We need to act. We need to act to save lives as 100,000 Americans have died in the last 3\1/2\ years since Sandy Hook--since 6- and 7-year-olds were killed in my district. What has this House done? Nothing but hold moments of silence. Do…

I would like to drill down a little bit on the remarks of my good friend and colleague, Mr. Thompson, about why these two bills, why the no fly, no buy bill, and the expanded background checks, are so important and why they are so critical…

I will stand here for the remainder of my time to protest the appalling silence of this House and its refusal to act in the face of this terrorist act. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman's time has expired. ____________________

Fidelity is the principle that recognizes that individual sacrifices made for the benefit of society may give rise to societal duties in return.

There’s no such substitute for that.

We need to see the progress through that list, the ticker list. This is the priority project, and this is how far the money gets us.

I come to the floor with a simple message for the leaders of this House: Do your job. The majority has refused to even vote on a budget--our most basic duty--and has failed to address over $3 trillion of needed infrastructure across the…

I look forward in these next several months to doing exactly that.

It will require national commitment, sustained support, and resources over multiple decades.

Flooding in Connecticut illustrates how flood prevention and mitigation efforts are important to our economy.

It is our responsibility in Congress to deal with the underfunding point.

Thank you, Chairman Gibbs and Ranking Member Napolitano, for holding today's important hearing to review the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chief's Report.

I have a motion to instruct conferees at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Esty moves that the managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes…

Again, I would like to thank my colleague, Representative Knight, for cosponsoring this amendment. I would like to thank the bipartisan leadership for taking up this issue, and my good friend, the gentlewoman from Indiana, Representative…

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 6, line 19, strike ``and''. Page 6, line 25, strike the period and insert ``; and''. Page 6, after…

Last Friday, this House blew right through the statutory deadline to enact a budget resolution. Let's set aside, for a moment, the fact that passing a budget last Friday was required by law. The real injustice to the American people is…

Thank you very much, and I yield back.

Thank you, Chairwoman Comstock, and thank you for holding today's important hearing to examine the fiscal year 2017 budget request for the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Do our young people have the skills necessary to compete in modern manufacturing?

I understand the importance of reliable communications technology, particularly in our new, developing advanced transportation systems.

So those investments the taxpayers are making on the local level are really wise investments that are going to be good for a number of years.

It can't be about going to see your doctor and fixing the problem after the fact. How do we keep ourselves healthier for longer?

I hope that PHMSA and this committee can work together to improve pipeline safety in the United States.

It just makes no sense that you lack this authority.

Safety is paramount when it comes to producing and transporting energy across the United States.