The old saying is that bad facts make for bad law.

I personally think that you can't operate in a vacuum, that you have to compare your price stability inflation versus how many people are working and what the economy is doing.

As a member of the House Sustainable Energy and Environmental Coalition, I rise today to recognize the 1- year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy and remember those who tragically lost their lives as well as those continuing to rebuild from…

I thank the ranking member. Two hours ago, one of my constituents showed up in person at my district office in Lakewood. She was frantic and in tears. She just received her furlough notice last night. She's a Federal employee who has been…

I thank the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia for yielding time to me so that I can speak about the catastrophe that we had in Colorado 2\1/2\ weeks ago. Some portions of our State received more rain in 3 days than we get in a year…

I thank the gentlewoman. This bill does not cost a dollar. It simply allows the Secretary of Transportation the flexibility needed for Colorado and other communities impacted by severe weather events this year to rebuild our roads and…

I think this is a public safety issue. We now have 22 States, something that has to be addressed.

Good afternoon. We're in this together. We're not on our own. We're in this together. That's how Americans think: we're in this together. Except that the Tea Party ideology that's running the Republican majority would have us revert to…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Colorado will be postponed. Amendment Offered by Mr. Connolly

To the ranking member and the chairman of the subcommittee, thank you for your work. H.R. 2609 appropriates $30.4 billion for fiscal year 2014 for the Energy Department and Federal water projects, which is $4.1 billion below the…

I move to strike the last word, Mr. Chairman. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Colorado is recognized for 5 minutes.

I appreciate the comments of my friends from Tennessee and Washington. In Colorado, in my district, we have two of those plants which are World War II and Cold War legacy plants--Rocky Flats and the Rocky Mountain Arsenal--so I appreciate…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 22, line 5, after the dollar amount insert ``(increased by $15,000,000)''. Page 29, line 21, after the dollar amount…

This week is Teacher Appreciation Week. I rise to appreciate teachers, especially my wife, who is a high school math teacher; and my sister, who teaches gifted and talented students and English as a second language. But mostly, I arise to…

I'd say to my friends on the Republican side of the aisle, to the majority party: Don't do this. This is wrong. This is not our Nation. We have built this Nation on equality, and that includes the equality of payment. Whether you're a…

Article I, section 8.1: The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States. Now Amendment 14, section 4: The…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 5-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5- minute votes on passage of H.R. 624, if…

In its current form, I am. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Perlmutter moves to recommit the bill, H.R. 624, to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence with…

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Yoder). Is the gentleman opposed to the bill?

I'm pleased to offer this final amendment to this bill. It does not kill the bill or send it back to the committee. If adopted, as the Speaker just mentioned, it would move immediately to final passage. Now, I want to just take a moment…

Is it not the case that if my amendment, if this motion to recommit is adopted, the House would immediately vote on final passage of this bill with the motion to recommit, this amendment, included? The SPEAKER pro tempore. If a motion to…

I withdraw my objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The objection is withdrawn. There was no objection. General Leave

To my friends on the Appropriations Committee, I do want to congratulate you for working together. This is a positive sign for this Congress. But the reason I stand today here in this Chamber is that 8 months ago yesterday, 12 people were…

we need to have a little lesson in history here

We've heard about it already: Friday was a terrible day in America, a terrible day in Connecticut. I represent the city of Aurora, Colorado, and we had a terrible day on July 20 when 12 people were killed and 58 were injured through…