The Republican majority believes the more hidden money in politics, the better. Freedom of speech, they say, requires more and more dark money or that democracy requires the ability of a few key people to write a check of $100 million…

What is happening today is further evidence that the Republicans are simply not doing their job. There is real work to be done. It is simply inexcusable that action has not yet happened to prepare for the Zika virus. That would be real…

I thank the distinguished ranking member for yielding. The gentleman has worked so hard on this with so many others. Mr. Speaker, this fiduciary rule has had a long, dedicated and deliberative journey. The administration first issued…

What we are facing today is the worst kind of demagoguery, and really it descends to propaganda. Look, the reason the phones aren't being answered is because the Republican majority has failed to answer to its responsibilities. The…

Here is the story. Here are the honest facts. Republicans have cut the IRS budget by close to $1 billion over the past 5 years. This bill is just another budget cut, further reducing the IRS' budget by as much as $500 million. The…

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 254, noes 170, not voting 9, as follows: [Roll No. 160] AYES--254…

This is really a couple of sad days for this institution. Here we are filling in time with bills that are going nowhere and are deeply mistaken. No action on the budget, no action on the tragedy in Flint, no action on the needs of Puerto…

I will do that. I decided to go back to 2013 to the hearing of Ways and Means. After the inspector general gave his report--this is May 17, 2013--this is what I asked the inspector general: Did you find any evidence of political motivation…

This is ``bashing the IRS and its 80,000 employees'' week, but the two bills here today are very minor additions. Tomorrow and Thursday are the real problem proposals and the real culprits. They are the ones that really curtail the ability…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, what is being prohibited here is already prohibited. It is prohibited in the law. It is prohibited by law that we passed in 1998. It says that there shall not be action as to any…

This short-term bill to extend the FAA authorization for three months and tax revenue for one year gives us more time to negotiate bipartisan reforms that are needed. While I will support this extension, I'm concerned that Republicans are…

The chairman said this bill came out with strong support and it is relevant. Now, the vote in the committee--this was many, many months ago--was strictly partisan, and this bill is really a diversion. It was marked up at the same time as…

I thank the distinguished minority, the gentleman who has worked so hard on budgets, for yielding. The majority whip referred to November. We are serving notice in this discussion: We are proud to defend healthcare reform and will do so…

This bill is reckless and has zero chance of becoming law. But most significantly, it is heartless. What it says from Republicans here to millions, an Unhappy New Year. You could take healthcare insurance away from 22 million people. To…

How much time remains on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan has 15\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 15 minutes remaining.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 318, nays 109, not voting 6, as follows: [Roll No. 703] YEAS--318 Abraham Aderholt Aguilar Allen Amodei…

This bill adds $622 billion to the deficit, the vast majority of which is through permanent tax provisions. For those who propose to have the increase in the deficit continue to drive down defense domestic spending, this bill will almost…

How much time remains on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan has 4 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas also has 4 minutes remaining.

It is now my privilege to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), our distinguished leader.

By the way, I thank Chairman Brady for allowing the leader to go out of turn. I reserve the balance of my time.

How much time remains? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan has 13 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Texas has 16\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Could the Chair tell us the time remaining on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Michigan has 8 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 11\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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 256, noes 158, not voting 19, as follows: [Roll No. 693] AYES--256…

I yield myself the remaining time. Mr. Speaker, let me first address climate change. It is interesting that some of the people who speak in favor say how regrettable it is that this provision is even here. The gentleman from Iowa made…

If the chairman does not mind, I would like to yield to the distinguished leader. Is that okay, Mr. Chairman?