When ESEA was first signed in 1965, it was a critical piece of civil rights legislation. In fact, when President Lyndon Johnson signed the bill, he said it bridges the gap between helplessness and hope for millions of students affected by…

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 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…

As is the case in all fields, there are a few bad actors. That is the reason we have a formal standard in place.

I am hopeful we can move forward in a bipartisan and cooperative manner.

He provides advice that is in their best interests.

Our experience has been that it will not prevent advisors from providing services under commission based business models.

When we disagree about how to solve a problem, we need to sit down and hammer out a solution.

The Department of Labor does need to make changes and communicate with stakeholders to ensure that middle and low income individuals can continue to receive high quality, non-conflicting financial advice.

I believe that transparency and an ongoing stakeholder process are absolutely vital to the success of this rule.

I look forward to hearing from our witnesses and discussing the various ideas for updating and improving the rule and legislation around fiduciary responsibility.

The Email Privacy Act is the most cosponsored bill in Congress awaiting floor action, and the problem it addresses is one of the most pressing constitutional concerns of our modern age: How can we stop the advancement of technology from…

And I thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Mr. Speaker, we will get to what is in the bill in a minute. With regards to process, as an example of a Member of this body, I had a number of issues in 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 243, noes 183, not voting 7, as follows: [Roll No. 598] AYES--243…

Many American workers don't have access to paid sick days, which means they can't miss work without losing a day's pay or risking their job security, sometimes even endangering the public health by spreading their flu or cold to others…

I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro). Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the previous question. Defeating the previous question will allow us to amend the rule to provide for consideration of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. I want to thank you, Mr. Speaker. Rather than having a mere Speaker pro tempore, as I had the opportunity to do as a freshman in the…

I think that the remarks by my colleague on the Rules Committee are part of the problem here. The way that laws are passed require the House and the Senate to pass a bill in the same form and the President to sign that bill, or if 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 244, noes 186, not voting 4, as follows: [Roll No. 571] AYES--244…

Today I call upon the House of Representatives to finally fix our broken immigration system. The American people have had enough. They have had enough of the lack of security around our borders. They have had enough of the economic damage…

Many American workers don't have access to paid sick days, which means they can't miss work without losing a day's pay or risking their job security. If we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to bring up…

To discuss our proposal, I yield such time as she may consume to the distinguished gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro). Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the previous question. Defeating the previous question will…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the rule and the underlying bill--the so-called Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act. My colleague from Washington mentioned…

A point of parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.