Mike Collins

I think it is interesting. It does not help. As we come down here and debate--and this is a floor to do that, Mr. Speaker--let's just be very clear, this does not help companies merge. I am not sure why we are putting forth a statement…

I have no more speakers. I am interested in whether the gentleman from Colorado has any more speakers or if he is ready to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 653 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 653 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

After the final votes are cast tomorrow, it is the majority leader's prerogative, as the gentleman from Colorado is well aware.

It is the majority leader's prerogative, as the gentleman from Colorado is well aware.

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 618 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 618 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I include in the Record an editorial that appeared in the New York Times, entitled, ``Republican Budget Tantrum.'' The…

I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I am going to urge that we defeat the previous question. If we do defeat the previous question, I am going to offer an amendment to the rule to bring up a resolution that would…

I am pleased to bring forward this rule on behalf of the Rules Committee. It is a structured rule that provides 1 hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking member of the Judiciary Committee for H.R…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution all time yielded is for…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the remainder of my time. Mr. Speaker, let me close by saying again to my colleagues that they should defeat this rule, which is a restrictive rule…

Today I rise in support of H.R. 3016, the Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act. I want to thank the chairman for yielding and his leadership. As we have heard today, this is something that truly does bring us…

Life. Liberty. The pursuit of happiness. Mr. Speaker, in the United States Constitution, our Founders cast their vision for our Nation whose members would enjoy unparalleled freedom because of these basic truths. Life, liberty, and the…

I appreciate my friend from Ohio for the time today. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of House Resolution 595 providing for consideration of H.R. 766, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act and H.R. 1675, the Encouraging…

It is with a heavy heart that I rise to pay honor to a friend and a colleague, Mr. Dan Summer. Dan was an attorney in Gainesville. As a young attorney just getting started, he was one of the people that I could turn to and ask questions…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of S.J. Res. 22, which vacates this overreaching and, frankly, unnecessary waters of the U.S. rule. It prevents the EPA and the Corps of Engineers from moving…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 581 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 581 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

Again, a lot can be said, and I am so glad for the coming to the floor later. This will be debated, amendments will be offered. The House is in regular order doing what the House is supposed to be doing. One thing that I would like to…

I am pleased to bring forward this rule today on behalf of the Committee on Rules. It is a structured rule that provides 1 hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking member of the Committee on the…

He stated: ``In some cases, agencies don't really disagree but have refrained from acting in part because of political constraints.'' He is right. Agencies use sue and settle to skirt potentially political issues. This is about fairness…

I am pleased to bring this structured rule forward on behalf of the Rules Committee. This rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1155, the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act of 2016, or the SCRUB…

I just want to remind those who are here that the rule's focus here is dealing with helping regulatory reform burden. I do appreciate the opportunity of Republicans too to take the burden off of individuals. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 580 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 580 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

As has already been said just a little bit earlier on this floor, here we go again. I guess the straw harvest was good this fall because, like my colleague, I was hoping that there would be some stuff changed. Undoubtedly, it is not…

Merry Christmas to my dear colleague from South Carolina as well. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a constituent who has put her beliefs into action. Dr. Meg Whitley has dedicated her life to meeting the needs of her community. She is a…