I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this continuing resolution, which is yet again a complete abdication of our responsibilities. Instead of adopting fully funded appropriations bills or an…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I, too, rise to commend my sister in so many fights, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, whom we will miss. But we are not letting her get away that quickly, because we have about a year together with many…

Many Venezuelans have fled the chaos in their country to freedom and safety in my congressional district. The significant infusion of our Venezuelan friends and neighbors has affectionately dubbed my hometown of Weston, Florida, as…

I thank the gentleman for yielding me time. Mr. Speaker, to my friend on the other side of the aisle, the gentlewoman from Tennessee, the reality is that the truth hurts. This budget resolution totally abandons America's most cherished…

Let me just start by saying to the people of Puerto Rico: Despite President Trump's indifference and soft bigotry, we will be there for the people of Puerto Rico until the last American's life returns to normal. While I rise to support…

Debating this budget resolution is a partisan and pointless exercise, and I will point out to the chairman that it is October, after the fiscal year has expired and after we have already passed every single appropriations bill out of the…

Sadly, this budget does not reflect our responsibility to care for and invest in the American people. Mr. Chair, I urge a ``no'' vote.

I thank the gentlewoman from Texas for her commitment, for her work, and for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I spent 5 years as a proud member of the Judiciary Committee. I miss it and I hope to return one day to add on to my responsibilities as a…

We must give the protection of these children our full focus and efforts. Please think about these precious babies being victimized. If you are a parent--and many of us are--God forbid if it was your own child. It could be any of our…

I, like many Members, have concerns regarding another round of BRAC. I realize that this is a complicated issue for all Members of Congress, especially those with military facilities in their congressional districts. I have had this…

As the designee of Ranking Member Lowey, I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank the distinguished ranking member for yielding me time and for her hard work during this arduous process. And I would also like to thank Chairman Frelinghuysen and Chairman Dent for their hard work as well. As we all know, the…

President Trump, the ``Commander in Tweet,'' tweeted this morning announcing a ban on transgender military service, which was a completely baseless and hateful assault on transgender Americans. Make no mistake: this was not just a midnight…

I thank the gentleman for yielding time to me. Mr. Chairman, the VA conducts animal research at 74 of its facilities, and only 3 of these--Cleveland, Milwaukee, and Richmond-- are still conducting experiments on dogs that involve…

I am opposed to the amendment. Mr. Chairman, Davis-Bacon is a pretty simple concept, and a fair one at that. What the Davis-Bacon Act does is to protect the government as well as the workers in carrying out the policy that is very simple…

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 Iowa will be postponed. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 24 printed in House…

I just came from the Appropriations Committee markup on the Interior legislation, and a large part of that committee's work relates to the environment. In my district, which is ground zero for sea level rise, Broward County recently…

I would be happy to. I am a member of the Budget Committee, and we are actually going to mark up the Republicans' budget tomorrow in that committee. Really, with all due respect, Mr. Speaker, to the ``Commander in Tweet,'' President…

I represent the State of Florida. I want to thank my colleagues for bringing up this extremely important conversation about the, at least, 23 million people who would have lost healthcare coverage if the ``Not Very Affordable Care Act''…

Would the gentlewoman be surprised that last night in the Appropriations Committee, we marked up the T-HUD bill--the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development bill? And for all the talk about making it in America and investing in…

I just wanted to, again, place these items on the table and demonstrate the grave impact that will take its toll on the American people if the cuts that have been proposed by the Trump administration and the Republican majority go through…

I, too, had a very similar experience. My mother-in-law suddenly had a stroke when she was 58 years old, and she was cut down in her prime, also suffered from diabetes, and spent 3 years really in a very debilitated condition. She had to…

I stand before you with your congressional women's softball team, who are tanned, rested, and ready to beat the press tonight. Our bipartisan team has been practicing for the last 3 months at 7 in the morning, two to three mornings a week…

You can't both say it is premature and say that the budget balances.

One thing, though, that is absolute certainty is that a budget is an expression of our values.