allocation, there are decisions that have been made that I believe will…

The Open World Program is an effective diplomatic tool, and one of the legislative branch's few direct democracy promotion programs. My colleagues, Open World is not about us. It's not about us. It's not about our institution. It's an…

Mr. Speaker, I don't think that Members of Congress should be extravagant in their spending in any way whatsoever, but I think it's up to the voters to hold those Members responsible for what they do. If there is a Member that is leasing a…

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on adoption of House Resolution 359 will be followed by a 5-minute vote on…

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 359 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 359 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this…

I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from North Carolina? There was no objection.

House Resolution 359 provides for a structured rule for consideration of H.R. 2551, the fiscal year 2012 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this rule providing for consideration of H.R. 2551…

Mr. Speaker, my colleague from Colorado would have the American people believe that we can't make any cuts in spending at the Federal Government level, but I don't believe that argument is going to go very far. The American people know…

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to my distinguished colleague from Texas (Mr. Sessions).

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 6 o'clock and 37 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, July 21, 2011, at 10 a.m. for morning-hour…

I was very involved in being sure that we removed predatory lending from our military bases in North Carolina.

if there is a predatory relationship with wounded warriors and enrolling them in classes, that would certainly, to me, be something that should be looked at in a much more in-depth situation.

It seems to me that if the public really understood that all of this is literally taxpayer money, then they would feel differently about for-profit institutions.

I believe this initiative offers a template for a successful integration between local and State communities around military installations.