I have consumed it myself, Mr. Chairman, and I have lived to talk about it.

With these changes and our continually growing population in mind, we must consider how to make our water resources more sustainable and reliable for our population centers.

U.S. Sanctions Are Aimed at Venezuela's Oil. Its Citizens May Suffer First.

Dealing with climate change in a bold and aggressive way is no fairytale. Doing nothing and expecting this problem to take care of itself is the real fairytale.

It was the first committee on climate change we have had in about 6 or 8 years. Long overdue.

Last night we heard from a President who is clearly out of touch with the true state of our union. His rhetoric of compromise failed to meet the reality of the highly divisive policies he offered. The President failed to acknowledge that…

the agenda, at least their original agenda as intended from President Nixon and both the Democrats and Republicans who supported the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act at the time, was simply to protect human health and the environment.

I think the testimony from our witnesses yesterday and today was overwhelmingly conclusive that climate change is driven by human activity and that Congress cannot waste any more time with inaction.

The overwhelming scientific consensus has left no doubt--no doubt--that we are facing a climate crisis.

Now is our moment to lead. This should not be a partisan issue; this should be based on science and evidence.

On my first day in office, I joined Democrats and Republicans in voting to reopen the government and end this senseless and now record shutdown. And we have passed Republican legislation. Make no mistake: this is the same legislation that…

When the people of California's 49th District elected me to represent them in Congress, I did not imagine that I would be sworn in during a partial government shutdown. However, on the same day that I raised my right hand and took the oath…

I thank Mr. Neal, and I salute his eloquent statement. I hope everybody listens. Usually, legislation has either rhyme or reason, or both. This bill has neither. It is dramatically unreasonable. It adds insult to injury. It would further…

I will start first by applauding the leadership of this committee: Mr. Royce, who has worked so hard, and the gentlewoman from Florida. We went to Bosnia together some years ago, and they have worked so closely with Mr. Engel. I think it…

I proudly present Brenda Jones as a new Member of Congress for Michigan's 13th Congressional District for the remainder of this Congress. Brenda Jones was elected in a special election earlier this month. She very much wanted to…

I offer a privileged resolution (H. Res. 1161) and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1161 Resolved, That the Speaker is hereby authorized and directed to administer the…

I ask so-called fiscal conservatives: Why add to the deficit $3 trillion? I guess it is consistency. If you dig a hole, dig it deeper. Oh, it is for workers. Workers? One-half of the top percent get 50 percent of the benefit. It won't pass…

I rise, once again, to speak about the unspeakable suffering of the Rohingya people. Two recent developments have accentuated the vital need for the House to speak formally and clearly about this human disaster. First, last month, a…

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 242, noes 176, not voting 10, as follows: [Roll No. 376] AYES--242…

How much time do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan has 6\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Illinois has 14 minutes remaining.

Here they go again. Republicans are coming to the House floor to decry growing deficits, as if they had nothing to do with them. Just this week, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported that the federal deficit is going…

Students from across the Nation, including from my Ninth District in Michigan, are demanding that their voices be heard on the issue of gun violence. They are upset with the carnage they have witnessed. They are fearful for their safety…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, it is not easy to fool Marcy Kaptur, but we pulled it off. She thought we were going to talk about Wall Street? We are going to talk about Main Street. In that regard, I think it was…

If you will listen, this bill is trickle-down at its worst. Except for the very wealthy trickle, it is, at best, a trickle; and for millions, not even that; and for the economy at large, a discredited theory. It is a deficit time bomb. The…

In all of my 35 years in Congress, this is one of the most deceitful bills I have ever seen. It is deceitful when Republicans say the bill is focused on the middle class while it is really aimed at making the very wealthy even wealthier…