I thank the gentleman for yielding. I am so proud of him and his leadership as the ranking member on the Budget Committee. I am so sorry that the Speaker left the floor because I have some very good news for him. Clearly, he does not…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for her superior service on the Rules Committee. Mr. Speaker, across America today, hardworking people and seniors find that their retirement security is under threat and in doubt. Congress has a…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding, and I commend her for her excellent leadership as the ranking Democratic member on the Appropriations Committee. As an appropriator myself, I understand the culture. I understand the camaraderie…

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 180, nays 235, not voting 18, as follows: [Roll No. 607] YEAS--180 Adams Aguilar Ashford Bass Beatty Becerra…

I thank the ranking member of the Appropriations Committee for yielding. And I thank her for her great work being involved in the appropriations process, which I shared with her for many years, but a place where so many of our values are…

What a beautiful picture of Mark. Mr. Speaker, I thank Congresswoman Gabbard for bringing us together in this Special Order to salute a very special person, our colleague, Mark Takai. It is a solemn privilege for all of us today to give…

There is a public health emergency in our country. Are you thinking of Zika? Are you thinking of opioids? Yes, they are public health emergencies, but there is another ongoing, long- term public health emergency, and that is gun violence…

In the course of these 1-minutes, of which there have been over 50, thank you, Mr. Cicilline, for bringing us together once again on the steps of the Capitol a couple of nights ago and now here in the Chamber. When we are in school and…

The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Cicilline) has been such a leader on this issue. He was a leader in the sit-in that happened a few weeks ago on the floor of the House, I can attest personally. I bore witness to his staying here all night, for…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank him for his excellent work in bringing this bipartisan legislation to the floor. With all due respect to Mr. Goodlatte, I credibly come to the floor to say that this bill does not provide the…

The ambush and murder of police officers during a peaceful protest is a tragedy that tears at the heart of every American. I agree with the Speaker that episodes like this must not harden our divisions, but should unify us as a country. We…

I thank Representative Garamendi for his consistent, persistent leadership in these Special Orders to put forth issues of concern to the American people. Right now, we are talking about saving lives. We are talking about responsible…