Mike Collins

I made a parliamentary inquiry concerning a Cabinet member, not the President. I understand your advisory opinion against the President. I fully agree with it. I am asking about a member of the Cabinet. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair…

Offer? Can you offer it? You said you were able to offer an advisory opinion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will once again advise that the rule requires Members to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President.

I wouldn't want to do it either, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair will not offer an advisory opinion.

Is it not also directed at the House to not also impugn the integrity and the character of a sitting Cabinet member? The SPEAKER pro tempore. At this time, the gentleman from Georgia is advised that the Chair will not issue an advisory…

I don't know, maybe I need to make the talking points to the other side clear. I agreed on Monday that I was voting for this. We are not opposing this, because it is simply a restatement of the regulation. I know that it is fashionable to…

How much time do I have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia has 26\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from New York has 6 minutes remaining.

I continue my parliamentary inquiry. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman will state his parliamentary inquiry.

How about engaging in personalities against the sitting Attorney General? You are saying that he was appointed for a reason. Parliamentary Inquiry

Last week, on the floor of this Chamber, I released a transcript of the interview of Bruce Ohr from our investigation into apparent wrongdoing at the FBI and DOJ. At that time I said I would make additional transcripts from the committee's…

Last Congress, the Judiciary Committee interviewed multiple DOJ and FBI officials about their actions regarding the 2016 elections. People anticipate the Mueller report soon. Will he find any so-called collusion, or was the only collusion…

I do again want to go back to something. I appreciate the words that have been said here. Again, I cannot emphasize this enough. It took seven pages to describe what simply can be said is: Don't hate; watch what you say; you are a Member…

I appreciate my colleague from New York's statement just then. It is frankly a shame that he had to come say that in this context, but I appreciate what he said because he is right on. He is correct. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to…

I appreciate the chair here, and I do want to follow up on that. I think the price of democracy has actually been paid by the blood, sweat, death, and lives of those who have fought for this country for over 200-something years. That is…

I don't know where to begin. I really don't. As Members of Congress duly elected by a constituency to serve in this body, who come here with the hope and the thought that we exchange ideas and come to this body to actually participate, for…

I just wanted to come down. I was listening to this debate. Some of it is good-hearted because, frankly, you just don't want to get so frustrated with a bill that was so rushed with 600-and-some pages that was not gone through. I pointed…

I don't think the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler) would question my belief that what happened in Charlottesville or anywhere else was bad. I don't think he really meant that, Mr. Speaker, because I do believe it is bad. And I think…

We shouldn't be making it a crime for election officials to do their job. Remember, we can't prevent illegal voters from voting under this bill, which makes it--they have no legal right to vote illegally. Every illegal voter cancels the…

I do appreciate that because I am very concerned, after two straight weeks of Democrat bills, I am going to have a 100 percent voting record with the ACLU. That is something new as we go forward here; although I think they do good work, I…

I appreciate my chairman, but I disagree, because there is still the 30-day limitation. The 30-day limitation is not done here, and so there is and could be a problem if it was done. I still have my time, and there is no time remaining…

Objection. The Acting CHAIR. Objection is heard. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Van Drew). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it.

I appreciate the gentleman here on this. It is good to fix this. But the only problem is, it doesn't fix it--I think that is the problem that we are looking at--as written. As we discussed earlier, your amendment claims to prevent this…

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 New Jersey will be postponed. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…

Look, I have great sympathy for what the gentleman from South Carolina just spoke of. But, also, I have even greater sympathy for the fact it could have been avoided and had nothing, frankly, to do at the end when the FBI under Mr. Comey…

I am actually glad, and one thing I will agree on with my friend just now is I do agree that there is a right to life, and that is why I would love to see this House bring forth the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which also…

Before I yield to the gentlelady, it has been quoted here, especially, 90 to 95 percent of the people want universal background checks. And everything has statistics, a poll, but when actually put to the voters of Maine, the voters of…