House Resolution 607 provides for consideration of H.R. 3043, the Hydropower Policy Modernization Act of 2017, and H.R. 3441, the Save Local Business Act. H.R. 3043 would modernize Federal regulatory permitting processes for the licensing…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 607 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 607 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

I have no further speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, how much time do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 7 minutes remaining. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I…

I thank the gentlewoman for her leadership on this issue and for her continued leadership of our committee. Mr. Speaker, today is a big day. Today is an opportunity for this House to stand up for our Nation's workers and to protect the…

I thank my colleague for yielding, and I rise to extend my support for this rule and the underlying legislation. This legislation funds critical, bipartisan health programs that help keep our communities healthy. Mr. Speaker, I have long…

I am here to tell you that is not true, because I know people who have caught red snapper off the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

We are here today because we are determined to provide that clarity once and for all and protect jobs and small businesses in our communities.

The Save Local Business Act reflects the same straightforward joint employer test that workers and job creators relied on for decades.

This isn't a Democrat versus Republican issue. The Save Local Business Act is about providing certainty for job creators in each and every one of our districts.

If these accidents tell us anything, it is that we can't wait to build up our fleet. We need to start now.

We have heard nothing from the Coast Guard this year in opposition to this amendment. In years past, I think the gentleman is correct, we have heard from them, but this year we have heard no opposition. In fact, a recreational vessel being…

I appreciate the gentleman. He and I have worked together on shipbuilding issues a lot of times, and I appreciate his leadership in that industry. These are recreational vessel companies. They are small companies doing small things on…

I rise as the designee of the gentlewoman from Florida, and I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title XXXV add the following…

This straightforward and bipartisan amendment would provide important clarity for the recreational marine industry as it relates to workers' compensation coverage. For decades, Federal law stated that individuals who build, dismantle, or…

I appreciate the gentleman's comments. I think that his issue comes within the broader question about the authorization of military force in various parts of the Middle East. I think he raises an important point. There is an amendment made…

I really believe very strongly we need to do more in workforce training in America. I am a former chancellor of postsecondary education, former chair of workforce development for the State of Alabama. It is something that is very near and…

House Resolution 440 provides for a complete consideration of H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. The rule allows for consideration of 122 amendments in addition to the amendments made in order by…

The gentleman is right. Workforce training is very important, and that is why we passed on this floor a few weeks ago the reauthorization of the Perkins Act--not by a bipartisan majority, by a 100 percent vote. We have other bills that we…

I remind all of us that the war in Afghanistan was authorized by an AUMF that was passed by Congress in 2001. So while we can have a debate about the other conflicts in other places, that conflict is, indeed, authorized, and has been…

I appreciate the gentlewoman's comments. Most of those issues, if not all of them, were brought up in committee when this bill was considered as amendments, and they were defeated in virtually all cases by a bipartisan vote. I appreciate…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 440 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 440 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

The gentleman said we can't debate anything. The rule we passed yesterday makes in order 210 different amendments to be debated on top of the general debate of the bill itself. And that is on top of 275 amendments in the committee of…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 431 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 431 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

House Resolution 431 provides for full consideration, including making six amendments in order to H.R. 23, the Gaining Responsibility on Water Act, and allows us to begin consideration of H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act…

I appreciate the gentlewoman's comments and concerns about protecting all of our privacy on the internet. I think we all should be about that. But instead of having a misguided and unauthorized regulatory action that left vast gaps in this…