For both of those populations it is going to be vitally important that we explore all ranges of transit and include things like light rail, make it more possible, buses, light rail, metro systems, to make it possible for people live where…

As we look towards the reauthorization of MAP-21, it is important for us to consider the current status of the New Starts program in order to improve performance in the years ahead.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank you for holding this hearing and for all of our witnesses for helping us with this very critical issue.

the State going to be able to get some assistance in raising those rail beds, which is, indeed, clearly one of our choke points and one of our risks for resiliency.

Thank you to the gentleman from Florida. Mr. Speaker, last week, when I was back in my district, I didn't hear about asbestos. I didn't hear about rule 11 sanctions. I heard about how harmful the government shutdown was, about the need to…

Thank you, Chairman Smith and Ranking Member Johnson for holding today's hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency.

Congratulations on your confirmation. You have an important role and responsibility as head of an agency charged with protecting the environment and the public's health.

The disruption around the New Haven Line is unacceptable and an avoidable failure.

I thank the gentleman for the time. I rise in support of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act because it is essential for our economy and it addresses flood control and water management issues important to my district. Waterways…

This shutdown is hurting families and businesses in my district and across the country. It must end. Protein Sciences in Meriden is a prime example of the many cutting- edge businesses driving economic development in central Connecticut…

I am opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Esty moves to recommit the joint resolution H.J. Res. 90 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report 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 the motion to table will be followed by 5- minute votes on passage of the…

Doesn't the bill before us fund a portion of the Federal Government? My motion to recommit would open up the entire Federal Government so that all of the benefits taxpayers have paid for with their hard-earned dollars are available. Can…

This is the ninth day of the unnecessary government shutdown and the 12th time we've made a motion to bring a clean continuing resolution to the floor--12 times to allow this House to vote on a measure that has passed the Senate, 12 times…

I want to thank you for your leadership, Mr. Ryan, and Mr. Reed, your bipartisan cochair of the Manufacturing Caucus, for all you have been doing in this Congress and in others, to promote manufacturing. Today, we celebrate the rebirth of…

I appreciate my colleague, Mr. Holt, for giving me a moment today. I rise to thank Chairman Hastings, Ranking Member DeFazio, and all the other Members in the House and in the Senate who are involved in resolving the helium reserve issue…

I thank the gentleman, and I appreciate working with him and many others here in the Chamber today to address this bill. Mr. Speaker, why are we here? What would this bill do? H.R. 1961 would reinstate--and backdate to 2008--an exemption…

This week is National Suicide Prevention Week. More than 38,000 Americans die by suicide every year, 90 percent of whom have at least one treatable mental illness. Veterans account for 20 percent of suicides in this country, and military…

On rollcall No. 450--H.R. 1155, and 451--H.R. 2747, I was at meetings on Syria with the Vice President at the White House. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' Personal Explanation

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It has reduced risk for all consumers through ensuring the plentiful, wholesome, safe, and affordable food supply, with the backstop for SNAP benefits for the most needy--for those who cannot afford to hire…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by 5-minute votes on passage of the bill, if…

This is the final amendment to the bill which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, it will simply and immediately be amended. The farm bill traditionally has been a risk-management tool for our country. It has…

I am opposed to the bill in its current form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Esty moves to recommit the bill, H.R. 2642, to the Committee on Agriculture with…

On rollcall No. 317, had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' Amendment Offered by Mr. Swalwell of California The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from…

I support the concept of innovative financing. I am a fan of and cosponsor of the infrastructure bank.