Due to an unforeseen conflict, I unavoidably missed the following vote on June 25, 2015. Had I been present I would have voted as follows: on rollcall No. 388, I would have voted ``aye'' (June 25) (Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment…

Thank you, Ranking Member Visclosky. I have been working to provide our World War II merchant mariners the thanks they deserve. I would prefer to offer an amendment to the Defense bill which would have provided a token thank you, but it…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 387, noes 35, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 9, as follows: [Roll…

For months we have been calling for a long- term surface transportation bill to replace the one that expires at the end of this month. In recent weeks, I have joined many of my colleagues as we counted down the days left for Congress to…

Americans are still shaken by this week's Amtrak derailment that took the lives of seven people and left more than 200 injured. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families who have suffered a loss. The NTSB said that this tragedy could…

I rise against the rule that we are considering to the National Defense Authorization bill. I was extremely disappointed late last night, as you can imagine, when the Rules Committee decided not to make my amendment in order for today. My…

As we celebrate national Infrastructure Week here in this country, I urge my colleagues across the aisle to work with us to develop a sensible, long-term solution to fix this trust fund and put an end to our infrastructure crisis. We need…

I just really want to thank Chairman Simpson and Ranking Member Kaptur for allowing us to offer this amendment tonight. I really want to thank my colleague, Mr. Huizenga, for his incredible passion and his ability to move this forward in a…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Chairman, I join my colleague and good friend from Michigan in offering the Huizenga-Hahn amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations bill in order to utilize the harbor maintenance trust…

I thank Chairman McCaul and Ranking Member Thompson for allowing me to offer this amendment. I rise to offer a National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act amendment, one to increase cybersecurity at our Nation's most at-risk ports…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add the end the following: SEC.__. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY VULNERABILITIES OF UNITED STATES PORTS. Not later than…

I thank you for your support, and I applaud you and the committee for working in this bipartisan manner. I urge all of my colleagues to support this amendment. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is…