we are in a democratic republic, that we have a framework of laws, of checks and balances that limit a President from doing something like that or to entangle other governments in our politics and in our domestic affairs

I don't have any other speakers as well, so I will close. I assume that was my friend's closing.

The Rules Committee met last night and reported House Resolution 739, providing for consideration of H.R. 2534, the Insider Trading Prohibition Act, under a structured rule, which makes in order two amendments. The rule provides 1 hour of…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Woodall), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of the resolution, all time yielded is for the…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 739 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 739 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

I would like it to stay in America and not go to Switzerland.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 646 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 646 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

I was going to say to my friend: That sounded like that was your closing. Should we just take it as that?

To close. I always enjoy debating with my friend from Georgia on these rules matters, and, quite frankly, he has heaped a lot of praise on this particular piece of legislation, which it deserves. It has gone through the crucible of a lot…

The Rules Committee met last night and reported a structured rule, House Resolution 646, providing for consideration of H.R. 2513, the Corporate Transparency Act. The rule self-executes Chairwoman Waters' manager's amendment and makes in…

I just want to remind my friend that we are dealing with a serious law enforcement issue here, something that the chairwoman, who will speak, has been dealing with for years, working with law enforcement across the country and has…

To my friends Mrs. Lesko and Mr. Woodall from the Rules Committee, first, I remind my friend from Arizona that we are actually working on legislation that is bipartisan in nature and something that is tremendously serious that has to be…

To my friend from Michigan, I guess I have more confidence in the Federal employees that they can get something done in the next 180 days. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Heck) who has been working on…

May I inquire how much time each side has remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. DeGette). The gentleman from Colorado has 4 minutes remaining. The gentleman from North Carolina has 4 minutes remaining.

I include in the Record a list of supporters for the SAFE Banking Act from a broad coalition, including the National Association of Attorneys General, including 38 State attorneys general, 20 State Governors, and 18 State banking…

I remember we were at the construction of what was the Freedom Tower, also known as One World Trade Center.

In Colorado, we are more likely to have fir than mahogany. That I would say. So, no, I appreciate that.

I want to thank you for your service to the country, and for working with me on a couple of items involving the National Renewable Energy Lab.

we had a bill called the GREEN Act, you may recall, that dealt with a lot of construction, mortgage, renewable energy, and energy-efficiency techniques.

I think it is crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign.

The Rules Committee met last night and reported a rule, House Resolution 519, providing for consideration of H.R. 3877, which is the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, under a closed rule. The rule provides 1 hour of debate equally divided and…

I would just say to my friend, Mr. Kustoff, he and I served together on Financial Services, and there is agreement here. In fact, this resolution that he described as a great stepping stone, we just took and passed the resolution 2 days…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 519 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 519 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Cole), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the…

I just want to continue to focus on what is before us today, and what is before us today is dealing with the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and dealing with the budget of the United States of America, two accomplishments, both…