I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, my amendment would require GAO to do a study on the impact of this legislation on employee ownership. When employees are offered the opportunity to have an ownership stake in the…

The gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) may be joining us on the floor in a few minutes to talk about her proposal. I have an article written by Ms. DeLauro that I include in the Record. [From Cosmopolitan, Apr. 4, 2017] We Will Win…

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, after line 2, insert the following: SEC. 3. GAO REPORT ON IMPACT ON EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP. Not…

It is no surprise that nobody wants to come to the floor and talk in favor of this bill because it is such an awful bill. This bill would allow your broadband provider of internet services to sell all of your personal information. So…

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 231, noes 185, not voting 13, as follows: [Roll No. 198] AYES--231…

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 231, noes 189, not voting 9, as follows: [Roll No. 200] AYES--231…

The time for immigration reform is now. If we want to increase the growth rate of our economy, fixing our broken immigration system will do that. If we want to restore the rule of law and improve our national security so we know who is…

And I thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the rule and the underlying legislation. First, when the gentleman from Georgia said there were no amendments brought forward on this…

Up until now, every President since Gerald Ford has disclosed their tax return information. These returns provide a basic level of transparency that helps ensure the public's interest is placed first. The American people deserve the same…

Like these groups, I also believe that privacy is worth defending. In the wrong hands, information can be damaging and used for the wrong reasons. Simply put, this bill is about conveying the value of the internet to the infrastructure…

Last Congress, we considered a bill called the Secret Science Act, which was nearly identical to this bill. That was a bill that I submitted was at a cost of billion dollars. If the gentleman from Georgia has any evidence that this bill…

Reclaiming my time, what the bill essentially does is two things in this regard. One, it will foist an unfunded mandate onto those who are conducting the research to go through the effort themselves of releasing the data. But more…

I also include in the Record an op-ed that I had the opportunity to publish last week on this topic. My piece is entitled ``Why Americans should be worried about their online broadband privacy,'' talking about this very bill that Congress…

The evaluation is as it should be. Again, when infrastructure is laid, we want a reasonable ROI. It is like utility infrastructure or water infrastructure. I would never expect that the world's most valuable companies would be the pipes in…

This is based on H.R. 1030 from last session, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2015, effectively the same operating provisions as this new bill. If there are any cost-saving elements in this new bill that weren't in H.R. 1030, I would…

We want to thank our witnesses, thank you, Mr. Chair. This is the second hearing we have had on the Corporation for National and Community Service in the same year...

Look, first of all, this rather outrageous Republican healthcare bill still will cost 24 million Americans their healthcare insurance; and if you are lucky enough not to be one of those 24 million Americans, the nonpartisan Congressional…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- minute vote on the motion to lay the appeal on the table will be followed by 5-minute votes on the…

I have a privileged resolution at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the resolution. The Clerk read as follows: Whereas, in the United States' system of checks and balances, Congress has a responsibility to hold the…

Under rule IX, clause 1, questions of the privileges of the House and those affecting the rights of the House, its safety, dignity, and the integrity of its proceedings, that is the section we are talking about here today when we are…

Yes, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado is recognized.

I hope that the Chair will rule favorably on behalf of the American people. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado seeks to offer a resolution as a question of the privileges…

How many Members must come before the Speaker establishing that this qualifies under the privileges of the House affecting the integrity of the House until the Speaker rules in our favor? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair is prepared to…

Reclaiming my time, again, that simply confirms what our previous question would simply require, that before the bill is voted on we will simply know how much it costs and who it impacts. What could be more important than finding that out…

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 234, noes 182, not voting 13, as follows: [Roll No. 177] AYES--234…