I stand in opposition to H.R. 692, the so-called Default Prevention Act. Raising the national debt limit is a basic responsibility of government which ensures America will be able to pay its bills. If we do not raise the debt limit, our…

I was unavoidably detained and was not present for one roll call vote on Friday, September 25, 2015. Had I been present, I would have voted in this manner: Rollcall vote No. 509--Grijalva amendment--``yes.'' Personal Explanation Mr…

The recent killing of Kathryn Steinle in San Francisco is a tragedy, and my thoughts are with her family during this very difficult time. Unfortunately, the Majority has chosen to politicize this tragedy by bringing this misguided and…

I was unavoidably detained and was not present for two roll call votes on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Had I been present, I would have voted in this manner: rollcall Vote No. 148--Motion on Ordering the Previous Question on the Rule--``no,''…

I would just like to point out that we have a solution, and it is the bipartisan, bicameral compromise bill that was sent by the Senate for us to vote on, and that is what we are asking for. {time} 1515 Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to…

How much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California has 25 minutes remaining.

I offer a motion to instruct. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Roybal-Allard moves that the managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two…

In December of 2014, as leverage against the President's immigration executive action, the Republican leadership irresponsibly decided to hold hostage the 2015 funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Now, 150 days into fiscal year…

Let me just say that regardless of what the other side of the aisle will have us believe, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the men and women who put their lives on the front line every day for us and to protect this country tell us…

How much time is remaining on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California has 14 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Texas has 14 minutes remaining.

Yes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Roybal-Allard moves to recommit the joint resolution H.J. Res. 35 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the…

The gentleman asserts that the motion exceeds the subcommittee's allocation. However, the Congressional Budget Office cost estimate noted ``our estimate is the same as H.R. 240 as introduced.'' H.R. 240 was the bill introduced by the…