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 179, not voting 11, as follows: [Roll No. 60] AYES--243…

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…

My colleague, Ms. DelBene, has offered a concept around a pilot program to encourage the hiring of veterans in manufacturing jobs, the type of middle class agenda that the American public wants this Congress to work on, rather than one…

It is week five of the 114th Congress, and I really feel like that movie ``Groundhog Day,'' where the same day just keeps repeating itself over and over and over again. This is the 56th time that we have been through this particular…

For more than four decades the United States has pursued a policy of an embargo against our neighboring nation to the south, Cuba. President Obama has taken the first steps towards moving towards the end of isolating the Cuban people and…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding me the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this rule. First of all, when we have spending bills that make it here to the…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on ordering the previous question will be followed by 5-minute votes on adopting…

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 242, noes 180, not voting 10, as follows: [Roll No. 21] AYES--242…

We do not need to start this new Congress going down a path of legislative brinkmanship and crises of our own making. We shouldn't be treating funding for our national security like a political pawn. There are differences of opinion about…

I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, the Republicans are playing partisan games with our country's border security and our safety. By tacking on unrelated immigration measures to a basic funding bill for…

The Department of Homeland Security is about keeping our Nation and our citizens safe. Just as we fund the military to face threats abroad, Department of Homeland Security does that work to keep our communities safe at home. Now is not the…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 244, noes 181, not voting 4, as follows: [Roll No. 12] AYES--244 Abraham…