With one item, the American people speak with a single voice. They want Congress to tackle our broken immigration system, secure our borders, and restore the rule of law. Yet here we are, more than halfway through the 114th Congress, and…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the committee highlighting School Choice Week, and of course, we are doing it a week late, but you know, it is never too late to celebrate school choice, and we should celebrate school choice all 52…

I do not see how it is even possible to de-link PREPA's financial challenges from Chapter 9.

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 239, noes 176, not voting 18, as follows: [Roll No. 5] AYES--239 Abraham…

The gentleman from Georgia mentioned that sometimes affected parties aren't in the room during consent decree or settlement discussions. That is a far cry from having to respond to potentially hundreds of thousands or millions of public…

Here we are, the very first day back for the House of Representatives in 2016, and already the House Republicans are rehashing old, toxic attacks on women's access to health care and on working families. Here in 2016 we were hoping to see…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Over the holidays, like all Members of this body, I was back home and excited about coming back in January to legislate and move the country forward. I was hoping…

This bill that we would like to bring forward, if we can defeat the previous question, would help keep the American people safe. The bill would bar the sale of firearms and explosives to those on the FBI's terrorist watch list. On this…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition--I might add, reluctant opposition--to the rule on two important bills that really shouldn't be controversial: the Senate amendments to…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of adoption of the…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, even after we pass this continuing resolution today, we will still be just 5 days away from a government shutdown. That is no way to run the greatest, freest, most prosperous country…

Enough is enough. It is time to act. Let's make it harder for criminals and terrorists to quietly assemble arsenals designed to kill innocent Americans. We can do that. We can protect the Second Amendment. We can implement commonsense…

Sandy Hook, Colorado Springs, San Bernardino. How many mass shootings or terrorist attacks will it take for Congress to act to reduce gun violence? We are not talking about infringing upon our important Second Amendment rights, no gun…

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 236, noes 174, not voting 23, as follows: [Roll No. 691] AYES--236…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. I commend my colleagues on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, who we will be hearing from shortly, for their…

Reclaiming my time, you did even better than the education conference committee. We were 39-1. There was actually one person on that conference committee who didn't support it. What a great job that you and your colleagues did. The…

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 384, noes 40, not voting 9, as follows: [Roll No. 667] AYES--384 Abraham…

A third of our Nation's major roads are rated as poor or mediocre, and one in four bridges is in need of significant repair or expansion, many of them dangerous, while 45 percent of Americans don't have access to public transit. Congestion…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of adoption. The vote…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In subtitle A of title IV, add at the end the following new chapter: CHAPTER 8--SURFACE ESTATE OWNER…

I want to explain how in many States, including my home State of Colorado, landowners--if you live in a home, you own your property, you bought it--you are not necessarily and in most cases, in fact, you are not also the owner of the…

I wish that this amendment weren't necessary. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of homeowners in Colorado who fail to be notified by the BLM. Now, there is a good faith effort requirement, but there is no system in place to ensure that…

I respect my good friend and colleague from Colorado. Part of the goal of this amendment is to ensure that the full area of disruption receives notification. So where you have a suburban subdevelopment, it is one thing for the owner under…

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 No. 25 Offered by Mr. Barton The Acting CHAIR. It is…

We have before us today an education bill that is a vast improvement over the status quo. I am proud to say it is a result of the work product between Democrats and Republicans working together to finally replace an outdated educational…