Hank Johnson

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 Georgia will be postponed. {time} 2045 Parliamentary Inquiry

Judicial review of final agency action is a hallmark of administrative law and is critical to ensuring that agency action does not harm or adversely affect the public. But as the Supreme Court held in Chevron USA, Inc. v. Natural Resources…

As the designee of the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline), 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 3, line 11, insert after ``extent…

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 Georgia will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Johnson of Georgia The Acting…

Lastly, I would point out that there is a strongly worded veto threat by the President about this legislation should it ever find its way to the Senate and to the President's desk. The President points out that this legislation is not in…

My topic today was going to be on the issue of gun violence, mass shootings, the need for Congress to take some action to keep America safe, the fact that 90 percent of the people of this country want Congress to take some action. I was…

In my district, the Fourth District of Georgia, the people are tired of gratuitous gun violence. Gun violence and gun deaths have risen by 8 percent over the last decade. Just this Friday night, a 35-year-old female was killed. Her brother…

I mean, you know, a dog has got a flea on its tail, or a tick or something, and it gets so exasperated and wound up that it just starts chasing its tail around.

We would have to afford that individual the right to counsel, is that not correct?

We should not give the public the false impression that this is about impeachment. This is about the dog chasing its tail.

It has been our custom.

And it is only correct that we would do that.

I thank the gentlewoman from California. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3636, the Oversee Visa Integrity with Stakeholder Advisories Act, also known as the O-VISA Act. I support this bipartisan legislation because it will…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, this body has never passed a law that denied States the ability to act before there is a Federal standard in place. What we are perpetrating today with this vote is a first. Instead of being preempted to…

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, lastly, I thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for their tremendous work on this bill and for the time and energy spent by their staffs. I ask my colleagues to support this bill.

I thank the gentleman from Texas. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the Poe amendment. This amendment would expand the military's authority under the 1033 program to flood our streets with surplus battle-ready military equipment straight…

Judicial review of final agency action is a hallmark of administrative law, and is critical to ensuring that agency action does not harm or adversely affect the public.

Federal judges who have no constituency have a duty to respect legitimate policy choices made by those who do.

This amendment authorizes grants for programs to develop secure prescription drug containers to prevent individuals, particularly children, from gaining access to opioid medications that have been lawfully prescribed to others. This…

I thank the gentlewoman. I rise in support of her amendment. I also rise to state my unyielding support for the underlying legislation introduced by my friend, Jim Sensenbrenner from Wisconsin, literally an institution of statutory…

This amendment would expand the list of eligible grant uses for the new program under H.R. 5046 to include efforts to develop, implement, or expand a program to prevent and address opiate abuse by veterans. This amendment would add…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Lynch amendment. It expands the list of eligible grant uses for the grant program created by H.R. 5046 to include programs that ensure the security of opioids in…

There is a grave threat that is facing the American electoral process in 2016, and that is the soundness and the dependability of our voting machines and the integrity of our voting process. Nationwide, authorities are tabulating crucial…

The Preamble of the Constitution of the United States of America lists one overarching theme, which is to establish a more--or to ensure a more perfect union.

the laser focus of this Task Force is to dismantle guidelines that would provide States greater flexibility in determining its work requirements in the program, and this is nothing more than just conservative politics against poor people.