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…

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

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.

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 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…

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…

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 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.

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.