Mr. Speaker, our previous Tax Code was ineffective and outdated. For too long, Americans' history of entrepreneurs and aspiring job creators has been in jeopardy. The United States now ranks 12th worldwide in business openings. For the…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Culberson) be removed as a cosponsor of H. Res. 774. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from California? There was no…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet on Monday, March 19, 2018, when it shall convene at noon for morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is…

Mr. Chairman, my amendment would ensure that the Department of Justice takes appropriate actions to provide ADA compliance materials for businessowners whose primary language is not English. As a Representative from California's Central…

Mr. Chair, I rise to offer my amendment to H.R. 620. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 7, strike ``Based on existing funding'' and insert the following: (a) In…

Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to honor a true friend and advocate of agriculture. For the past 8 years, Paul Wenger has led the California Farm Bureau with passion and dedication, ensuring that one of our State's most vital industries remains…

Mr. Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 3043, the Hydropower Modernization Act of 2017. In my area of California's Central Valley, we have the Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts. They have been fighting for over 8 years to relicense the…

Mr. Chair, this legislation is not going to solve all of our problems for California's Central Valley, but it will help us with the challenges we are facing with relicensing. We can do things better, we can do them more efficiently, and we…

Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of H.R. 2936, the Resilient Federal Forests Act. When we fail to actively manage our forests and Federal lands, we put ourselves and our neighbors at risk. It is time to better manage our fire-prone…

Mr. Speaker, this week, we will see on the floor the Championing Healthy Kids Act. It will include a number of different reforms, which will include the Children's Health Insurance Program, the CHAMPION Act, and my bill, the CARE Act. We…

Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning because the House must continue its work to reform and reauthorize the FAA. We have got to pass H.R. 2997, the 21st Century AIRR Act. Thirty years ago--30 years ago--the FAA identified the need to modernize…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the lives of the victims of the California wildfires. We have seen some devastating fires throughout California, specifically huge fires in northern California, that have already burned over 142,000…