Mike Collins

I have to agree with my friend from Georgia. I agree with him on his statement that this administration's recovery has been amazing. It has been amazingly bad. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Scalise), the majority…

It has been said--and we have moved beyond the old adage many times--if it moves, regulate it; or, if it exists, to regulate it. It is an interesting paradigm today because it is time for Washington to focus on creating a regulatory system…

I am pleased to bring this rule forward on behalf of the Committee on Rules. This rule provides for a robust amendment debate on an issue of critical national importance. This rule provides for the consideration of H.R. 427, the…

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

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 370 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 370 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to…

I appreciate the argument, and this is why we have this time. But I do want to just remind again, from my previous statement, bringing up a bill last Congress reminds me of back when I used to coach kids in football. There was always that…

I think what you have stated shows what we are dealing with here. What we are finding is the intolerance, something that is just so atypical of what we find here in America. I think the reason we are here today and actually talking about…

I would like to start by looking at headlines. All you have got to do is just read the headlines that are blaring at us, coming at us in print, over our Internet, and others. They say things like: ``Five children among 94 crucified…

I do appreciate those words, and I think it is not just in faraway places. We are also dealing with this kind of issue in this hemisphere as well. Just a little closer to home, southern Mexico even has experienced growing religious…

Thank you for being here, Congressman Vargas. I think there are many things that we can stand for. Nothing, I think, more basic to our liberties not only here in our country, but around the world, is just standing for, as Congressman…

I thank you again, Congressman Franks, for your friendship. Thank you for your outspokenness on this issue for many years, and I think we continue to bring this forward as we go forward. Mr. Speaker, one of the things I want to overlook…

I am pleased to bring this rule forward on behalf of the Rules Committee. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3009, the Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act. The Rules Committee met yesterday evening and heard testimony from…

In the Ninth District of Georgia, there is something we like, and that is barbecue. Especially our office, our staff, and our interns know this well, and especially my ag intern, Casey, from Georgia, because we now can ascribe to Trip…

I want to thank Ms. Ros- Lehtinen, who was chairwoman when I was on the Foreign Affairs Committee. She has stepped up and always been a voice, especially in this area. I also want to thank Mr. Curbelo and also Mr. Davis. For a moment, I…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

I am not going to take the time, maybe give it back to the two gentlemen whom I joined on this amendment as well. This is one of those things that is common sense--at least, we believe in. Our people back home, they don't understand this…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, just for a moment, let's focus back on the rule and the underlying bill and the procedural issue that has been discussed. It is out in the open. It was not snuck in or anything else…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 315 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 315 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker…

I am pleased to bring forward today this rule on behalf of the Rules Committee. This rule provides for a robust amendment debate on a wide variety of issues related to the authorization of funds for 16 intelligence agencies. This rule…

Well, I think it is a fact that it is a part of this rule. The gentleman from Florida states it in whatever adjectival terms he wants to give. But it is in the rule. We have not made it secretive that it is part of this rule. And we can…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to voice my strong support for this rule and for the underlying bill, H.R. 2393, the Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act. This bill repeals the country of origin labeling…

I will at least respond to the point of order. This amendment is not in contradiction of current law. In fact, it simply states that the amendment would not allow funds to be used in support of holding up law as it is currently written…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made available by this Act…

I appreciate the gentleman from Florida for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the Nugent-Collins amendment, which provides critical additional funding for Veterans Treatment Courts and mental health courts. I have seen…

Today I rise to commend Cadet Jonathan Chase Strickland of the University of North Georgia Corps of Cadets for being selected as the top ROTC cadet in the Nation. Cadet Strickland was also selected as the United States Army Cadet Command's…