Madam 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 Iowa will be postponed. {time} 1850 Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting…

Madam Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Blumenauer) for the purpose of a colloquy.

At this time I'm delighted to yield 2 minutes to the gentlelady from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee).

May I inquire how much time remains on our side? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Georgia has 12\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 6 minutes remaining.

Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Chairman, as you know, the allocation provides $73.3 billion for the FY14 Military Construction-VA bill, which is $1.4 billion above the FY13 and $1 billion below the request…

At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the ranking member of the Appropriations Committee, who, along with the entire leadership and Members on this side of the aisle, is committed to this bipartisan work product in support of our military…

Madam Chair, we have no further speakers on this side. I yield back the balance of my time.

There also has to be some kind of fear put into these young people that come to every branch of our Service.

The easiest way to eliminate this problem is to make sure it never happens in the first place...

If we are going to maintain good order and discipline in the military across the board, that has to be the case.

We have to figure this thing out because we simply can't tolerate it.

Madam President, I rise to speak on S. 954, the legislation to reauthorize agricultural programs. As a former chairman and ranking member of the Agriculture Committee, I recognize how difficult it is to combine all the diverse interests…

Madam President, would the Senator allow me to propound a unanimous consent to be allowed to speak for 10 minutes as in morning business following the Senator from Connecticut?

I make that unanimous consent request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Connecticut. Sexual Assault in the Military

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this legislation. I have a personal take on this. I have a 17-year-old son, Copeland, and my wife and I are in the process of guiding him through the difficult and often complex process of choosing…

This bill is about profits over people. This bill puts the Koch brothers' profits above people's health. No one knows how much air pollution this pipeline will cause or how the pollution will impact public health. My amendment, which has…

We have a serious problem in this country and that problem is this wide gap between what those at the top are making and those in the middle are making in terms of income.

The Dodd-Frank Act is an extraordinarily important act to make sure that we never get into a financial crisis such as we had before.