Mike Collins

I would remind the gentlewoman from Texas that, as Americans, we also have rule of law. We stand for that and have wanted to fix the DACA situation, not just give a green light to continue a problem on the border that we are continually…

I appreciate the two gentlemen from Texas, and I appreciate the kind words so far on this bill. This is something, Madam Speaker, that we can definitely rise in support of, and I appreciate the kind words that have been spoken so far. I…

Thus far, I have released several transcripts of interviews from the Judiciary Committee's investigation into the apparent wrongdoing at the FBI and Justice Department. Today, I am releasing a final collection of those transcripts. The…

I inquire of the chairman if he has any more speakers or if he is ready to close.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 236, noes 173, not voting 23, as follows: [Roll No. 217] AYES--236 Adams…

I am prepared to close, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we have heard a lot of debate, and we have heard a lot of issues today. One of the issues that I want to bring up today is, again, as I started out in my…

I am almost at the end, but as I was finishing up--and I appreciate the gentleman from Georgia's words, and I agree that we can--but I would be remiss if I didn't share what I just got in my inbox. I just got this in my inbox. It is a…

I am ready to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Again, I will come back to the issue. This bulletproof vest bill is a great bill. It needs to be permanent. In fact, if we can do better, it would be great. We need to do…

I do appreciate this time. This is a special week for me personally because it is recognizing something that I grew up with. It recognizes something that I am that I can't get a part of who I am. And I appreciate Mr. Pascrell, my friend…

Are you kidding me? We couldn't wait a week? Look, vote for this bill. This bill is a good bill. But this shows the dedication of the majority to Police Week right here. It is about what my chairman of the committee did. It is about what…

We can actually do better. Seventeen States haven't expanded Medicaid.

I have released several transcripts of interviews from the Judiciary Committee's investigation into the apparent wrongdoing at the FBI and the Justice Department. Today, I am releasing another. The American people deserve transparency…

I appreciate the gentleman yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1957, the Taxpayer First Act. The Taxpayer First Act modernizes the IRS and ensures that the IRS cannot abuse its enforcement powers. To that end, in 2013, a…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 263, noes 158, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 9, as follows: [Roll…

Again, I do not necessarily oppose the amendment. I think the underlying actual law addresses what you are after here, so, in my mind, it is duplicative and can serve to muddy up, really, some existing law that is already here. So that…

I appreciate the gentlewoman's concern; but, also, I do understand this issue, as someone who has been in the legal community, been a counselor, also a chaplain in the Air Force who has had to deal with sexual assault issues, and also…

I claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes.

Again, I have been on this side, and I would love to see more cooperation, especially since this is one of the areas I do believe, Mr. Chair, we can actually have agreement on. The chairman and I have talked about this a great deal, and…

I claim the time in opposition, but I am not necessarily opposed. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I do think it is interesting, for a sovereign government, the expansion should come out of the funds here is the only concern I would have on this, but other than that, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is…

I have no other speakers, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, really, in closing, I would just reiterate the points that I have made. We are looking forward to a bipartisan, bicameral bill that we do believe will come…

I claim the time in opposition, although at this point I am not necessarily opposed. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

This one is one that, from many perspectives--and we talked about this a little bit earlier in this debate. Especially when it comes to the alternative justice issue here, we understand the concerns for the victims and need to be a part of…

I claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

Again, that is fine. I think the National District Attorneys Association also would agree that this is something that should be studied, but not mandated. And I think the amendment here goes farther than most of us are feeling comfortable…