I want to thank my colleagues, Representative Napolitano, Representative Murphy, for their work on this resolution and mental health issues in general. And I would like to thank my colleague from South Carolina (Mr. Wilson). This…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding me time. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of House Resolution 1338, which recognizes the significant accomplishments of AmeriCorps volunteers and helps raise awareness about the importance of…

I thank the gentleman from Colorado for yielding me time. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule and the underlying legislation. Investing in research and STEM education will help our country take the lead in scientific…

I just want to reiterate this again: what my colleagues on the other side of the aisle fail to recognize or refuse to admit is that the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act is an authorizing measure; it does not include any appropriated funds…

I just want to comment. It's not just the Democrats on the Rules Committee that said that the Latta amendment is unnecessary. The Congressional Budget Office has said so as well. Allow me to read directly from the CBO letter on the Home…

I yield the gentlelady 1 additional minute. Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Airplane noise has also been found to have an effect on children's education. Children who are exposed to prolonged periods of airplane noise learn to read at a slower…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1329 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1329 Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the…

I just want to say before I yield to my next speaker that this bill has been strongly endorsed by a broad range of business, labor, environmental and consumer groups. In fact, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of…

It is important that we not rewrite history today. The previous administration had the worst fiscal record in American history. When President Bush was inaugurated in 2001, he inherited from President Clinton a budget surplus projected to…

Before I yield to my next speaker I just want to say the bill before us today is a strict authorization bill. There is no direct spending contained in it. CBO has said it will not add to the deficit because any money which is spent under…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Sessions). All time yielded during consideration of the rule is for debate only. General Leave

I would like to thank the gentlewoman from New York for yielding me time and for her courageous leadership of the Rules Committee. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the rule and the underlying legislation. I wasn't here 10, 20, or 30…