I believe we have to do it in a bipartisan way.

We need to make balancing our budget something that has to happen.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 468 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 468 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 469 Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives request the Senate to return…

I don't believe that asking the Department of Defense to make a cost-effective decision in any purchase is an unnecessary burden. Mr. Chair, I disagree with my colleagues, and I reserve the balance of my time.

The United States military is the greatest fighting force in the world. Our troops need to be focused on the mission at hand and have every tool at their disposal to complete that mission. My amendment ensures that we practice fiscal…

I thank Chairman Thornberry for the opportunity to speak about my amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. Our military is the greatest fighting force in the world. I applaud the Department of Defense's…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 85, after line 24, insert the following: SEC. 316. ALTERNATIVE ENERGY USE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF…

I want to thank the witnesses for being here.

But there is some threshold to even begin an investigation. There has to be some evidence that would lead a government agency to direct resources to do that, would there not?

Reclaiming my time, do not tell prosecutors that they are merely lawyers. To be a prosecutor is a higher standard. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Marshall).

I just want to make one point. I have heard a number of times now that this bill is a solution searching for a problem or it does nothing to help our underlying cost. The Congressional Budget Office, the very office that my friend relies…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 382 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 382 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

I would remind my friend again that the States that have adopted any cap--it could be $250,000, it could be $500,000, it could be $1 million in non-economic damage caps--will not be affected by this bill. This bill only affects those…

I will remind my friend from Colorado that the very $250,000 cap that we are talking about in this bill is the same cap that has been adopted by the Colorado State Legislature.

By direction of the House Republican Conference, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 410 Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are hereby…

I want to inquire of my friend from Colorado, he mentioned when he was introducing the gentleman from Virginia that there are schools that are closing because gym roofs are falling in. I know a number of very generous individuals that…

I thank the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Newhouse), my colleague on the Rules Committee, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, in the West, water is life. Coloradans must wisely steward the precious water flowing through our lands. That is why we…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 378 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 378 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

By direction of the House Republican Conference, I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 381 Resolved, That the following named Members be, and…

In response to my friend from Florida's statement about the second piece of legislation that we are dealing with in this rule, I believe it is our responsibility to the American taxpayer, and we are fulfilling that responsibility. We are…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 400, line 22, insert ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Within''. Page 401, after line 2, insert the…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 375 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 375 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

I have no further speakers at this time. The points have been made. I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time.

The legislation before us today is not for the big banks. It is not for the bureaucrats and their swanky downtown office at CFPB. This legislation was crafted for the American people, the men and women who work hard every day to earn a…