We have heard a lot here today. A lot of it, I don't know exactly where they are coming from. But we have heard a lot of things today. Democrats would like to believe--or would like the American people to believe, or go to that…

H. Res. 964 provides for consideration of H.R. 935, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013. On Monday, the House had a full and thorough debate on H.R. 935. While the bill did not gain the two-thirds majority necessary to pass by…

I do not, Mr. Speaker. I want to reiterate my earlier announcement that all time is yielded for the purpose of debate only, and we are not yielding for other purposes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Florida does not yield…

I appreciate it. And, Mr. Chairman, I appreciate your comments, and I appreciate the work that you have done on this. With that, Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

I certainly do appreciate the ranking member's comments about other Federal employees, and I am the last one to malign Federal employees, but this is specifically in regard to--do you remember back when we passed the Pay Our Military Act…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Madam Chair, as a past sheriff, we utilized that equipment in a responsible way. All of the helicopters we had in our fleet were all surplus helicopters that flew as far back as Vietnam. Some of the…

The amendment treats the National Guard dual status military technicians as uniformed personnel in the event of furlough. Dual status technicians are uniformed full-time guardsmen, but a lot of their workweek falls into a legal gray area…

I have heard a lot of things in my life as a sheriff and in my 38 years in law enforcement, but I will tell you this: first of all, the Federal Government does not give local law enforcement or any law enforcement agency bombs. The…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 628 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 628 Resolved, That (a) at any time after adoption of this resolution the…

H. Res. 628 provides for the consideration of H.R. 4870, the Department of Defense Appropriation Act for FY 2015 under a modified open rule. This resolution will give Members on both sides of the aisle the opportunity to offer as many…

The Counter-electronics High Power Microwave Missile Project, better known as CHAMP, is an Air Force program to disrupt or eliminate an adversary's electronics without causing physical damage to facilities or people. My amendment would…