Indeed, the very authors of this study have since repudiated its use in policy debates, and any of their claims should be discredited as ideologically driven. Under President Obama, the economy has roared back to life. Unemployment is…

Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Georgia will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee The Acting…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to H.R. 185, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015, and on behalf of my amendment to protect jobs. H.R. 185 is a sweeping revision of the Administrative Procedure Act that convolutes the agency…

Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my amendment. It is clear the economy is growing at its fastest pace in years, while unemployment is dropping rapidly. According to the most recent reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employers…

Mr. Chairman, at this time, I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Illinois, the Honorable Peter Roskam, my good friend and colleague.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding some of his time. This bill is necessary to make sure that the negative effects associated with the President's actions do not cause long-term damage to our country. As a new…

I thank the chairman for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in very strong support of this rule and the underlying bills, many of which have not been discussed because we have been discussing the one that is, frankly, the most…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this combined rule and the underlying bills. Specifically, I came to the floor to speak in support of H.R. 240, the Department of Homeland Security…

``. . . to declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water; ``To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years; . . .''

Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for…

Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 3, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.''

I have a real concern regarding the Bureau's December 23, 2014, proposed rulemaking for prepaid accounts.

Well, the agreement is not supposed to help the Cuban dictators and it doesn't. But the agreement does it helps both the Cuban people and the American people in the long-term.

I watched him on television. I thought what he said was absolutely ridiculous. There's no rational or logic to what he had to say.

This is a very wise and very courageous thing for President Obama to do. And in my opinion, is long overdue.

Mr. President, I have the greatest of regard for my two colleagues from the State of Maryland, and I respect their passion for this nominee, but I rise to support delaying the advancement of Carolyn Colvin for the Social Security…

I was elected in a special election 16 years ago. I was No. 435 in the House of Representatives, so I did what my father told me to do when I went into business. He said: Son, sit in the back of the room, listen to people who are smart…

Mr. President, we have all just heard a very moving, a very inspirational and what I considered a motivational speech from our dear friend Tom Coburn. Twenty years ago, in 1994, there were a bunch of wild and crazy folks who got elected to…