I would like to join my colleague, Mr. Tipton, in bringing forward this important amendment. Here, in the first year of June, there are already two wildfires that have erupted in my district. Mr. Tipton and I share northern and western…

The 287(g) program has become increasingly controversial and increasingly recognized as a costly failure. By allowing local police officers to effectively act as Federal agents and immigration officials, it not only increases crime by…

I agree strongly with the impassioned plea by my colleague from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky), and I'm very grateful for this amendment to be brought forward by Mr. Deutch and Mr. Foster. This really is an outrage. It's an outrage to our…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 2, line 17, under ``Departmental Management and Operations_Departmental Operations_Office of the Secretary and…

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. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as follows: Office of the…

I thank the gentlelady from New York. T-minus 38 days, 38 days until student loan interest rates are scheduled to increase from 3.4 to 6.8 percent. Mr. Speaker, in my district in Colorado, students trying to finance their education through…

Of course quantity affects price--Economics 101. The disconnect here and the failure in the argument from the other side is this quantity is a rounding error in the global supply and the global demand. This has no impact on price. We're…

I am honored to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Tonko), whose amendment under this rule was also shut out from even a debate here on the floor of the House.

The gentleman cited studies that apparently addressed his concerns about environmental impact. I would draw his attention to the fact that there were three draft studies--one that was actually finalized. All of them were on the old…

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 228, noes 185, not voting 20, as follows: [Roll No. 168] AYES--228…

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 would like to thank my colleagues, Ms. Chu from California and Mr. Connolly from Virginia. This amendment would require that the Government Accountability Office, which is independent, evaluate the true cost of potential spills from the…