I wasn't able to respond to that last comment from the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer). I want to make sure that he knows--and everybody in the House knows--that during the consideration of the rule we passed yesterday, an amendment…

I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I hold in my hand all 1,271 pages of the underlying bill, and it is filled with the things that we need to do to defend the American people. As interesting as the debate we have just had…

With regard to the amendment in question, it was considered late at night because of the fair and open process we have in the committee. And it took us that long--from 10 in the morning until that time of the night--to get to it. Everybody…

I was listening to my friend from Massachusetts talk about what he considers to be discriminatory. Well, I am going to go through the list again. Do we consider the First Amendment to the Constitution to be discriminatory? Do we consider…

With great respect to the gentlewoman, she, I am sure, was not here yesterday and was not listening when I said this: that provision she is referring to, which gives the next President the opportunity to make changes in the overseas…

I believe I am the only speaker from my side. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to vote against this rule. Almost 200 germane amendments, substantive…

House Resolution 735 provides for continued consideration of H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. The resolution provides for a structured rule and makes in order 120 amendments. These amendments are on…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 735 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 735 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate my colleague from Massachusetts and all the points that he has made. Indeed, there were a number of bipartisan amendments that were added to the bill during that very…

I was listening very carefully to my colleague, and I heard him talk about what is being proposed in this bill as being accounting tricks and cover. I am going to repeat again that what this bill is doing is exactly what then-Senator…

House Resolution 732 provides for the consideration of H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. Mr. Speaker, this is the most important thing this House will do this year as it has been the most important…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 732 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 732 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate and respect the gentleman from Colorado and his earnestness and all of what he has said today; and I do agree with him that there are many things that we need to debate…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I completely agree with my colleague who just spoke that, if we are going to do this, we should have a full debate on it. But we should also let the American people be heard. Because…

We treat poor people in America like they have some sort of an incurable disease, there is no way to lift them out of poverty.

I can't say enough about the leadership on this issue that Congresswoman Adams has provided. She just did a terrific job of explaining to us all not just the progress that we have made over the last year, but the promise we have in the…

I thank the gentlewoman from Florida for her leadership on this issue and so many issues. It is so important that we have the understanding, each of us, of the institutions in our own district. She talked about Florida A&M, a great…

It is my great privilege and honor today to be a part of a Special Order on the 1-year anniversary of the bipartisan HBCU Caucus. For those who are listening or who are watching, let me make sure you understand that HBCU stands for…

Just remember, it is not the attorney's privilege, it is the client's privilege.

I think it is time for us to vote on the bill I have recently introduced in Congress to repeal this unconscionable interpretation by the Department of Labor.

We are in the midst of Holy Week, one of the most important time periods for the Christian faith. Sadly, in too many places around the world, Christians are under attack simply because of their religious beliefs. The stories of rape…

The statute says you shall do it by February the 15th. You are in violation of the law.

The electorate is angry. They are angry because people in positions of responsibility like you violate the law.

The fact that you have had two weeks to look at this and you cannot offer me any legal authority for what you did tells me that you just decided or your staff decided we are not going to put the $5 billion in the Treasury as we are…

You violated the law. The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service has said you violated the law.