I am your 'Democratic' friend. I am not your 'Democrat' friend. It is the Democratic party.

I rise for a couple of purposes today. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the career of Rob Strain, a friend and constituent who is retiring as president of Ball Aerospace, headquartered in Colorado. Rob first joined Ball Aerospace in…

The second purpose I rise today is to respond to one of my friends who is questioning the validity of the election. He couldn't be more wrong. The gentleman from Alabama and I work on legislation together. We cosponsored a bill that was…

this is about institutional appropriate power, and constitutionally derived power. This isn't about trying to score political points against anybody.

It was procedural. But then I voted for the bill, so it was part of the bill.

So I have to admit, I am attracted to Mr. Lieu's proposition here on MTRs, that what is the value of them.

you will never get IHS funded appropriately as long as it is stuck in Interior because there is too many responsibilities within that agency, and too little money.

I had not opposed MTRs before as a general principle, but the MTR from a week ago on anti-Semitism really bothered me.

I thank my friend from New Jersey. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4990, which I am proud to cosponsor. This is a bipartisan bill introduced by my Science, Space, and Technology Committee colleagues, Representatives Sherrill…

I thank my friend from Alabama for being a good partner and really working with me and with the Senate to refine and get this thing into an excellent product. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record the following letters of support we…

I also include in the Record an op-ed from The Hill dated September 10, 2020, by Dr. Antonio Busalacchi, who supports this bill. [From the Hill, Sept. 10, 2020] Congress Needs To Finalize Spa Weather Bill as Solar Storms Pose Heightened…

Just reading quickly from the op-ed as to why we are doing this: ``Significant space weather events occur every decade or so with far- reaching and destructive consequences. A powerful solar storm in 1989 cut off power to millions of…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1053 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1053 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…

I want to take a moment to speak about two amendments this rule makes in order that I have offered which are focused on the health and environmental safety for those willing to put their lives on the line for our country--first, for former…

The Rules Committee met on Friday and reported a rule, House Resolution 1053, providing for consideration of H.R. 6395, known as the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, under a structured…

I want to say first to my friend, Mr. Woodall, I would never neglect to provide you with the 30 minutes because I honestly enjoy watching your gestures and listening to your arguments. Often we disagree, but the way you present things is…

I inquire how much time remains on both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Perlmutter) has 16 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Woodall) has 11 minutes remaining.

Just briefly. I am prepared to close, I would say to my friend from Georgia. The rule that we presented today does span a number of bills. The reason we are putting them all together is because time is of the essence, and there is no…

How much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado has 9 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Georgia has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining.

The bottom line is, this is COVID related, and we don't have it under control.

I practiced bankruptcy law, business bankruptcy law, for 25 years before I got elected to Congress.

I am just worried we are going to hit a brick wall at the end of this month.

It would be foolhardy to think that they are adopting austerity budgets... that they won't follow through.

But we are not out of this thing, by any stretch of the imagination.

I would just ask you to really push on that one, or there are going to be a lot of people laid off at just the worst time, in very essential services.